Kosta Boda Crackle Vase series

Åsa Jungnelius was born and raised in Fisksätra, Saltsjöbaden, outside Stockholm. She has designed for Kosta Boda since 2007.

Jungnelius is a skilled glassblower, but never considered her art a handicraft. From the beginning, glass has been central to her experimentation with different materials in sculptures and installations. Jungnelius describes herself as exploring the physical and metaphysical dimensions with her own material vocabulary. Her work makes a strong, obtrusively cute, and sometimes aggressively feminine impression. She pioneered a new wave of young feminist artists and craftspeople. In her artwork, she explores the symbolism of empty spaces, including maternal and sexual capacities. “Snippan” is a basic shape, accompanied by related mussels and shells.

From the start, Jungnelius has crossed the boundaries between art, craftsmanship, design and function, always drawing inspiration from different places. Jungnelius works with what she calls a “Residence in Nature,” where she “assigns” herself to different sites for extended periods of time, primarily in rural areas. She has sought shamans’ help to achieve a trance state and a deeper understanding of the place. Her experimentation is innovative when it comes to scales and older techniques.