Natural Material Studio
Bonnie Hvillum (b. 1988, Denmark) is the Founder and Creative Director of Natural Material Studio. She holds an MA in Interaction Design (2017) and a BA in Nordic Art and Literature(2014) from Aarhus University, Denmark. In 2016, she completed a fellowship in Systemic Philosophy, followed by the European program Material Designers in 2019. That same year, she founded Natural Material Studio to explore the intersection of design, sustainability and material innovation. In 2020, she co-founded The Material Way, an international learning platform dedicated to bio-based materials, focusing on methodologies and practical creation. Recognized for her work, Bonnie received the Frame Designer of the Year Award in 2024 and Dezeen Bentley Lighthouse Award in 2023. She is a regular speaker at international events and serves on the judging panel for the Dezeen Sustainability Award.
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Natural Material Studio is an award-winning, Copenhagen-based design and research studio redefining material innovation for a fluid future. Founded in 2018 by Bonnie Hvillum, the studio transforms natural and discarded resources into bespoke biomaterials, objects andenvironments that seamlessly merge functionality, artistry and circularity. Through reimagined design processes and architectural structures, Natural Material Studio is committed to shaping a more sustainable and interconnected world. With an experimental and future-focused approach, Natural Material Studio’s cross- disciplinary team collaborates with cultural institutions, universities and brands to explore new possibilities within the convergence of material science, artistic ingenuity and spatial design. The studio’s biomaterials are biodegradable, re-castable and fully circular, embodying a commitment to eco-conscious design. Notable clients and collaborators include Restaurant Noma, Snøhetta, Frama, Gehl Architects, Office Kim Lenschow, Dinesen, Adidas, Calvin Klein, Typology, and Leeds University. Natural Material Studio has exhibited internationally, and been part of exhibitions at Copenhagen Contemporary, Design Museum Denmark and the Danish Architecture Centre.