Erika Kristofersson Bredberg is a glass artist based in Bro, just north of Stockholm. Drawn to the synthetic and artificial, her work stands in stark contrast to her upbringing in the forests of Ångermanland. She holds a BA in Ceramics and Glass from Konstfack (2011–2014), and has also studied at The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts (2010–2011), Kosta Glascenter (2008–2010), and Östra Grevie Folkhögskola (2006–2007).

Erika’s visual language often captures moments of collapse or deformation, caught mid-process or held in suspension. Her sculptures are shaped by intuitive, fast-paced creation, with the glassworks’ process playing a central role in determining the outcome. A form might stand tall, only to be reheated and collapse into something new, highlighting the tension between control and surrender in her artistic practice.

Working freehand with hot glass, Erika values knowledge and manual skill as potent, political tools. This ethos informs her involvement in the feminist separatist art group BOOM!, where craft becomes a space for resistance and redefinition.

Together with artist Ammy Olofsson, she runs Glasbolaget, a glassworks studio located approximately 3.5 miles north of Stockholm. While they occasionally take on commissioned work, the studio primarily serves as their creative space. Notably, their melting furnace is powered by environmentally friendly biogas from the nearby Högbytorp landfill site, reflecting a commitment to sustainability within a traditionally resource-intensive medium.