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Education
- 2021–2024
- BFA Visual Communication @ Beckmans College of Design, Stockholm
- 2021
- Art History @ Stockholms Universitet, Stockholm
- 2020
- Graphic Design @ Berghs School of Communication, Stockholm
- 2019–2020
- Fashion Theory @ Stockholms Universitet, Stockholm
Work
- 2024
- Co-Founder of architecture studio Lars AB
- Founder of design studio Superbad
- 2023
- Internship @ Jacob Dahlgren
- 2022
- Founder of jewellery and apparel brand Kiosk (aka 925.clubbb)
- Since 2021
Stipends
- 2024
- Stipend awarded by EY Doberman for graduation project “Bestfriends4ever”
Talks
- 2024
- Talk @ Beckmans College of Design on designing exhibition identities
- Talk @ EY Doberman on process of design
Exhibitions
- 2024
- Are We There Yet? @ United Nations General Assembly #79, New York
- Are We There Yet? @ White Space Chelsea, New York
- BFA Books @ Konst-Ig bookshop, Stockholm
- Graduation Exhibition @ Beckmans College of Design, Stockholm
- Aerial Bodies, Scent and Design, Paris
- Aerial Bodies, Scent and Design, Stockholm
- 2023
- New Identities @ Beckmans College of Design, Stockholm
- Are We There Yet? @ Svenskt Tenn, Stockholm
- Are We There Yet? @ Uppsala Universitet, Uppsala
- Are We There Yet? @ Axfoundation, Upplands Väsby
- Are We There Yet? @ The Beijer Institute, Stockholm
- Are We There Yet? @ Brittish Embassy in Stockholm
© Mauritz Larsson, 2024
BESTFRIENDS4EVER
Book (bachelor thesis), 2024- 232 pages
- 150 copies
- 210 x 270mm
- open spine, sewn
- For Sale: 35 EUR
In 36 days I tattooed 53 friends as a tribute to the fleeting nature of friendship. Throughout my life, I've been equally skilled at making and losing friends, learning to value each relationship as a cherished moment, even if brief.
BESTFRIENDS4EVER explores friendship and loneliness. By tattooing my friends, I create reasons to spend time together as well as memories that will last even as we eventually drift apart. Each friend got one letter from the books title tatooed on them by me. Later I tattooed the whole title onto myself, giving myself a friendship tattoo with each one of my friends.
The book documents my thoughts, friends, the tattoos, and the time passed during the process.
I printed the title on the spine using a handheld inkjet printer gun to give each copy a unique handmade finish, similarly to how I tattooed all my friends as if i worked at a conveyer belt. Each copy comes with a plastic baggie attached to the cover containing a fresh tattoo needle and a small vessel of ink to invite the reader to tattoo themselves and become my friend. All participants got a free copy with their own used needle instead, which I saved and marked with their name after every session.
During the grad-exhibition a screen was surrounded by the marked baggies to give the viewer an appretiation of the amount of participants. On the screen I played a video of me tattooing myself, interrupted by snippets of interviews and other footage I filmed during my process.
Thanks to: Adam, Alva, André, Andreas, Anton, Astrid, Carl, Caroline, Cathrine, Celine, Chatrine, Chris, Christopher, Ebba, Edward, Egil, Elin, Ella, Elza, Emil, Emilia, Filippa, Gustav, Heike, Jesper, Joel, Johann, Julia, Justus, Klara, Linnea, Love, Luca, Ludvig, Maja, Malin, Matarena, Mattias, Max, Max, Mika, Nathalie, Niklas, Noa, Olle, Philipp, Sarah, Sixten, Tim, Tova, Victoria, Victoria, William.
For this project I was awarded the design stipend by EY Doberman.
They wrote:
“A work that with its vulnerability, process and amazing craftsmanship, gives us goosebumps. By being deeply personal, he makes us talk about relationships and friendship, while at the same time highliting problems around voluntary and involuntary loneliness. A warm story baked in with cold metal and raw, delicate design choices. We can’t let go of BF4E”.