Louise Campbell

Louise Campbell was born in Copenhagen in 1970. The daughter of a Danish father and an English mother, she grew up and was educated in both Denmark and England. After graduating from the London College of Furniture in 1992, she returned to Denmark and continued her studies in Industrial Design at Denmark's Design School, graduating in 1995. She set up her own studio in 1996, from where she has worked independently ever since. Her main focus is on furniture and lighting design, but the studio is increasingly involved in product and interior design projects as well.

Louise’s work is playful, experimental, and is increasingly gaining a reputation for gently twisting not only objects and situations, but also materials and maneuvering manufacturing processes in new directions. The combination of Scandinavian rationalism and femininity, and perhaps her dual nationality, give her works an unusual edge. Contrast is a recurring element in her work.

Her studio is also known for its interest in less commercial activities. Apart from being the curator and designer of exhibitions, Louise has taken part in numerous activities aimed at improving the design environment in Denmark. Among these initiatives are ‘Walk the Plank’, a seven year collaboration between thirty furniture designers and sixty cabinet makers, all of whom donated their time and original design for a truly fine cause.

There are a few ground rules her studio aims to abide by: always start from scratch, everything is possible until the opposite has been proven, there must be a good reason for every decision made.

Louise’s work has been exhibited across the world, and has won several prestigious design awards, including the Product Design Award for the Campbell Pendant in 2005, which she designed for Danish lighting firm Louis Poulsen. In 2015, she received The Danish Arts Foundation’s lifetime honorary award.