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 Hans Ehrich and Tom Ahlström | |
| Founded | 1968 |
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| Founder | Tom Ahlström and Hans Ehrich (A&E) |
A&E Design is a Swedish design company.1
History
A & E Design focuses on daily products, It is known for practical dishwashing brushes (for Norwegian Jordan, selling more than sixty million units), 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 1960s.4
A & E Design received design awards, including 14 Excellent Swedish Design Awards and 5 Red Dot Design Awards, of which three were for Highest Design Quality. 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"
Bibliography
Bibliography
- A&E Design – The Book, Business History Publishing, Stockholm (2018), ISBN 978-91-984266-4-9
References
References
- "e_company". www.aedesign.se.
- "Vitemölla Chair By A&E Design < Furniture < Collection < Design House Stockholm - Scandinavian Design Today". www.designhousestockholm.com. Archived from the original on July 9, 2011.
- Helgesson, Susanne; Svenska former, p. 29; Prisma förlag; Stockholm 2000.
- "A&E Design < Designers < Design House Stockholm - Scandinavia Today".