Resume condensed version mail@fridaarvidsson.com fridaarvidsson.com Set, stage and production designer with over 20 years of experience in the feld. Graduated from Nordiska Scenografiskolan Skellefteå, Sweden 2000. Employed as set designer at Mikael Varhelyi & Son AB in Stockholm for 10 years until 2010. Since 2010 working on a freelance basis. Founded FRIDA ARVIDSSON AB in 2012. 2015 Stage Design with Viktor Brattström Melodifestivalen 2015, SVT Sweden Gala Dinner Världens Förmånstagarfest, Postkodlotteriet, Stockholm 2014 Pre-production for Melodifestivalen 2015, SVT Sweden Gala Dinner Världens Förmånstagarfest, Postkodlotteriet, Stockholm Set Design for act Anton Ewald, Melodifestivalen 2014, SVT Sweden 2013 Set Design for TV game show Förr eller Senare ELK Production TV4, Sweden Stage Design with Viktor Brattström for Eurovision Song Contest 2013 SVT, Malmö, Sweden Stage Design with Viktor Brattström for Melodifestivalen 2013 2012 Award: Excellence in Production Design for a Feature Film, Contemporary Film, Award 2011 by Art Directors Guild for The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo 2011 Production Designer with Viktor Brattström for The Grand Opening Ceremony of Friends Arena: Svenska Ögonblick Director: Colin Nutley Lighting Designer:Per Sundin Eventum, SVT, Stockholm, Sweden 2010 2011 AD for The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, feature flm Production Design: Donald Graham Burt Cinmatographer: Jeff Cronenweth Director: David Fincher GWDT Film AB, Stockholm, Sweden 2000 2010 full time assistant and co designer working with set, stage and exhibition design for TV, museums, commercials, theater and stage shows. Produced s, images for projections, 3Dmodels, drawings, scale models, originals for large format printouts or painted stage decor. Followed production in workshops, on set, stage and location at Stockholm based company Mikael Varhelyi & Son AB. 2000 graduated from The Nordic School of Set Design Skellefeå, Sweden started to work at Mikael Varhelyi & Son AB Stockholm, Sweden -1998 worked with set and costume design at independent theater companies in Linköping, Sweden
selected projects in categories FEATURE FILM THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO 2011 Art Director, Sweden Director: David Fincher Production Design: Donald Graham Burt RANCID 2004 Set Design Director: Jack Ersgaard Sonet Film Production Design: Mikael Varhelyi HOTET / THE THREAT 2003 ass Art Director Director: Kjell Sundvall Cinema Art Productions Art Director: Mikael Varhelyi KLASSFESTEN / THE REUNION 2002 ass Art Director Directors. Hannes Holm and Måns Herngren Fladen Film Art Director: Mikael Varhelyi MUSIC VIDEO DIE ANOTHER DAY MADONNA 2002 s and drawings Traktor Films Production Designer: Per Aase TELEVISION FÖRR ELLER SENARE 2013 Stage Design ELK Production, TV4 EUROVISION SONG CONTEST 2013 Production Design with Viktor Brattström SVT, Malmö, Sweden MELODIFESTIVALEN 2013 Production Design with Viktor Brattström SVENSKA ÖGONBLICK THE GRAND OPENING CEREMONY OF FRIENDS ARENA 2012 Production Design with Viktor Brattström Director: Colin Nutley Lightning Designer:Per Sundin Eventum, SVT, Stockholm, Sweden
DAILY TV SHOWS 2008 s, drawings, contact with workshops and set up in studio at location. Riham Studios Dubai, United Arab Emirates AL KHALEDIAH ARABIAN HORSE SHOW 2008 originals and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia UNICEF HUMORGALAN 2008 co design, presentation, s, drawings contact with workshops and set up in studio at location. TV4, Sweden KLUBB HAVANNA 2007 illustrations, drawings and contact with workshops MELODIFESTIVALEN 2006 scalemodel, drawings, and contact with workshops THE ROYAL CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION 2005 Oslo, Norway VI I FEMMAN 2005, originals and drawings KONTROLL 2004, originals, drawings and contact with workshops MELODIFESTIVALEN 2003 drawings, and contact with workshops NELOSEN NEWS 2001, scale model, drawings Helsinki, Finland EUROVISION SONG CONTEST 2000 scalemodel, drawings, and contact with workshops
