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Swedish design company founded in 1968 For other uses, see Ahlstrom (disambiguation).
A&E Design
Hans Ehrich and Tom Ahlstrom
Founded1968
FounderHans Ehrich, Tom Ahlstrom

A&E Design is a Swedish design company.

History

Since its inception, A & E Design has focused on developing useful every day products, and are known for their practical dishwashing brushes (for Norwegian Jordan, sold in more than sixty million items), queue-ticket dispensers (for Turn-O-Matic), and a folding stool for museums – Stockholm II.

Following the disability rights movement in the 1970s, A&E Design made many designs for disabled people. Hans Ehrich also designed an electric car in the sixties.

A&E Design has received a considerable number of design awards and honours, including 14 Excellent Swedish Design Awards and 5 Red Dot Design Awards, of which three for Highest Design Quality. Among their clients are Alessi, C&B Italia, Colgate, Design House Stockholm, Lammhults, Scandinavian Airlines System, Siemens, and Zanotta.

Gallery

  • Turn-O-Matic 1974 Turn-O-Matic 1974
  • Turn-O-Matic Turn-O-Matic
  • Dishwashing brush 1974 Dishwashing brush 1974
  • Dishwashing brush at Nationalmuseum Dishwashing brush at Nationalmuseum
  • Hans Ehrich 2008 Hans Ehrich 2008
  • Turn o matic M90 Turn o matic M90
  • Folding stool for museums 1995 Folding stool for museums 1995
  • Window squeegee Window squeegee
  • Plastic chair "Bam Bam" Plastic chair "Bam Bam"
  • A&E Design, exhibition in Nationalmuseum Stockholm A&E Design, exhibition in Nationalmuseum Stockholm

Bibliography

References

  1. e_company
  2. Vitemölla Chair By A&E Design < Furniture < Collection < Design House Stockholm - Scandinavian Design Today Archived July 9, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  3. Helgesson, Susanne; Svenska former, p. 29; Prisma förlag; Stockholm 2000.
  4. A&E Design < Designers < Design House Stockholm - Scandinavia Today

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