Industrial designer svedese, nato da genitori uno svedese e l'altro tedesco ad Helsinki, in Finlandia, il 25 Settembre 1942. È cresciuto ed ha studiato in tutta Europa: in Finlandia, Svezia, Germania, Svizzera, Spagna ed Italia. Ha appreso la lavorazione dei metalli e studiato industrial design al "National College of Art, Craft and Design" di Stoccolma, dal 1962 al 1967; a Torino e Milano, nel 1965, lavora come apprendista designer; dal 1968, a Stoccolma, fonda e dirige A&E DESIGN AB in collaborazione con Tom Ahlstrom e dal 1982 INTERDESIGN AB, diventandone direttore amministrativo. Disegna per Alessi, Anza, Arjo, ASEA, Colgate, Fagerhults, Gustavsberg, Jordan, Norwesco, PLM, RFSU, Siemens, Turn-O-Matic, Yamagiwa, etc.

Mostre:
"Dall'idea al prodotto finito", Design Center di Malmö, 1977 (fino a Stoccolma);
"Il design contemporaneo svedese", Nationalmuseum, Stoccolma, 1983 (itinerante);
"Design Art", Berlin, 1988;
"Le Facce del Design svedese", Cranbrook Academy of Art, "Bloomfield Hills", Michigan, 1988 (itinerante);
"Dalla Rivoluzione alle nuove espressioni 1968-1988", Nationalmuseum, Stoccolma, 1989;
"Ideata da A&E DESIGN 68-98";
"Röhsska Konstslöjdmuseet;" Göteborg (passando per Stoccolma, Malmö, Kalmar);
"Nuova Scandinavia", Colonia, Munchen 1999;
"La trasparenza nordica", Stedelijk Museum 1999.

Collezioni:
Nationalmuseum, Stockholm;
Tekniska Museet, Stockholm;
Röhsska Konstslöjdmuseet, Göteborg;
VITRA Design Museum Germany;
Neue Sammlung, Munchen;
Kunstmuseum Dusseldorf;
Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam;
Design Museum, London;
Museum fur Gestaltung, Zurich.

Meriti assegnati:
Swedish State Award to Artists, 1971, 1972;
Industrial Designer of the Year award 1987;
14 volte Excellent Swedish Design award; Classic Design Award (1996);
3 volte The Red Dot for Highest Design Quality, (1997, 98, 99);
Design Preis Schweiz (1999).
Numerosi altri premi nazionali ed internazionali.

Swedish industrial designer. Born of Swedish and German parents, in Helsinki, Finland, 25 September 1942. Raised and educated all over Europe: Finland, Sweden, Germany, Switzerland, Spain and Italy. Studied metalwork and industrial design at the National College of Art, Craft and Design (Konstfackskolan), Stockholm, 1962-67; apprentice designer, in Turin and Milan, 1965. Founder- director, with Tom Ahlström, A&E DESIGN AB, Stockholm, from l968, and INTERDESIGN AB, Stockholm, managing director, from 1982. Designing for Alessi, Anza, Arjo, ASEA, Colgate, Fagerhults, Gustavsberg, Jordan, Norwesco, PLM, RFSU, Siemens, Turn-O-Matic, Yamagiwa, etc.

Exhibitions:
"From idea to Finished Product." Form Design Center, Malmö, 1977 (travelled to Stockholm);
"Contemporary Swedish Design", Nationalmuseum, Stockholm, 1983 (toured);
"Design Art", Berlin, 1988;
"Faces of Swedish Design", Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, 1988 (toured);
"From Revolution to New Expressions" 1968-1988, Nationalmuseum, Stockholm, 1989;
"Created by A&E DESIGN" 68-98;
Röhsska Konstslöjdmuseet, Göteborg (travelled to Stockholm, Malmö, Kalmar);
"New Scandinavia", Köln, Munchen 1999;
"The Nordic Transparency", Stedelijk Museum 1999.

Collections:
Nationalmuseum, Stockholm;
Tekniska Museet, Stockholm;
Röhsska Konstslöjdmuseet, Göteborg;
VITRA Design Museum Germany;
Neue Sammlung, Munchen;
Kunstmuseum Dusseldorf;
Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam;
Design Museum, London;
Museum fur Gestaltung, Zurich.

Recipient:
"Swedish State Award to Artists", 1971, 1972;
"Industrial Designer of the Year" award 1987;
14 times "Excellent Swedish Design award";
"Classic Design Award" (1996);
3 "times The Red Dot for Highest Design Quality," (1997, 98, 99);
"Design Preis Schweiz" (1999).
Numerous other national and international design awards.