Daniel Rybakeen was born in 1984 and grew up in Oslo, Norway. He studied
design at the Oslo School of Architecture and the School of Arts &
Crafts in Gothenburg, Sweden. On graduating with a Master of Fine Arts
in 2008 he opened his own design studio in both Oslo and Gothenburg.
Rybakken has received numerous awards, including the
'Best of the Best' Red Dot Award in Singapore, 2007; NYC x DESIGN Award,2007; and the Design Report
Award for best designer at Salone Satellite in Milan, 2009; Archiproducts Design Award, 2018.
The work of Daniel Rybakken
consist of forming limited editions, art installations and prototypes for serial
production. His main focus has been to work with daylight and how to
artificially recreate its appearance and subconscious effect.