Åke Axelsson

Born 1932. Grew up on a small farm in Skillingsmåla in the south of Sweden. Six years at elementary school. Professional training at Visby vocational college for cabinet-making 1949 - 1951. Studied interior and furniture design at Konsfack in Stockholm 1952 - 1957. Has worked as a furniture and interior designer since 1957. Architectural practice with interior designer Erik Karlström 1961 - 1967. Own workshop in Vaxholm/later Engarn since 1967. Founded Galleri Stolen in 1988. Member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts in 1989. Awarded Prins Eugen medal 1994. Bruno Mathsson prize and titular professor 1995. Partner in Gärsnäs AB since 2003. Swedish Arts Grants Committee’s major stipend 2016.