Clara von Zweigbergk was born in Stockholm and studied graphics and illustration at the Beckmans School of Design in Stockholm and at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, United States. He has worked as a graphic designer at various advertising agencies and design studios in Stockholm, Los Angeles and Milan. He founded the Rivieran Design Studio together with two other colleagues, with whom he collaborated on several successful projects in the fields of fashion, illustration, architecture, furniture and graphics.