Mattias Sellden, born in Uppsala, Sweden in 1986, received his B.A in design at Konstfack, University of Arts, Crafts and Design in 2013, and later earned his M.A in design at Konstfack, University of Arts, Crafts and Design in Stockholm. Very practical in his process, Sellden was perhaps more true to the natural shapes, but as his process developed, he realized that his ideas are as important as the material itself. He works with different kinds of wood, as they all have different qualities and are suitable for different things and uses different kinds of surface treatments. Sellden currently lives and works in Stockholm, Sweden.
Mattias Sellden
WORK
Jaques Cousteau and the Coral Boy, 2021
Curly Birch, branch, varnish, pigment
49 x 49.25 x 19.75 inches
124 x 125 x 50 cm
FB34240
Sunset Giraffe, 2021
Curly Birch, Birch, varnish, pigment
50.5 x 23.5 x 17.75 inches
128 x 60 x 45 cm
Initialed and dated
FB32682
Wavy Wade Walker, 2021
Curly Birch, varnish, pigment
36 x 16.5 x 18.25 inches
91 x 42 x 46 cm
Initialed and dated
FB34236
Queen Cactus Sways in Cha-Cha, 2021
Curly Birch, varnish, pigment
72.5 x 31.5 x 23.75 inches
184 x 80 x 60 cm
FB34241
Spinal Spiral, 2021
Curly Birch, varnish, pigment
51.25 x 39.5 x 13.75 inches
130 x 100 x 35 cm
Initialed and dated
FB32098
Slugger, 2020
Birch, Curly Birch, varnish, pigment, linseed oil paint
52 x 32.25 x 11 inches
132 x 82 x 28 cm
FB31965
Telemachos, 2020
Curly Birch, varnish pigment
14 x 8.75 x 13 inches
36 x 22 x 33 cm
FB31961
Odysseus, 2020
Curly Birch, varnish, pigment
42 x 23.5 x 22.75 inches
107 x 60 x 58 cm
FB31963
Jaques Cousteau and the Coral Boy, 2021
Curly Birch, branch, varnish, pigment
49 x 49.25 x 19.75 inches
124 x 125 x 50 cm
FB34240
Sunset Giraffe, 2021
Curly Birch, Birch, varnish, pigment
50.5 x 23.5 x 17.75 inches
128 x 60 x 45 cm
Initialed and dated
FB32682
Wavy Wade Walker, 2021
Curly Birch, varnish, pigment
36 x 16.5 x 18.25 inches
91 x 42 x 46 cm
Initialed and dated
FB34236
Queen Cactus Sways in Cha-Cha, 2021
Curly Birch, varnish, pigment
72.5 x 31.5 x 23.75 inches
184 x 80 x 60 cm
FB34241
Spinal Spiral, 2021
Curly Birch, varnish, pigment
51.25 x 39.5 x 13.75 inches
130 x 100 x 35 cm
Initialed and dated
FB32098
Slugger, 2020
Birch, Curly Birch, varnish, pigment, linseed oil paint
52 x 32.25 x 11 inches
132 x 82 x 28 cm
FB31965
SELECTED PRESS
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Mattias Sellden on His Animistic Sculptural Furniture for Friedman Benda’s Design in Dialogue
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A paeon, a grumble and an appreciative critique – Brecht Wright Gander reflects on Wolfe’s glass constructions and Sellden’s birch forms
July 26, 2022
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Primal Forms
September 17, 2021
