Claesson Koivisto Rune is a Swedish architectural partnership, founded in 1995 by Mårten Claesson, Eero Koivisto and Ola Rune. It started as an architectural firm, but has since become a multi-disciplinary office with an equal emphasis on both architecture and design. Mårten Claesson, Eero Koivisto and Ola Rune met in 1992 as students at University College of Arts in Stockholm. The trio´s strong desire to connect space and objects inspired them to complement their studies from University College of Arts with architectural studies at Parsons School of Design in New York City, Schools of Architecture, Design and Conservation in Copenhagen and Aalto University in Helsinki. The office's work spans from private villas and luxury hotels to furniture, jewellery and cement tiles. Represented and produced in Sweden, Austria, Belgium, Botswana, Canada, Chile, China, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Netherlands, Norway, South Korea, Spain, UK, Uruguay and USA. Their architectural language has been called "the epitome of the aesthetics of the new millennium" (Paola Antonelli, Design Curator at MoMA). Claesson Koivisto Rune are the subject of 21 biographical publications, and their works appear in some 130 design/architecture books. Claesson Koivisto Rune were the first Swedish architectural office to be invited to exhibit at the international section of the Venice Biennale of architecture in 2004. They are also responsible for award-winning projects such as the Tind Prefab House collection for Fiskarhedenvillan, Sfera Building culture house in Kyoto and Nobis Hotel Stockholm. As designers they have been awarded an array of international awards and recognitions, amongst them the Designpreis Deutschland (Gold and Silver) 2011 by the Federal Republic of Germany, Designer of the Year 2011 and Furniture of the Year 2012 by Elle Deco Sweden, both Designer of the Year and Best Seating 2014 by Elle Decor Italia, and the Red Dot Design Award - Best of the Best 2014, making them the first office to hold the prestigious Red Dot Design Award in five different product categories, architecture included. In 2015 they received the Bruno Mathsson Award, the highest honour in furniture design in Sweden and the Scandinavian region. During Tokyo design festival Design Art in 2018, Claesson Koivisto Rune presented their first art exhibition: Faciem - In search of the essence of the grid.

Architecture

2017, Zander K, Hotel, Bergen, Norway 2017, Xiang Jiang House, Private home, Beijing, China 2016, Parquet Patterned Pool and Spa, Private pool and spa, Sweden 2015, inde/jacobs gallery, Art gallery building, Marfa, Texas, USA 2013, Fagerström House, Private villa, Sollentuna, Sweden 2013, Apartment with Brass Cube, Private home, Stockholm, Sweden 2013, Ceramika, Showroom, Shop and Café, Matsumoto, Japan 2011, Widlund House, Vacation house, Öland, Sweden 2010, Galleri Örsta, Art gallery building, Kumla, Sweden 2008, Stiller Studios, Film studio, Lidingö, Sweden 2008, Folded roof house, Pre-fab house for Arkitekthus, Muskö, Sweden 2007, Plus house, Pre-fab house for Arkitekthus, Tyresö, Sweden 2007, Sfera Shop, Tokyo, Japan 2003, Kråkmora holmar, Island vacation house, Stockholm Archipelago, Sweden 2003, Sfera Building, Culture house, Kyoto, Japan 2003, No 5 house, Private residence, Stockholm, Sweden 2002, Råman House, Ceramicist´s studio, Sweden

Design

2018, Lanterna, Floor and table lantern, Paola Lenti, Italy 2018, Elements, Outdoor furniture and barbecue grill, Widala, Sweden 2018, Oblique, Table collection, Asplund, Sweden 2017, Alicia, Sofa collection, DUX, Sweden 2017, Anita, Easy chair, DUX, Sweden 2016, Cancer Researcher of the Year trophy, Swedish Cancer Society 2016, Santiago, Seating range, Tacchini, Italy 2015, Edi, Table, Nikari, Finland 2015, Io, Sconce light, Fontana Arte, Italy 2015, Smaller Objects, Everyday objects, Smaller Objects, Sweden 2015, Caramel, Side table, Offecct, Sweden 2015, Wafer, Chair, Meetee, Japan 2015, Stockholm, Washbasin and sanitary ware, Globo, Italy 2014, Radar, Easy chair, Emmegi, Italy 2014, Claesson Koivisto Rune W151, Extra large pendant, Wästberg, Sweden 2014, Grappa, Chandelier, Wonderglass, UK 2014, Modulor, Table system, Skandiform, Sweden 2013, Bellota, Chinita, Medusa, Wicker lamps, Made in Mimbre, Chile 2013, Kelly, Furniture collection, Tacchini, Italy 2013, Claesson Koivisto Rune W126, Uplighter, Wästberg, Sweden 2012, Röhsska, Chair, Swedese, Sweden 2012, Heart chair, David design, Sweden 2012, Sense, Air purifier, Blueair, Sweden 2012, Dandelion, Cement tiles, Marrakech Design, Sweden 2011, Folded leaf, Mobile phone, Huawei, China 2011, Kin, Tea light holders, Skultuna, Sweden 2010, Kilt, Cabinets, Asplund, Sweden 2010, Baklava, Lamp, Örsjö, Sweden 2009, Hillside, Storage system, Arflex, Italy 2009, Parupu, Paper children´s chair, Södra, Sweden 2008, Claesson Koivisto Rune W08, Task light, Wästberg, Sweden 2008, Doodle, Seating range, Tacchini, Italy 2008, Amazonas, Nesting tables, Offecct, Sweden 2008, Eve, Bracelet, Smaller Objects, Sweden 2007, Neo, Cooking pots, Iittala, Finland 2006, Aladdin, Chaise longue, Paola Lenti, Italy 2005, Kristallen, National TV award, The Swedish Television Award Foundation 2004, Sfera chair, Sfera Furniture, Japan 2002, Brasilia, Coffee table, Swedese, Sweden 2001, Pebbles, Seating island, Cappellini, Italy

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