
Maria Bruun Design is a furniture and design studio founded by Maria Bruun, Cand. Design, based in Copenhagen, Denmark. The studio offers full creative direction, furniture and interior design services.
(b. 1984)
MA 2012, The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts,
School of Design. Copenhagen.
What makes some designs more desirable than others? That is what Maria Bruun centres her outlook on when working with design.
Based in Copenhagen, she primarily works with product and exhibition design. She combines a soft and intuitive approach with hands-on design.
At times she works alone or with skilled craftsmen in the workshop focused on learning a new craft or technique or gaining new knowledge about a
certain material. Other times her work is more introspective with the vision of creating an experience, a redefinition of form or a new narrative about the
materials. In her optic, this way of working is reflected in the end product. Almost all her products consist of a series of designs; it reflects very well
her process of creation. In her terminology, each idea is flexible in scale, variation and function.
Maria Bruun is co-founder of RE F O R M Design Biennial a biannual curated exhibition and platform for emerging design talents, she is half of the
duo MBADV that works with objects in the cross-field between art, architecture and design.
For commissions, further information or feedback, do not hesitate to get in touch.
Maria Bruun
+45 5129 7820
bruundesign@gmail.com
Exhibitions
2019, In Dialogue, Fredericia Furniture
2019, CHART Art & Design, Den Frie Udstillingsbygning
2019, Kolonien III
2018, Winter Group Exhibition, Gallery FUMI, Relief
2017, Snedkernes Efterårsudstilling,
Keramisk Spindeltrappe
2017, Design Miami Basel, Relief.
2017, Mirror Mirror, MUDAC, Musée de Design et D’Arts Appliques, Mirror Mirror
2017, TIL STEDEt, Bagsværd Kirke, Keramiske Strukturer.
2016, MINDCRAFT16, Design Museum Danmark, Heavy Stack
2016, Formex Nova, Mirror Mirror
2016, If it’s a Chair, Patrick Parrish, Use Me Chair.
2016, MINDCRAFT16, Heavy Stack (Extrude).
2016, Spring Exhibition, Fragment.
2015, Hjemlighed, Biennalen for Kunsthåndværk og Design.
2015, Hvor er kvinderne i dansk møbeldesign, Trapholt, Objects of Use.
2015, RE F O R M, Four Boxes Gallery, Stilleliv Container.
2015, Spring Exhibition, Objects of Use.
2014, Etage Projects Gallery, Objects of Use.
2014, Craft Factor, Designer Zoo, Stilleliv Container.
2014, German Handmade Launch Exhibition, Direktorenhaus Berlin, Mirror Mirror.
2014, RE F O R M 14, Danish Design Center, Stilleliv Containers.
2014, RE F O R M 14, Frama Gallery, Stilleliv Containers.
2014, Danish Design Makers, IMM Cologne, Clap Clap Chair.
2013, Blickfang Copenhagen, Øksnehallen, Mirror Mirror, Invader.
2013, Etage Projects, Copenhagen, Mirror Mirror.
2013, Crafts Collection 17, Maison et Objet, Paris, Mirror Mirror.
2013, Defining Scandinavia, Etage Gallery, Mirror Mirror.
2013, Meet My Project, Salone del Mobile, Soft Chair.
2013, D3 Talents, Imm Cologne, Invader.
2012, A Temporary Contemporary Design Exhibition, Invader.
2012, Afgang vinter, Invader.
2011, VARY, Code 11 – Copenhagen Design Week, Elton.
2010, Green House, Stockholm Furniture Fair, Soft Chair.
2006, The idea of a chair, Copenhagen international furniture fair.
Honors and grants
2019,Work grant, MBADV,
Danish Arts Foundation.
2019, Grant, Young Artistic Elite,
Danish Arts Foundation.
2018, Award for RE F O R M Design Biennale,
Danish Arts Foundation.
2017, Work Grant,
Danish Arts Foundation
2017, Project Grant,
Nationalbankens Jubilæumdfond.
2017, Project Grant,
Grosserer L. F. Foghts Fond.
2017, Grant,
Danish Art Workshops.
2017, Residency,
Danish Art Workshops.
2016, Residency at Can Lis,
Danish Arts Foundation.
2016, Nomination as Nordic Designer of the Year,
Formex Nova.
2016, Work Grant,
Danish Arts Foundation.
2016, Award for the work FRAGMENT,
Danish Arts Foundation.
2016, Grant,
Nationalbankens Jubilæumsfond.
2016, Grant,
Louis Hansens Fond.
2015, Member of the Society of Artists.
2015, Residency,
Danish Art Workshops.
2015, Work grant,
Danish Arts Foundation
2015, Project grant,
Danish Arts Foundation.
2015, Project grant,
Danish Arts Foundation.
2015, The National Solo price, Spring Exhibition Charlottenborg, winner.
2014, Mirror Mirror, ‘Design of the year,’ Design Award Bo Bedre, Boligmagasinet & Costume Living, winner.
2014, Residency,
Danish Art Workshops.
2014, Mirror Mirror nominated as ‘Design of the Year’ at Design Award, Bo Bedre, Boligmagasinet & Costume Living.
2014, Mirror Mirror nominated as ‘Readers Favorite’ at Design Award, Bo Bedre, Boligmagasinet & Costume Living.
2014, Grant, Statens Kunstfond.
2013, MINI Design Award, 1st price winner.
2013, Grant, ‘Young Promising Talent,’ Bo Bedre.
2013, Grant, Danish Crafts.
2013, Nominated for ‘Interior Innovation Award’ D3 contest.
2012, Grant, Grosserer L.F Foghts Fond.