With a Swedish mother and Danish father Chris influences has indeed been very Scandinavian, but traditional Japanese architechture and design also plays a big role in her work with focus on materiality and functionality. “A simple thing as how you treat the food in many Asian countries eating with chopsticks instead of brutally penetrating it with a knife and fork is for me very inspiring. Functionality is always a crucial part of my work, but the aesthetic respect for what the object is for is an interesting problem to work with”.
Chris Liljenberg Halstrøm is currently living and working in Copenhagen, Denmark. She did her initial studies of design and art in Stockholm, Sweden and graduated in 2007 from The Royal Danish Academy, School of Design, Copenhagen, Denmark. She designs commercial products as well as arranging and exhibiting in more experimenting design shows. Latest Chris recieved a work grant from The Danish Arts Foundation.
