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Alexander Lervik is a Swedish designer working across furniture, lighting, interiors and collectible design. He graduated from Beckmans College of Design in 1998 and has since worked with producers such as Johanson, Kosta Boda, Svenskt Tenn and Aritco, alongside a continuous line of experimental and one-off pieces made in his own studio in Österlen.
His work is represented in the collections of Nationalmuseum in Stockholm, Nasjonalmuseet in Oslo and Röhsska Museet in Gothenburg. Studio-supplied press material may be used under its stated terms; please credit Alexander Lervik and the photographer where specified. Archived third-party articles remain subject to copyright and require individual permission for sharing.
Name
Alexander Lervik
Based
Österlen, Sweden
Education
Beckmans College of Design, 1998
Fields
Furniture, lighting, collectible design, interiors
Collections
Nationalmuseum Stockholm, Nasjonalmuseet Oslo, Röhsska Museet
Awards
Red Dot, Design S, Utmärkt Svensk Form, Swedish Lighting Award and more
228 articles
2005The New York TimesNew York Times-LightPortraits & interviewsFor Mr. Lervik, light “changes the identity of a product and gives you more to work with, more expression.”
2020ForbesThe Accessibility Of Design Reimagined In A New Concept By Alexander LervikPortraits & interviewsAlexander Lervik, the Swedish visionary designer, disclosed the idea of sharing designs digitally in Sweden’s first TED Talk 10 years ago, stating “we need a Spotify for the design world.” Producing the MyBrain Lamp in 2007, a 3D printed replica of his own brain originating from an MR scan at the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, Lervik has been investigating the fluidity which could change the industry thanks to the advancement of digital technology.
2020ForbesThe Lift Manufacturer Bringing A New Future To The IndustryPortraits & interviewsThis initial design was created in collaboration with Swedish designer Alexander Lervik, with whom the company still works closely today. At this years’ Stockholm Furniture and Lighting Fair, they launched a new collaboration with Lervik, where he created a video art installation into the recently introduced LED DesignWall at the rear of the lift.
2020Financial TimesVisions of the post-pandemic homePortraits & interviewsIn February, Lervik’s rocks were diverting prototypes. Six months later, the Tactus Lamps look like an inspired work of design. “Furniture for offices is subject to regulation so the human body is not destroyed, but at home most people sit at the kitchen table and use a regular chair. So, my problem is: how do I take things already developed and bring them into private homes?”
2020Financial TimesStockholm Design Week: psychedelic is the new NordicProductsThe Terra chair, unveiled with much fanfare, was an exercise in sustainable design. The Pop Art-inspired piece, designed by Alexander Lervik, can be ordered online and the company will send it to be fabricated in a local workshop.
2010Financial TimesA new handle on luggageProductsSwedish designer Alexander Lervik created an installation at the Nordic Light hotel during the Stockholm Furniture Fair in January in which the lobby was transformed into an arrivals and departures hub. “I’ve always been fascinated by the hotel milieu and wanted to create an exhibition that links us to the physical setting – the hotel is a temporary home when you’re on the move,” says Lervik.
2023The Sunday TimesInto the woodsRecentA power couple of Swedish design, Elin and Alexander Lervik
2023The Sunday TimesThe best place for recovering if you have a stressful day is to go out into the forestRecentAlexander creates highly original furniture and lighting that treads a line between art and design The star of the scheme is Alexander’s Hollywood movie-inspired staircase, a spectacular timber spiral curving from the hallway to the kitchen.
2020South China Morning PostTouch-activated Tactus lamps are designed to provide connection for the lonelyProductsas a designer, I have always been fascinated by light and how you can communicate with it. I had an exhibition in a museum with 12 objects and these were the ones that had the biggest reaction from people.
2018OnOfficeIn our February issue: Alexander Lervik and Scandinavian specialPortraits & interviewsOur cover star Alexander Lervik has designed for a wealth of Scandinavian companies, having had his big break at Milan’s Salone Satellite with an innnovative LED light. Lervik’s design chops (including upping Aritco’s game with a lift with a design difference) plus his panoply of launches at this year’s Stockholm Furniture and Light Fair, as well as a retrospective at Stockholm’s Kulturhuset, presenting two decades’ worth of work meant he was a shoo-in for our cover.
2018OnOfficeAlexander Lervik’s elevator takes him to another levelPortraits & interviewsThe Swedish designer takes things to another level with his furniture-like lift After the fair, Lervik’s focus will remain in the Swedish capital as a retrospective of his work opens in April, showing 200 products from two decades in the business.
2020OnOfficeAritco Lift and Alexander Lervik explore the link between art and designPortraits & interviewsA further particularly impressive application of Lervik’s future-focused mind is the pop art-inspired Terra chair, available in two different laser-engraved patterns, and launched in collaboration with Design House Stockholm. “I realised quite quickly that this is an industry that has been the same for decades, while everything I do, I try and turn upside down. I tell myself that I shall not do objects that people like now.
