Silje Nesdal

Silje Nesdal (b.1982) holds an MA in Furniture Design and Interior architecture from Bergen Academy of Arts and Design and Alvar Aalto University in Helsinki. Silje also holds a BA in Textile Design from Oslo University Collage, and has been working in the fashion industry in Oslo and Japan. She combines her experiences from textile and fashion with furniture design and enjoys working interdisciplinary. Silje grew up in Stryn, the scenic area of the Western fjords in Norway. This community is characterized by long tradition of wool, woodwork and furniture industry.

Portrait of Silje Nesdal

Silje Nesdals design consists of simple and subtle forms and unobtrusive aesthetics. She is inspired by traditional use of materials and techniques both local, as well as Finnish and Japanese.

For enquiries:
post@siljenesdal.com
+47 907 35 471

Education

2014 MA in Furniture Design, Bergen Academy of the Art. Norway
2013 Exchange in Furniture Design, Aalto University. Finland
2012 - 2010 BA in Furniture Spacial Design and Interior Architecture, Bergen Academy of the Art. Norway
2007 - 2005 BA in Textile and Fashion, Oslo University College
2004 - 2003 Art and Design, Volda University College. Norway

Exhibitions

2024: Lagvis, prototype L-chair, Oslo
2024: Porto By Design, Veil Cabinet. Origin Made
2017: Unika Auksjon, Designers Saturday. Blomqvist og Klubben,Oslo
2017: Everything Is Connected, Ventura-Lambrate med KLUBBEN, i samarbeid med Norwegian Craft og DogA, Milano, Italia
2017: Salone Satellite, Seperat exhibition, Milano, Italia
2016: Sight Unseen, Offsight, New York. USA
2016: Salone Satellite, Separat exhibition Milano. Italia
2016: Stockholm Furniture Fair. Launch at Woud. Sverige
2016: 100 % Norway, Oslo Designfair. Lillestrøm
2015: Norway Designs NÅ Vol. 2 SKALA salsutstilling, Oslo
2015: 100 % Norway at Tent London, London Design Festival, UK
2015: Norwegian Persence, Oslo Designfair med KLUBBEN, i samarbeid med Norwegian Craft og Norwegian Icons, Lillestrøm
2015: Salone Satellite, Seperat exhibition, Milano, Italia
2015: Norwegian Persence, Ventura-Lambrate med KLUBBEN, i samarbeid med Norwegian Craft og Norwegian Icons, Milano, Italia
2015: Stockholm Furniture Fair, Seperat exhibition Greenhouse, Sverige
2014: RAFF Designuke. Bergen
2014: ICFF, Inside Norway, New York, USA
2013: Nordic Passion–Architecture & Design from the Nordic Countries, Seoul, South-Korea
2013: TENT London, UK
2013: Housing Fair in Hyvinkää, Finland
2012: Habitare. Helsinki, Finland
2012: ICFF, Inside Norway, New York, USA
2011: Interiør & Boligmessen. Bergen, Norway
2011: Stockholm Furniture Fair, Sweeden

