Åsa Jungnelius was born and raised in Fisksätra in Saltsjöbaden, outside of Stockholm. She lives and works in Stockholm and in Månsamåla outside of Åfors, where she previously shared the glassworks with Ulrica Hydman Vallien, her mentor and a source of inspiration. She has been tied to Kosta Boda since 2007.

From the start, in her creativity, Åsa Jungnelius has crossed the boundaries between art, craftsmanship, design and function, always beginning from different places. Jungnelius works with what she calls a “Residence in Nature,” where she “assigns” herself to different sites for extended periods of time, primarily in rural areas. 

Over the course of her career, Jungnelius has presented a long line of acclaimed exhibitions and site-specific public works. Since 2016, she has been working on her magnum opus – the brand-new Hagastaden subway station in Stockholm, which is planned to open toward the end of the 2020s. This total installation piece, called the Shell, is what Åsa describes as a tribute to hollow space and motherhood – a monumental feminine crystal cave. Here, people will walk through a kaleidoscopic transit of Venus that dissolves the experience of space. “The Shell is a temple to the power of empty space,” says Jungnelius.