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ÅKE AXELSSON

Education

1947 -51 Visby School of woodwork
1951 -52 Practical experience in a workshop in Munich
1952 -57 University College of Arts, Craft and Design, Stockholm
1957 -59 Employed by architect Gösta Åberg
1959 -61 Employed by architect Professor Peter Celsing
Since 1967 Own firm of architects and prototype workshop in Vaxholm

Production

1988 Founded Galleri Stolen, Stockholm.
Design and production of furniture
1991 Bought the Chairfactory in Skirö, south of Sweden
2003 Galleri Stolen becomes the mainowner of Gärsnäs AB
2006 The Skirö chairfactory becomes Åke Axelsson Produktion, design and production of furniture

Interior design (2010 - 1990)

2010 -11 Inredning av Sven Harrys Konstmuseum, Stockholm
2010 -11 Bibliotek och mötesrum, Livrustkammaren, Stockholm
2009 Academy of Royal arts, Stockholm, the 1806 year´s Library
2009 Swedish Form, meetingroom and library, together with Jonas Bohlin
2009 Kulturen, Lund, directionroom
2008 Allé, Simrishamn Eventroom
2008 Church in Leksand, together with architect Gunnar Mattsson
2006 Jarla Partilager Stockholm artcentre
2006 Church in Leksand
2005 Entrancehall and offices at the Museum of National Antiquities, Stockholm
2004 The monasterychurch in Vreta
2003 The Stockholm Citymuseum entrancehall and shop
2002 Restaurant Mästar Anders, Stockholm
2002 Restaurant at the Museum of National Antiquities, Stockholm
2002 Baltic Art Centre, Gateshead, England
2001 Carl XVI Gustaf´s Jubilee Room, Royal castle
2000 Library at the Academy of arts, Stockholm
2000 Restaurant at the Stockholm Citymuseum
1998 Norrköping Museum, café, shop
1998 Students´ House, Stockholm
1997 Museum for Cookery-book Museum, Grythyttan
1996 Parliaments Library
1996 House for Graphical Arts, Mariefred
1996 Library at the Naval Museum, Karlskrona
1995 Bistro Ruby, Stockholm
1994 and 1983 Parliament Assembly Hall
1993 Library and café at the malmö Art Centre
1991 Karlskrona Reading Society Library
1990 Library Karlskrona

Awards, Competitions

1989 Member of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Stockholm
1999 Awarded the title, Professor, by the Swedish government
1995 Design Sense Award, nominated, Design Museum London
1995 Awarded the Bruno Mathsson Prize
1994 Awarded the Prince Eugene Medal
1993 Gärsnäs Jubilee Competition
1993 Excellent Swedish Design
1992 Excellent Swedish Design
1988 Excellent Swedish Design
1985 Excellent Swedish Design
1989 The Swedish magazine, Vi, designer prize
1978 Nordic Design Competition, Copenhagen
1968 The Swedish Furniture Industry Design Association Competition
1967 The Red Beech Prize
1963 The Pro-Beech (beech wood) Competition

Exhibitions

2010 Kulturen, Lund
2010 Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Stockholm
2007 Casa Cor, Grandfather´s studio.
2006 Höganäs Konsthall, "Funktionalism"
2002 Swedish Style in Tokyo
2002 Haramuseum, Tokyo
2001 Strictly Swedish, Washington DC and NYC
2001 Ozone Plaza, Tokyo
1997 Centre Culturel Suédois, paris
1996 Malmö Konsthall, "Anselm"
1996 Danmarks Designskole, Copenhagen, 39 chairs
1995 The Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Stockholm, 39 chairs