Working Experience

2023–2024: Statens kunstnerstipend
2014–Møbeldesignar, Sjølvstendig næringsdrivande (Studio Prindsen, Oslo og Sinsen Sentral).
2018–2022: Administrasjonskoordinator ved avd. Design ved Kunsthøgskolen i Oslo (i tillegg ansvar, koordinering og kuratering av avd. Design sin Avgangsutstilling i 2019, 2021, 2022).
2019: Unika Auction, Designers Saturday og Blomqvist Auksjonshus (Prosjektleder og utstillingsdesigner. Utstillingsdesigner i samarbeid med Vilde Rapp Riise).
2018–2018: Residency på Norsk Kunstnersenter i Dale (designer, 2 månad opphold og workshop i samarbeid med Mattias Fredrik Josefsson MNAL).
2018: “Norwegian Presence” Milano, Italia (Utstillingsdesignar og representant frå Klubben i Prosjektgruppa Utstillingsdesignar i samarbeid med Sverre Uhnger og Bjørn van den Berg.Norsk kuratert designutstilling under Milano Design Week. Samarbeid mellom Design og Arkitektur Norge, Klubben og Norwegian Crafts).
2016: “100 % Norway “ London UK (Prosjektleiar for utstilling med ansvar for organisering, innad kommunikasjon og budsjett).
2016: London Design Fair 22. - 25. september under LDW Design og Arkitektur Norge, DOGA, Oslo
2016: Residency på Norsk Kunstnersenter i Dale (“Virtual Hermits” 1 månad opphald og workshop i samarbeid med Mattias Fredrik Josefsson MNAL, i tillegg til Kolab Arkitekter, Oslo, Lenschow & Pihlmann frå København. Resulterte i publikasjon og utstilling på Galleri ROM i Oslo).
2016: “A Few Good Things - New Design From Norway” New York, USA (Prosjektleiar for DogA med utstillingansvar for organisering, innad kommunikasjon og budsjett: Wanted Design 13. - 16. mai under NYDW Design og Arkitektur Norge, DOGA. Samarbeid med Det norske Generalkonsulatet i New York, USA).
2014 Intern StokkeAustad, Norway
2011 Intern Furumori Koichi Architetural Designstudio. Japan
2009–2008 Sophie Faroh. Fashion designer. Oslo, Norway
2008–2007 Sophie Faroh. Assistant. Oslo, Norway

Site credits

Design and development by Magnus Nyquist (2013)

04/17/2018

Norwegian Presence: Exhibition design by Klubben (Silje Nesdal, Sverre Uhnger and Bjørn van den Berg). Via Tortona 31, Milan.

08/01/2017

BOWL is now in production by Schönbuch

01/02/2017

Hinken and Cluster is now in production by WOUD

04/09/2016

Silje Nesdal featured in D2 article about Norwegian Design in Milan

04/07/2016

Silje exhibits prototypes at Salone Satellite in Milan 12. - 17. april 2016. Salonemilano.it

01/28/2016

Silje exhibits Sling pendant lamp at Oslo Design Fair with 100% Norway www.oslodesignfair

10/01/2015

Come visit Norway Designs NÅ Vol.2 SKALA sales exhibition. Silje is selling her Granit Bookends!

09/21/2015

Silje Nesdal has been featured in the supernice online magazine SightUnseen.

09/23/2015

Silje is exhibiting SLING pendant at 100% Norway during London Design Festival 24th - 27th of September.

08/28/2015

Silje is thrilled to be announced as «Newcomer of the Year» by Bo Bedre designpris

08/21/2015

Silje Nesdal is happy to be nominated as Newcomer of the year by Bo Bedre Designpris

08/23/2015

Showing UNIT bench with KLUBBEN, together with Norwegian Icons and Norwegian Crafts at the exhibition "Norwegian Presence" at Gave og Interiørmessa at Lillestrøm

05/11/2015

Silje appears in the interior magazine Tendens´ latest edition

05/22/2015

Oslo Folk Collective writes about people in Oslo, and this time it was Silje Nesdals turn

04/21/2015

Dorme and Silje is a part of this article in Aftenposten about smart living

04/20/2015

Siljes collection presented at Stockholm Furniture Fair is featured in Dezeen

04/15/2015

Silje is exhibitig at Salone Satellite 2015 with new and exciting prototypes at Hall 22 Stand B:29-31. Welcome!

04/14/2015

Silje is exhibiting UNIT bench, with KLUBBEN at the exhibition «Norwegian Presence» at Ventura-Lambrate

04/13/2015

Silje became a member of KLUBBEN

01/27/2015

03.-07.02.2015: Stockholm Furniture Fair 2015. Seperate stand for new designers at Greenhouse VH03:10, Sweden.

08/31/2014

Granit featured in both Frame magazine issue #100 ( Sep/Oct) and Monocle issue 76 (September).

11/01/2014

Granit is a part of the Vitra Haus exhibition, Germany.

10/01/2014

Internship at StokkeAustad in Oslo, Norway.

07/01/2013

The Linkki storage system is a part of this years «KHiB with Friends» at Tent London. Read more about it here.

09/26/2014

«Newcomer of the Year 2014» jury selection at RAFF Designweek in Bergen, Norway. Read more.

01/01/2015

Silje goes solo, working with prototypes for Stockholm Furniture Fair in Sweden and Salone Satellite, Milano.