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ulti-award-winning architect and

designer Jonas Wagell describes himself

as a form-focused aesthete with a mind

made for order and an inclination for

hard work – a narrative highlighted

by his streamlined designs, decades-long dedication to his

practice and multiple accolades.

His interest in design started at secondary school

where he sketched houses in art class, “unwittingly playing

architect,” as he puts it. However, it was not the images

of beautiful buildings, but rather the sections of each

building that showed the functions of the house – garages,

hidden staircases and rooftop pools – that excited him.

From here, he studied graphics and print and worked with

communication for several years before going on to study

interior architecture and furniture design in his native

Sweden, as well as at the prestigious Parsons School of

Design in New York City.

“Ever since [studying graphics], I’ve been fascinated

by typography and graphic design and believe there’s a

correlation in terms of simplicity and clarity between my

design and mode of expression today,” he says.

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Jonas Wagell sketches the shape of the JWDA Table Lamp.

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