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Tom Ahlström


Tom Ahlström (born 1943) is a Swedish industrial designer. He is the co-founder of A&E Design.

A & E Design

Biography

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Tom Ahlström with master's thesis project (1968)

Ahlström was born May 30, 1943 in Helsinki. He grew up in Västerås and moved to Stockholm in 1964. He studied crafts and silversmithing at the University College of Arts, Crafts and Design in Stockholm. While a student, he met Hans Ehrich, with whom he subsequently founded A&E Design in 1968.

Nationalmuseum, Stockholm[1]

Museum of Modern Art, New York[2]

Mobel Design Museum[3]

Nasjonalmuseet[4]

Vitra Design Museum[5]

Publications

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  • Widengren, Gunilla (1994). Tanken och handen: Konstfack 150 år [The Thought and the Hand, Konstfack 150 years] (1st. ed.). Stockholm: Page One Publishing. ISBN 91-71-25-018-2.
  • Wickman, Kerstin (2018) A & E Design: The Book 9789198426649[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Nationalmuseum - Tom Ahlström". collection.nationalmuseum.se. Retrieved 2024-06-20.
  2. ^ "Tom Ahlström, Swedish, born 1943". The Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Designer Tom Ahlström | Möbeldesignmuseum". www.mobeldesignmuseum.se. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
  4. ^ "Tom Ahlström, Industrial designer, Designer". Nasjonalmuseet. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
  5. ^ "Vitra Design Museum: Collection". collectiononline.design-museum.de. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
  6. ^ Wickman, Kerstin (2018). A & E Design: The Book. Business History Publishing. ISBN 978-91-984266-4-9.