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Name: Karin Eriksson
Date of birth:  1969 12 31
Email:
Mobile: +46 (0)73 554 85 25
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Address: Överjärva Gård, Överjärva gårdsväg, 170 68 Solna, Sweden

Education

1997-2000 Central St Martins College of Art and Design

BA (Hons) Ceramic Design

1991-95 University of Stockholm & Uppsala

Media and Communication Studies, including studies in Contemporary Literature, English and History of Literature

1985-88 Bromma Gymnasium

A-levels in Social Science

Employment

2000- karin design

Since December 2000, I work as a self-employed designer of ceramics. I do design commissions as well as my own handmade collections. As a freelance designer, I’ve worked for Habitat UK. My own handmade collections are sold in Sweden, Europe, Australia and New Zealand.

Jan-June 2002 Central St Martins College of Art and Design

During the spring and summer term, I worked as technical support in the Ceramic Design print room. This involved constant contact with students from the three year groups; discussing their projects, helping them to solve problems and teaching them the screen printing process. Apart from technical advice, I also got the role as mentor, when several of the students wanted to talk about their future as designers.

1995-97 Tullbergs advertising agency (www.tullbergs.se)

I joined Tullbergs six months after the company started with me being the third employee. This meant taking responsibility and being a part of shaping the company to what it is today. I worked primarily as project manager and copy writer, but also with graphic design for clients from the industrial as well as the cultural sector. My tasks involved formulating and coordinating projects; liaising with clients; doing research; writing articles and interviewing for our clients’ internal and external magazines; writing texts for marketing plans and brochures; graphic design for Bromma airport jubilee magazine.

 

Exhibitions
 

2005
Bordsskick (Table Manners) ; Plan ett, Stockholm, Sweden
Bland rabarber och tigrar (Amongst Rhubarbs and Tigers) ; Överjärva Gård, Stockholm, Sweden

2004
Det formgivna vattnet (The designed water)Zeta’s gardens, Stockholm, Sweden
Kalas (Party) ; Konsthantverkshuset, Gothenburg, Sweden

Brighton Open House ; Yellow House, Brighton
Addicted to Love ; Bluecoat Display Centre, Liverpool
Flower Focus ; Dundee Contemporary Art

2003
HomeTime ; British Council touring exhibition of British design in China 2003-2004

Chelsea Crafts Fair ; London
summer exhibition ; Leeds City Gallery
Spring and Buy ; The City Gallery, Leicester
By Me ; Stockholm, Sweden

2002
Christmas at the Midland Grand ; London
Chelsea Crafts Fair ; London
Rose ceramics ; Rosendals gardens, Stockholm
mint shop summer exhibition ; London
scare crow installation ; a collaboration at Rosendals gardens, Stockholm, Sweden

2001
Tablemanners ; The Craft Centre and Design Gallery Leeds

2000
Degree Show ; Central St Martins, London
New Designers ; Business Design Centre, London
Degree Showcase ; Candid Arts Gallery, London
100% mint ; mint shop, London