A & E Design

Kerstin Wickman, writer and professor of Design & Crafts History, explores the national and international success of the A&E DESIGN studio, from its start in the 1960s until its 50-year jubilee today. The story about Tom Ahlström and Hans Ehrich, the company they built, their customers in Sweden and abroad, is also the story of the development of modern Sweden and Swedish industrial design. All richly illustrated with a variety of beautiful, innovative and technically smart design objects from A&E DESIGN's abundant production. Many everyday products were design to help people with disability. Preferably in plastic