Maria Jørgensen

Maria Erdal Jørgensen

is a designer working with furniture, objects, packaging and illustration.

post@ymsepryd.no Instagram

OTTO

Object — 2025

A compact, versatile and modular bench-table system for outdoor spaces. Designed in collaboration with Vestre, in response to how we observed people actually use public furniture.

Year: 2025
Context: School project (12 weeks), AHO — with Rose O'Sullivan

Gyngestol

Furniture — 2024

A solid, low-profile lounge chair crafted from hefty pine, designed to make floor-level seating comfortable. Its curved base introduces subtle rocking, making motion a key feature.

Year: 2024
Context: School project (6 weeks), AHO

Datafrosk

Product — 2025

Datafrosk—Computer Frog—gets its name as a playful reference to datamus, the Norwegian term for computer mouse. A project focused on designing for manufacturing, pushing the boundaries of production complexity to capture the form and character of a frog.

Year: 2025
Context: School project (16 days), AHO

Lita

Product — 2024

A cordless ambient lamp made from recycled aluminum, designed to fit on small and narrow tables. Designed to align with the established design language of lighting manufacturer Glamox, resulting in the geometric and clean forms that define Lita.

Year: 2024
Context: School project (5 weeks), AHO

Kubb

Object — 2024

Kubb begins with a single component—a soft, wooden square that together can be arranged in endless ways. The concealed connections give them a gentle, almost floating quality.

Year: 2024
Context: School project, AHO
Exhibition: Volum, December 2025 — Hard Objects / Soft Feelings, curated by Anne-Stine Bae

Pingvin

Furniture — 2025

A side table made from bent aluminum. The name, meaning "penguin," was inspired by the table's legs, reminiscent of a penguin's stance.

Year: 2025

Lervig brewery

Packaging & Illustration — 2020–2026

As the previous Head of Visuals at Lervig brewery, Maria was responsible for all visual communication—from packaging design and menus to vehicle wraps and trade fair stands. She developed and maintained the playful and distinctive Lervig universe.

Years: 2020–2026
Context: Professional — Head of Visuals
Award: Visuelt 2025 diploma, Illustrasjon/Emballasje — with David Klingberg