Fredrikson StallardHow To Spend It, 20 September 2015 is an art studio ran by Ian Stallard (born 6th of October, 1973, in Essex, United Kingdom) and Patrik Fredrikson (born 16th of August, 1968, in Malmö, Sweden). Their furniture and sculptures are recognized as examples of the British avant garde.Eagle, Sam. “Fredrikson Stallard Biography”, Design Gallerist, 1 October 2013. Retrieved 14 January 2019Admin. "Fredrikson Stallard",Artsy, 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2019Admin. “Fredrikson Stallard for Swarovski",Artsy, 17 June 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2019

Early lives Ian Stallard was born in Essex, England.Chalcraft, Emilie. “Crush by Fredrikson Stallard at David Gill Galleries”, ’’Dezeen’’, 13 July 2010. Retrieved 14 January 2019 Patrik Fredrikson was born in Malmö, Sweden.CW Contributor. "Our Evening with Fredrikson Stallard"Culture Whisper, 31 May 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2019Krejci, Petr. "Intoview - Fredrikson Stallard", Intoview, 14 September 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2019 The two met at Central St. Martins in 1995.Turrell, Claire. “Patrick Fredrikson and Ian Stallard: Rocking The Art World”, Harpers Bazaar Singapore, 18 February 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2019 Stallard specialized in ceramics,Admin. “People - Ian Stallard”, University of the Arts London, 13 July 2010. Retrieved 14 January 2019 ”Bloomfield, Ruth. “Two Artists Create Eclectic Décor”, University of the Arts London, 7 January 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2019 and Fredrikson in furniture. They began to exhibit their work separately at small art fairs in the United Kingdom, before they started their collaboration.Semperton, Jules. “Perspective - Fredrikson Stallard” , ’’Pocket Mags’’, 13 Sept 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2019

Career Table #1 (2001) “Decade of Diversification” Financial Times (January 15, 2010) and Pyrenees (2007)were acquired by the Victoria and Albert Museum in 2011 Admin."Table #1 by Fredrikson Stallard", "Victoria & Albert Museum", 2001. Retrieved 14 January 2019 In 2005, Patrik Fredrikson and Ian Stallard officially launched their joint practice, ”Fredrikson Stallard” at the Williamsburg gallery Citizen Citizen in New York.Bloomfield, Ruth."Abstract Expressionism at Home From their London studio, two artists create decor—side tables, wall hangings, seating—with an industrial edge", "Wall Street Journal", 7 January 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2019

Their practice operates as an artist's studio,AD Contributor. "London's Hipster Design Duo Fredrikson Stallard Make Waves with a New David Gill Gallery Show"Architectural Digest, 1 September 2017. Retrieved 14 January 2019 using natural and synthetic materials such as aluminium, bronze, crystal, wood, fibre-glass, and polyester to create avant-garde worksMorris, Ali. "Grand gestures: Fredrikson Stallard’s latest work makes a bold statement"Wallpaper Magazine, 12 September 2017. Retrieved 14 January 2019 that blur the line between art and design.CW Contributor. "UK Designers Patrik Fredrikson And Ian Stallard Dissolve The Line Between Art And Design" Design Klout, 13 November 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2019Admin. "Damn Magazine, 3 July 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2019

Their process often begins with the creation of tiny models. Created in 2011, their Crush series included a glass table with a polished metal sheet inside it and a mirror with a hollow pocket on one side. The form of their King Bonk armchairs and footstools were generated by tying upholstery foam with stringDezeen - NKing Bonk by Fredrikson Stallard (June 26, 2008) before using a chainsaw to carve the final shape from polystyrene. Made from fiberglass, the chairs were available in four paint colours, which were created by Bentley.Design Gallerist - Fredrikson Stallard (June 26, 2008)

In 2006, their work was exhibited at the Design MuseumDezeen (09 February 2007) and works were acquired by the French National Art Collection.Rob Report (13 October 2018) The London Magazine (05 January 2012)

David Gill Gallery has represented Fredrikson Stallard since 2006.Dezeen (30 September 2015)

Described in an interview with Wallpaper Magazine as "Kings of avant-garde design," they are perhaps best known for their vermilion-red sofas, titled Species, which were sculpted from polyurethane, glass fibre and polyester and created for their 10th Anniversary "Momentum" exhibition. The pieces were first displayed at the studio's headquarters in Holborn, London in 2015. Species is in the permanent collection of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.

Since 2012, their studio has been based in Holborn, London, in an 18th-century warehouse.Stratford, Oli. "Fredrikson Stallard Interview" ,Disegno, 27 October 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2019

Collaborations

As a global patronYoung Masters - Nadja Swarovski (April 18, 2015) of design for Swarovski, Nadja Swarovski first commissioned Fredrikson Stallard in 2007 to participate in Crystal Palace, at the Salone de Mobile in Milan.Dubai Design Week - Q&A for Fredrikson Stallard (16 June 2011)Swarovski Crystal Palace 3 (20 April 2007) The kinetic chandelier they presented, Pandora,Wallpaper Magazine - Digital crystal: Swarovski exhibition at the Design Museum, London (April 18, 2012) featured 1,190 crystals on servo-controlled wires, which moved up and down to repeatedly create and then destroy the form of a traditional chandelier.Swarovski Crystal Palace - A Revolutionary Project (2002)

Since 2015, their Prologue sculpture, consisting of 8,000 Swarovski crystals, has been installed annually, on The British Fashion Awards red carpet.Sherman, Lauren. "The Fashion Awards Goes Global"The Business of Fashion, 6 December 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2019 Commissioned by Swarovski, Fredrikson Stallard designed the trophy for the British Independent Film Awards BIFA.

Exhibitions and collections Their work is in the permanent collections of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the Victoria and Albert MuseumThe Victoria & Albert Museum (03 September 2017) in London and the French National Art Collection,. Their work was exhibited at the Belvedere Museum in Vienna. They have presented group shows all around the world:Design Boom (13 June 2016)

Publications Fredrikson Stallard's first monograph (written in part by design scholar and curator Glenn Adamson) surveying their entire career and, presenting it as a case study of 21st century design, is being published by Skira Editore in 2019

They have also self published a series of artist books: Intuitive Gestures– London: David Gill Gallery, 2017, Edition 500. '''Hybrideae– London: Fredrikson Stallard, 2017, Edition 150.Momentum– London: Fredrikson Stallard, 2015, Edition 350.

Awards

A work by Fredrikson Stallard was named one of top ten designs of the last decade by The Financial Times''.The Financial Times (15 January 2010) and in the top 3 most collectible designs by HSBC Private Bank.Malta International Contemporary Art Space (MICAS) (20 September 2018)

They have also received the following:

2017 – Design of the Year, Wallpaper MagazineWallpaper Magazine (02 March 2017) 2016 – Designer of the Year, Nomination by Design Museum London Dezeen (02 April 2016) 2014 – Best Trophy, Azure Magazine Azure Magazine (6 June 2014) 2010 – Red Dot Design Award, Hyde Chair for Bernhardt Design http://designgallerist.com/blog/fredrikson-stallard-biography/Design Week (6 June 2010) 2006 – Fellowship to The Arts FoundationThe Arts Foundation (02 March 2006)

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