Born in Sweden in 1979, Lina Peterson now lives and works in London.  Following a BA in Three Dimensional Design at the University of Brighton, she went on to complete an MA in Goldsmithing, Silversmithing and Jewellery at the Royal College of Art, London in 2006. She has exhibited in major UK exhibitons and design fairs such as the “Jerwood Makers Award” exhibition and “Imagined Objects of Desire”  a solo project at the University of Nottingham in 2010.
Her work is a the result of a playful approach to colour, form and materials often incorporating textiles, wood, metals and plastics into her designs.
Her in depth exploration of colour is evident in the results of a recent Crafts Council commission entitled “Pinkish” and “Pinkly”.
 
Selected Exhibitions
2011
‘Alchemists’, New Brewery Arts Centre, Cirencester
‘Jerwood Contemporary Makers’, touring exhibition
2010
‘Collect’, (with Electron Gallery), Satchi Gallery, London
‘Matter’ (solo exhibition), Dovecot Studios, Edinburgh
‘Imagined Objects of Desire’, (solo s exhibition), University of
Nottingham
‘Winter Brooches’, Studio 2017, Sydney, Australia
‘Portage: textiles, extremes of scale’, Shetland
2009
‘Bright Light’, Kath Libbert Jewellery, Saltaire
‘In Their Own Words’, Bank Street Arts, Sheffield
‘Stroud International Textiles Festival’, Stroud
 
Selected Awards and Residencies
2010
Jerwood Contemporary Makers; Winner
‘Museumaker’ commission for the University of Nottingham Museum of Archeaology; Winner
2007
Crafts Council Development Award