The 2026 Bruno Mathsson Prize Awarded to Peter Andersson

The 2026 recipient of the Bruno Mathsson Prize is designer Peter Andersson. The Bruno Mathsson Prize has been awarded since 1984 and is the largest design prize in the Nordic region, with a prize sum of SEK 100,000. The award ceremony will take place at the art and design museum Vandalorum in Värnamo in connection with the opening of an exhibition featuring Peter Andersson.

The Karin and Bruno Mathsson Foundation, which awards the prize, writes in its citation:

“With the user at the center and with ingenious concepts, Peter Andersson designs furniture and products that enrich our everyday activities with moments of discovery. His work involves forms that, through subtle radii, shifts, and curves, clearly signal function while also possessing artistry and appealing qualities. Andersson has impressively transferred this quality to the development of furniture for healthcare and education. These are environments with particularly high demands on ergonomics and usability, yet where the designer’s contribution often remains anonymous despite having a significant impact on society.”

About Peter Andersson
Peter Andersson (b. 1970) is a Swedish furniture and interior designer. After graduating from Konstfack in 1999, he founded Peter Andersson Studio (P A S), which today operates both in Stockholm and southern Sweden. P A S works on projects ranging from conceptual to strictly functional solutions. A large part of the studio’s work focuses on inclusive design—the development of products for healthcare, care services, and education. With a pragmatic approach as its foundation, combined with a desire to be expressive, the projects range from architecture to the smallest details, always with the ambition of avoiding short-lived trends. Since 2020, the studio in southern Sweden also includes a workshop for full-scale prototyping and experimental projects. Andersson has previously served as head teacher at Beckmans College of Design and as a senior lecturer in furniture design at Konstfack. His works are represented in institutions such as the Nationalmuseum and the Furniture Design Museum.

About the Mathsson Foundation
The Bruno Mathsson Prize is awarded by the Karin and Bruno Mathsson Foundation, which was established in 1983 through a donation from Karin and Bruno Mathsson. The purpose of the foundation is to promote research, development, teaching, and education within the fields of objects as well as interior and exterior environments. Information about the prize is provided by the chair of the Mathsson Foundation, Monica Lembke: +46 70-580 94 82 or via email.

Jury
Board of the Karin and Bruno Mathsson Foundation:
Monica Lembke (Chairman of the Board), former Head of Cultural Affairs
Elna Svenle, Museum Director, Vandalorum
Dan Thelander, co-owner, Bruno Mathsson International
In collaboration with the 2026 advisory board:
Gustaf Kjellin, curator, author, and editor-in-chief of Form magazine
Gabriella Lenke, designer at TAF Studio and Bruno Mathsson Prize laureate 2017

More info: www.mathssonfonden.se

Images:
Portrait of Peter Andersson, photo: Johan Knobe
Armchair Corso (2021) for Lammhults, photo: Erik Lefvander
Student chair Smile (2018) for Form & Miljö
Coat hanger Dual (1997), in production for NakNak since 2016
Chair Tilt (2003), in production since 2005 for NC, photo: Fredrik Sandin Carlson
Matti Klenell & Peter Andersson, chair Botero (2018) for Källemo, photo: Lasse Olsson