A&E Design

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A&E Design

Hans Ehrich and Tom Ahlstrom
Founded	1968
Founder	Hans Ehrich, Tom Ahlstrom

A&E Design is a Swedish design company.

History

Since its inception, A & E Design has focused on developing useful every day products, and are known for their practical dishwashing brushes (for Norwegian Jordan, sold in more than sixty million items), queue-ticket dispensers (for Turn-O-Matic), and a folding stool for museums – Stockholm II.

Following the disability rights movement in the 1970s, A&E Design made many designs for disabled people. Hans Ehrich also designed an electric car in the sixties.

A&E Design has received a considerable number of design awards and honours, including 14 Excellent Swedish Design Awards and 5 Red Dot Design Awards, of which three 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
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  Turn-O-Matic
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  Dishwashing brush 1974
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  Dishwashing brush at Nationalmuseum
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  Hans Ehrich 2008
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  Turn o matic M90
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  Folding stool for museums 1995
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  Window squeegee
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  Plastic chair "Bam Bam"
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  A&E Design, exhibition in Nationalmuseum Stockholm

Bibliography

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

External links

• A&E Design – official homepage
• Red Dot interview with Swedish designer Hans Ehrich (English, Swedish).
• A&E Design on Youtube (Swedish).
• A&E Design's donation to Nationalmuseum in Stockholm