Pia Mattsson

Pia Mattsson

Pia is a Swedish/Finish “gypsetter” (that’s part gypsy, part jetsetter), living somewhere in between Paris, Sweden, NY, Brazil, Costa Rica or Finland.

Her upbringing in Saudi Arabia gave her an obsession for palm tress and a passion for traveling, exploring new places and learning new languages (7 so far).

Today she runs a small design studio in Paris where she works as an art director, graphic designer, web designer and illustrator for clients from all over the world. That is, whenever she’s not on one of her inspiration trips. www.bpbypia.com

She first came to Paris with the intention of staying for a year, to learn French and to work as a model. She ended up staying to study, first at the Sorbonne University and then at the design school, Creapole, in Paris where she earned a Masters in Visual Communication and Design.

In her free time she does improv theatre, paints or works on her childrens book, which she is both writing and drawing, about a little girl who travels the world.

Apart from this she loves healthy food, nature, fashion, interior design, learning to surf and yoga.

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Posted on: January 3, 2010 | Comments Off

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Henri Huet - Photo Taken by Pia Mattsson

Henri Huet - Photo Taken by Pia Mattsson

The Henri Huet “Vietnam” exhibition at Maison Européenne de la Photographie in Paris

I had the great pleasure of being invited to the opening reception of the Henri Huet Vietnam exhibition at Maison Européenne de la Photographie. I didn’t know what to expect apart from typical war pictures; injured solders, the tears of innocent people dreading the cruel reality, the chaos of the bombs and artillery falling from the sky. But this is not what I saw. In the amazing photographs of Henri Huet, a man who stated “ I know I’m insane, I know that what I do is crazy, but I love my job”, a man who took his last shot and breath from a helicopter, desperately trying to flee the invasion of Laos by the south Vietnamese, you actually see something else.. Continue reading

Posted on: March 3, 2011 | Leave a comment

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Rouen

Rouen

After a full week of sun in Paris we decided it would be a great idea to go to Normandy for the weekend. And even though the temperature showed around -2 degrees Celsius we were quite optimistic about a sunny and warm getaway. We left Paris early afternoon on Friday and stopped for a quick break in the historical city, Rouen where a couple of friends moved a few months ago. Continue reading

Posted on: March 11, 2010 | Leave a comment

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