It is with great pleasure and pride that we present this year's winners from Beckman College of Design in Young Swede Product design 2024. These talented designers have not only demonstrated exceptional creativity and skill, but also a deep understanding of the role of design in the society of the future.

Wasim Harwill – A house without a date palm is not a home

A postage stamp enables a movement from one place to another, like a passport for people who migrate. But what does it mean to leave your home and be transported to a place that neglects you and who is responsible for parcels that never find their way home?

@wasimharwill
Program: Visual Communication
Graduation year: 2023

Jury's motivation 

A home is not a house. This work tests and examines what homes are in relation to the people who have once been forced to leave their homes. With a poetic touch, this is a project relevant to the present and strongly conceptually based in which a stamp becomes the bearer of dreams, longings and movements.

Anna Herrmann – Fifty shades of rotkohl

I wanted to create an alternative to traditional dyes, something solvent-free, without the microplastics that are released into the environment during the aging process of conventional paints. I was inspired by the ancient art of dyeing textiles with natural ingredients and developed a method that also works for dyeing wood.

@anna.hrrmnn
Program: Product design
Year of graduation: 2019

Jury's motivation 

By focusing on plant dyeing, this experimentation has provided a refining alternative to today's surface treatments of furniture. Through various processes, red cabbage can give rise to a number of different colours where the wood through dyeing gets beautiful patterns that elevate the objects and create a dynamic between colour and colour. product design.

Exhibition information

Date: February 6-10
Place: Inauguration in Greenhouse, Stockholm Furniture fair

After the exhibition period in Greenhouse at Stockholmsmässan, Young Swede Product design 2024 on their tour. See the tour schedule below.

2024
29 Feb – 7 Apr: Dunkers kulturhus i Helsingborg
23 – 26 May: Lokställarna during Southern Sweden Design Days
15 Jun – 18 Aug: Sara kulturhus i Skellefteå
12 Sep – 20 Oct: IKEA Museum in Älmhult

2025
16 Nov – 19 Jan: Röhsska museet i Göteborg

More about Young Swede Product design

Young Swede Product design is an annual award and an exhibition conducted by the Swede Product design since 1998. Since its inception, the competition has provided a platform for new talents to showcase their creative and innovative work. The award encourages cross-border projects and collaborations and is open to young designers working in Sweden or Swedish citizens working internationally. The exhibition and competition provide a unique insight into the latest developments on the Swedish design scene.