Carina Seth Andersson
Seth Andersson is one of Sweden’s most respected contemporary designers, known for her refined and quietly expressive work in glass, ceramic and everyday objects. Educated at Konstfack in Stockholm and the Royal College of Art in London, she has developed a practice where clarity of form and material sensitivity are central. Her work often begins with simple geometries – cylinders, cones, cubes – which she subtly adjusts the proportion, thickness and surface of to create presence without excess.
Carina Seth Andersson
Glass has been a recurring focus in Carina’s practice, where she explores how light interacts with weight and transparency. Rather than adding decoration, she allows material and structure to define the character of each object. This restrained yet confident approach has led to collaborations with a range of international brands.
A distilled example of her approach is the Cube vase. Reduced to a simple geometric volume, Cube transforms the familiar form of a vessel into something tactile and quietly sculptural. Softened edges, careful proportions and the interplay between solidity and transparency give the object depth and presence. It frames flowers almost like a spatial container, turning arrangement into composition.
Carina Seth Andersson’s work can be found in the permanent collections of several European museums, including the Victoria and Albert Museum in London and Nationalmuseum in Stockholm. In 2024, she was awarded the Prince Eugen Medal. Her work continues to show how reduction, guided by precision and sensitivity, can give an object a character all its own.
Products designed by Carina Seth Andersson
“I am drawn to simple geometries – when the proportions are right, the object gains a life of its own.”
Carina Seth Andersson
Glass has a mind of its own. At Skruf Glasbruk in Småland, skilled hands work with heat, movement and chance to shape each Cube vase – no two quite alike. Step inside the glassworks and follow Cube as it takes shape.