Biography

Stefan Lindfors

Stefan Erik Lindfors — Finnish Designer, Sculptor, Interior Architect & Film Maker — was born in the Aaland
Islands (Åland), a speck of plus + 6000 islands between Finland and Sweden, in 1962. In 1988 he graduated
from the University of Art and Design Helsinki, Finland, as Interior Architect and Furniture Designer.

Attitude, Identity, and Collaboration Across Boarders

STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

Stefan Lindfors has always been recognized as an honest and outspoken Artist with a sometimes almost self-ironic attitude regarding his own endeavours. He is known as always showing face, presenting his work in person by critical & sincere statements.

Most important of all: Lindfors’ mission in life is to create new. (!) In essence: He simply won’t execute anything whithout finding a unique angle to the project in question. The media has often stated that Lindfors’ ability to think different and surprise his audience are in fact his “trademark”.

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Designer, Sculptor, Interior Architect and Film Maker

As a Designer Linfors’ works so far include furniture, lamps, table ware, industrial products, objects, fabrics, fashion, and graphic design, such as the much awarded “EgO” coffee cup & tableware collection for Iittala, or the concept boat “BSL1” for Buster Boats /Yamaha.

As an Interior Architect, he has executed projects for headquarters, restaurants, shops, and airports, as well as street architectural cases such as restaurant terraces & bus- & tram stops. In 1992 his flag store for Marimekko was awarded “Best Interior” by Finnish Interior Architects (SIO), and his weather shelter terminal “Kaos” for Helsinki Public Transport in 2012 is now a permanent landmark in the city centre of Helsinki.

As a Sculptor, Lindfors’ main core are his commissioned large-scale sculptures for cities and corporations, such as his 7-meter high “Winged Victory” for Swatch in the Olympic Park at the Summer Olympics in Atlanta in 1996, and his 20-meter high permanent monument “Skydreamer” in front of Helsinki International Airport — unveiled in 2017.

As a Film Director, Lindfors has produced, written and directed Corporate Identity short films, TV Commercials & virals - as well as internationally awarded Music Videos, such as “Into the Night” which received “Creepies Video of the Year Award” (New York) in 2013. Clients so far, among many others, are Nokia, Valio, DNA, Warner Music, and Amnesty.

Landmark on Manhattan

Tongues and Flames

In 2001 The New York Times declared Lindfors’ sculpture façade for the Gershwin Hotel “A new landmark on Manhattan”.

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Director recognition

Best Music Video of the Year

In 2004 Kerrang! magazine (London) honoured Lindfors with the “Best Music Video of the Year”-award for “Funeral of Hearts” by HIM — written and directed by Lindfors.

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First career attention

Scaragoo

In 1988, Lindfors’ adjustable table lamp “Scaragoo” was launched by Ingo Maurer at the Salone del Mobile Design Fair in Milan, receiving immediate worldwide attention, Lindfors being titled as Designer.

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"What ever I create, it will surprise me."

Stefan Lindfors