Camilla completed a traditional education in ceramics at an early age. She worked as an apprentice at the Gamla Stans Krukmakeri Pottery in the Old Town of Stockholm for 2 years 1992-93. Then she continued specializing in wood firing at the Studio of Daniel König in the Stockholm archipelago for yet another year.
Moving to Finland she began her Ba studies at the UIAH University of Art and Design Helsinki.With an exchange period at the Rietveld Academie in Amsterdam she graduated in 1999. She then went on to study for an Ma at the Royal College of Art in London.
After her graduation in 2001 she has worked for companies in Italy, Switzerland, England and Japan. She was invited as a designer in residence to Gifu prefecture in Japan 2001 and has since been working on several projects for ceramic companies in the area of Mizunami and Seto etc.
Many of her projects such as the Camouflage project and the Section vases etc have been exhibited widely in design events and museums from Finland to New York, Milan, Tokyo and London.
Camilla now lives in Helsinki in Finland and takes on projects and product consulting on a freelance basis. She is also a founding member of the Design Migration organisation that aims to connect young designers with manufacturers. www.designmigration.com
EDUCATION
1999-2001 Royal College of Art, London, UK;
MA Ceramics & Glass.
01-06/1998 Gerrit Rietveld Academie, Amsterdam, Holland;
Socrates Exchange, Ceramic department,
1996-99 University of Art and Design, Helsinki, Finland;
BA Ceramics & Glass
1994-96 Open University, Helsinki, Finland;
Art history and Aesthetics.
1989-91 Fredrica Bremer, Stockholm, Sweden;
Practical aesthetic education, specialised in ceramics.
WORK EXPERIENCE
2004 Started together with colleagues the design promoting organisation Design Migration, www.designmigration.com, supported by The year of Design 2005.
2002 IWCAT 6 weeks Artist in Recidence, Tokoname, Japan
2001 6 months Designer in Recidence invited by the Gifu Design Council, Gifu Prefecture, Japan.
2001 Teaching experience at Central St.Martins School of Art, Ceramic dept. London, UK.
06-09/1997 Glassblowers assistant at Jussis Keramik & glass, Ooland, Finland.
1994-96 Ceramic studio, Helsinki, Finland.
1993-94 1 years Apprentice for ceramist Daniel König, Ingarö, Sweden, specialized in woodfiring.
1991-93 2 years Potters apprentice at Gamla Stan’s Krukmakeri, Stockholm, Sweden.
EMPLOYMENT
2004 Lecturer at the University of Art and Design, Helsinki, Finland
2003- Freelance designer for Rothschild Collection, London, UK
2002- Part-time sales assistant at Vessel gallery, Nottinghill London, UK
2002 Lecture at Central St Martins School of Art. London, UK
2002 Design and building of exhibition stand at 100% Design London, for the Design Council, Gifu.
06-07/ 2003 1 month Employment as visiting freelance designer, Gifu Design Council, Japan
07-08/ 2002 1 month Employment as visiting freelance designer, Gifu Design Council, Japan
02-03/ 2002 1 month Employment as visiting freelance designer, Gifu Design Council, Japan
2002 Part time gallery assistant at Design Museum, London, UK
2001 Lecture series at the Mizunami ceramic research centre, Japan.
2000 – Freelance designer for Paula C. Milan, Italy
1999 – Freelance designer for Sarner Cristal, Thun, Switzerland.
1999 Landscape designer for Kotkan energia, Kotka, Finland.
1995-99 Teacher of ceramic courses at Arbis, Espoo, Finland.
AWARDS
2007 The Finnish cultural fond: grant for setting up studio.
2006 The Finnish cultural fond: grant for manufacture of prototypes.
2003 Finnish central committee for arts; grant for realisation of exhibition.
2002 The Swedish cultural fond in Finland; grant for realisation of exhibition.
2001 The Swedish cultural fond in Finland: grant for studies abroad.
2001 The Finnish cultural fond: grant for studies abroad.
2001 The Royal Society of Art’s (RSA) 1 price winner; Student design award; Wedgwood travel award.