In late August, the Museum of Furniture Studies hosted a matchmaking event between the young designers featured in the Ex-Works 2025 exhibition and representatives from the Swedish furniture industry.
What defines modern Swedish design? This article looks at how post-war ideals shaped a national style focused on function, clarity and everyday use, and how Swedish designers from then to the present have helped preserve the ideas of modernism.
Niels Gammelgaard was, from 1975 until 2005, one of IKEA's most successful designers, while also running his own design studio, working for among others Fritz Hanzen, Herman Miller and Cappellini.
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Niels Gammelgaard
Niels Gammelgaard was one of IKEA's most successful designers, while also running his own design studio, working for among others Fritz Hanzen, Herman Miller and Cappellini. In 1996 Gammelgaard also made the interiors for the Copenhagen City Trains.
MDM Talks #10: We talked with the designer, Adrian Bursell. In 2020, Adrian graduated from Konstfack. For his graduation project, Sticks & Stones: Souvenirs from Öland, he designed a side table called "Lilla Alvaret".
