Pernilla Ohrstedt facts for kids
Elin Pernilla Ohrstedt (born in December 1980) is a talented Swedish architect who lives and works in London. She is known for creating exciting and interactive buildings and spaces.
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Her Early Life and Education
Elin Pernilla Ohrstedt was born in December 1980. She grew up in Stockholm, the capital city of Sweden. Both of her parents were architects, which likely inspired her. She studied art and design at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design. After that, she went to the Bartlett School of Architecture to become an architect.
Her Amazing Career
In 2012, Pernilla Ohrstedt started her own company in London, called Pernilla Ohrstedt Studio. Her studio designs many different types of projects. In September 2013, a newspaper called the London Evening Standard included her in their "ES Power 1000" list. This list celebrates important and influential people in London.
Cool Projects She Designed
Pernilla has worked on many interesting projects. Here are a few:
- Coca-Cola Beatbox: She worked with another designer, Asif Khan, to create this special building. It was part of the London 2012 Olympic Park. It was an interactive pavilion, meaning people could play it like a giant musical instrument!
- Future Memory Pavilion: In 2011, she teamed up with Asif Khan again. They designed this unique structure for an event in Singapore. It looked like two cones and was mostly made from rope.
- Topshop Showspace 2014: She designed an indoor fashion show area for the clothing brand Topshop. The cool part was that the catwalk was covered in real grass!
- MINI Frontiers Exhibition: At the 2014 London Design Festival, she created a display for MINI cars. It showed how future driverless cars could use 3D information to build a perfect digital map of a city.
Who She Works With
Pernilla Ohrstedt has worked with many different clients and partners. These include:
- The Architecture Foundation
- Storefront for Art and Architecture
- The musician Mark Ronson
- The Canada Pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale (a big architecture exhibition)
- Fashion brands like DAKS and Antipodium
Pernilla was also nominated for a special award called "Emerging Woman Architect of the Year" by a magazine called Architects' Journal. This award celebrates new and rising female architects.
