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A&E Design

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A&E Design
Founded1968
FounderTom Ahlström and Hans Ehrich (A&E)

A&E Design is a Swedish design company.[1]

History

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Sinage for A&E Design exhibition, Nationalmuseum, Stockholm (2018)
Gallery view, A&E Design exhibition

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.[citation needed] Among their clients are Alessi, C&B Italia, Colgate, Design House Stockholm, Lammhults, Scandinavian Airlines System, Siemens, and Zanotta.

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Bibliography

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  • A&E Design – The Book, Business History Publishing, Stockholm (2018), ISBN 978-91-984266-4-9

References

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  1. ^ "e_company". www.aedesign.se.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ Helgesson, Susanne; Svenska former, p. 29; Prisma förlag; Stockholm 2000.
  4. ^ "A&E Design < Designers < Design House Stockholm - Scandinavia Today".
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