STAGE WICKED 2010 co design, scale model, originals, drawings and contact with workshops Helsinki City Theater, Helsinki Director: Hans Berntsson, Stage design: Mikael Varhelyi & Son GREASE 2010 co design, scale model, drawings and contact with workshops Göta Lejon, Stockholm Directed by: Hans Marklund Lightning Designer: Linus Fellbom GUYS & DOLLS 2009 co design, scale model, storyboarding,originals, drawings and contact with workshops the Gothenburg Opera House Directed by: Hans Berndtsson HAIRSPRAY 2009 scale model, originals, drawings and contact with workshops China Theater, Stockholm Directed by: Anders Albien UGGLA RHEBORG ULVESON 2008 scale model, originals, drawings and contact with workshops Cirkus, Stockholm Directed by: Hans Marklund Lightning Designer: Niclas Erdman CATS 2006 co design, scale model, storyboarding,originals, drawings and contact with workshops The Gothenburg Opera House and Cirkus, Stockholm by Andrew Loyd-Webber Directed by: Hans Berndtsson DÖDSDANSEN 2006 scale model and drawings Uppsala City Theater by August Strindberg SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER 2005 scale model, drawings and contact with workshops Oscars Teatern, Stockholm and Chat Noir, Oslo Directed by: TJ Rizzo BJÖRN SKIFS SHOW 2004 scale model, storyboarding, originals, drawings and contact with workshops Cirkus, Stockholm Eriksbergshallen, Göteborg
DETALJER / DETAILS 2003 scale model, drawings, originals and contact with workshops Royal Dramatic theatre of Stockholm by Lars Norén PSYKOS 4:48 2002 scale model, drawings, originals and contact with workshops Royal Dramatic theatre of Stockholm by Sarah Kane TIO EXEMPEL PÅ KÄRLEK / BLUE ROOMS 2001 scale model and drawings Royal Dramatic theatre of Stockholm EXHIBITIONS SVERIGES HISTORIA / THOUSAND YEARS OF SWEDISH HISTORY 2010 co design, scale models,, drawings and originals for part of exhibition The National Historical Museum, Stockholm Exibition producer: Lena Hejll Exhibition design: LOVE FOR ART & BUSINESS and Mikael Varhelyi & Son AB BANSEA BUCAREST 2008 drawings and Design elements in shopping center Bucarest, Romania KOM.NU.DÅ / NOW, THEN, COMM 2007 co design, digital 3D model,, originals, drawings and contact with workshops The National Historical Museum, Stockholm Curator: Susanne Rolf ÄLSKADE TELEFON / BELOVED TELEPHONE 2005 co design, digital 3D model,,originals, drawings and contact with workshops the National Museum of Science and Technology, Stockholm Curator: Susanne Rolf MAHJONG 2003 s SWECODE 2001 drawings and Stockholm Furniture Fair exhibition design: Mikael Varhelyi & Son AB
COMMERCIALS PREEM RAWFOOD 2010 Director: Jörgen Lööf WASABRÖD 2009, drawings Director: Tomas Skoging Acne IKEA COME IN TO THE CLOSET web 2008, drawings, setdress, ass set designer on set Spader Knekt IKEA You Need A Quiet Space web 2007, drawings Spader Knekt REAAL NL 2006 Director: Henrik Hallgren AMF 2006, drawings, originals Director: Christoffer von Reiss Camp David CARLSBERG 2006 drawings Director: Jörgen Lööf TIC TAC 2005 Director. Henrik Hallgren SONET BROADBAND 2004, drawings, setdress,ass set designer on set Director: Jesper Krouthod Acne WASAKRONAN 2004 and drawings Director: Anders Skog Filmlance
IKEA 2002 drawings Director: Anders Skog Anders Skog Films KALLES KAVIAR 2001 assistant set designer Director: Jörgen Lööf CONCEPTS AND ILLUSTRATIONS CONCEPT DESIGN, CONCERT 2014 Postkodlotteriet Sweden D-HOTEL MARIS 2014 Illustrations Per Sundin Design AB IKEA CATALOG 2002 Europe and America FRIDA ARVIDSSON AB 2015