About

Marçal Morell

How I work

1987
Born on Christmas Eve
Born in Catalonia. There was always paper around when I was a child, and I have never stopped drawing.
2012
Fine arts, University of Barcelona
I studied aesthetics, art history and art pedagogy alongside drawing, painting and photography.
2013
Moved to Sweden
A new country, a new language and a rewarding challenge.
2014
Started my own studio
A way to develop my own projects and help other people bring theirs to life.
2021
Gala
My first daughter. I became a father.
2024
Iris
My second daughter. Work got more organised very quickly.
2026
Bito Chess
A chess training app I designed and built, starting with my own need to remember openings and learn from my games.
Now
Still making things
New projects bring new things to learn. I’m still drawing, designing and finding better ways to turn an idea into something people can use.

Oana
My partner
An architect, and the best critic I have. Her questions help me see what a project still needs.
Gala and Iris
My daughters
The best inspiration for life, art and design I could ask for. I learn something from them every day.
David Hockney
Artist
He keeps returning to the question of how we make and see pictures. I turn to his work when I want to look more closely at what an image is doing.
Alberto Giacometti
Sculptor
I was usually bored by art museums as a child, but I remember a Giacometti exhibition and L’homme qui marche. That memory has stayed with me.
Egon Schiele
Artist
I became obsessed with his drawings and never quite got over it. The way a single line can describe a body still makes me stop and look.
Martin Parr
Photographer
I discovered his work at university, and it helped me take photography seriously. I love the humour and the attention to contradictions in everyday life.