A&E Design are Sweden’s most famous unknown industrial designers. This year marks their fiftieth anniversary, which is being celebrated with a commemorative book on their work.
Moderns times
From A to E
by Bo Madestrand
Bright side of the moon
by Emilia Engblad
With his new collection for Ikea, fashion designer Martin Bergström works with social entrepreneurs in Thailand, India and Romania. The result: A collection of poetic items in a limited edition.
Out of fashion
by Philip Warkander
· illustrations:
Team Hawaii
Philip Warkander takes a closer look at an outdated industry with structural problems and crisis looming round the corner.
Gigabyte Glory
by Lars-H Bild
The no-limits world of computer games is the scene for the scary as well as the sublime in architectural visions.
Children of the revolution
by Bo Madestrand
· illustrations:
Carl Johann de Geer
Bo Madestrand went to artist Carl Johan De Geer’s studio and came back with a cookie jar full of unpublished photos of legendary Swedish sixties fashion brand Mah-Jong.
Swedish Design Awards
Designs 2018