AIRA, restaurateur Tommy Myllymäki’s and Svenska Brasserier’s new restaurant on Djurgården, has chosen Gärsnäs SAGA chairs to provide an air of classic refinement to their dining. It is an old model, updated by Åke Axelsson and Jonas Bohlin, the latter Read more
Pia chairs are lining up along the jetty at Djurönäset Conference Hotel. Stackable Pia with its fold-up seat is a nifty piece of classic garden furniture, designed in 1942 by architect Tore Ahlsén for KF (The Swedish Co-operative Union). Gärsnäs Read more
From 3 September, A. Petersen in Copenhagen will be showing the exhibition Welcome Home, Åke a recreation of his home and studio in Engarn near Vaxholm; a space that has evolved across decades into a sort of personal laboratory for Read more
Our head office and production are closed during the summer holiday from July 6 to August 2. The Shop and Showroom in Gärsnäs are open: Tue-Fri: 10am – 5pm and Sat: 10am – 3pm.
A large retrospective exhibition on Åke Axelsson will open 3 September at A. Petersen Gallery in Copenhagen. Large parts of Åke’s furniture history will be on display: everything from his very first work, a cabinet, built at the age of Read more
Den hållbara formen (The Sustainable Design) is a beautifully illustrated book about interior architect and master furniture maker Åke Axelsson (Carlsson bokförlag), authored by design writer Petter Eklund. Across 300 pages, the book lets a selection of Åke’s chairs and Read more