A&E Design is a Swedish design company.[1]
 Hans Ehrich and Tom Ahlstrom | |
| Founded | 1968 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Hans Ehrich, Tom Ahlstrom |
History
editSince 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.[2]
Following the disability rights movement in the 1970s, A&E Design made many designs for disabled people.[3] Hans Ehrich also designed an electric car in the sixties.[4]
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.[citation needed] Among their clients are Alessi, C&B Italia, Colgate, Design House Stockholm, Lammhults, Scandinavian Airlines System, Siemens, and Zanotta.
Gallery
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Turn-O-Matic 1974 -
Turn-O-Matic -
Dishwashing brush 1974 -
Dishwashing brush at Nationalmuseum -
Hans Ehrich 2008 -
Turn o matic M90 -
Folding stool for museums 1995 -
Window squeegee -
Plastic chair "Bam Bam" -
A&E Design, exhibition in Nationalmuseum Stockholm
Bibliography
edit- A&E Design – The Book, Business History Publishing, Stockholm (2018), ISBN 978-91-984266-4-9
References
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- ^ Vitemölla Chair By A&E Design < Furniture < Collection < Design House Stockholm - Scandinavian Design Today Archived July 9, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Helgesson, Susanne; Svenska former, p. 29; Prisma förlag; Stockholm 2000.
- ^ A&E Design < Designers < Design House Stockholm - Scandinavia Today
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