2023OnOfficeOnOffice Spring23 Spotlight Alexander LervikRecentRecognised globally for his international collaborations and innovative product design, his expansive practice ranges from concept development and photography, installation and invention, to other investigative exploits. Innovation and sustainability are at the heart of Lervik’s practice
2024ICONEditor’s Picks: We meet the creatives shaking up Stockholm Design Week 2024RecentFRAKTUR, realised by Swedish designer Alexander Lervik for Reform Design Lab, was born as a result of boundary-pushing design and embodies the sort of innovative spirit that Rams would approve of. Rarely one to shun daring concepts, Lervik isn’t afraid to challenge the conventional norms of the design sphere and is widely known for creating designs that captivate.
2005Taipei TimesLet there be light, even at nightPortraits & interviewsAs a designer striving to bring light to dim spaces, he has come up with illuminated versions of products that never glowed before. For Lervik, light "changes the identity of a product and gives you more to work with, more expression."
2023Euronews CultureDesigners and their homes: Alexander Lervik's Swedish kit house renovationPortraits & interviewsdrew on Alexander’s long career as a furniture and lighting designer for leading Scandinavian producers and international companies such as Italy’s Moroso.
2016Frankfurter Allgemeine MagazinNordisk by NaturePortraits & interviewscelebrated one designer in particular—the Swede Alexander Lervik. Lervik views his lift, which consumes no more energy than a light bulb, more as a piece of furniture than a technical achievement.
2020DER SPIEGELSchwedische Kronen: Der hintergründige Künstler Alexander LervikPortraits & interviewsLervik also masters the urban language of expansive sofa landscapes, as demonstrated by his Milan-style sofas for Moroso. "Sometimes I wonder if there is any difference at all between art and design—except that design has a function,"
2018Dagens NyheterI huvudet på Alexander LervikProductsOver two hundred products bear his signature; furniture, lamps, vases, candlesticks, rugs, interiors, door handles, jewelry, watches, an elevator, and even more. "I huvudet på Alexander Lervik, designer" is Kulturhuset Stadsteatern's largest design venture to date.
2013Dagens NyheterMannen som printade sin hjärna tänker framåtPortraits & interviewsAlexander Lervik is a veteran in the field and created one of 3D culture's first Swedish signature objects when he had his brain scanned, printed out, and mounted as the lamp "My brain". We have to come up with a functioning system, a Spotify or iTunes of design where we can buy design digitally and then manufacture it, in the same way that a song can be downloaded.
2012Dagens NyheterDagens Nyheter, 2012: Jewellery design by Alexander LervikPortraits & interviewsWe wanted to see if they were interested in using light, which is my big passion, and 3D printing.
2006Dagens NyheterKanslan for finessPortraits & interviewsDesigner Alexander Lervik knocked out most people in the design scene with the door handle "Brighthandle". "Den röda stolen" exists in only ten copies. Nationalmuseum has purchased one of them for its collections.
2003Dagens NyheterLysande design för huvudljusPortraits & interviewsdesigner and initiator of an exhibition at Kulturhuset with the theme "How do we live in 2050?" Mom is an artist, dad is an engineer. As a designer, he ended up right in between.
2002Dagens NyheterUtmärkt måndag: utvalda produkter med Utmärkt Svensk FormProductsDagens Nyheter (2002): Utmärkt måndag: utvalda produkter med Utmärkt Svensk Form. Press coverage of Swedish designer Alexander Lervik. Full article available by request.
1998Dagens NyheterEn pall för varje decenniumPortraits & interviewsThe designer Alexander Lervik is exhibiting ten different stools, each representing its era, at Forum för Form. The stool in clear-lacquered beech is... it will surely go down in history, it already has, for that matter.
2022Svenska DagbladetVi köpte ett hus andra ratarPortraits & interviewsWith Alexander Lervik's background as a designer, they have also created many custom solutions in the home, such as a molded staircase, a functional elevator, and custom-designed windows. But I think both turn-of-the-century romantics and Norra tornen devotees will be converted after a visit to Elin and Alexander Lervik.
2020Svenska DagbladetSVD 5 decProductsKabinett, designed by Alexander Lervik, which can be transformed into a height-adjustable desk. A nimble design that is completely in tune with the times.
2018Svenska DagbladetAlexander den storeProductsHE BELONGS TO ONE of Sweden's most renowned designers, with one foot in the world of imagination and the other in function – as if the poet had asked the engineer for a dance where both inspire one another. Auktionsverket has described the MyBrain lamp as the first Scandinavian signature object for 3D printing technology, Alexander Lervik recounts.
2017Svenska DagbladetLjuddesign i sinnenas gränslandPortraits & interviewsAlexander Lervik is well-established as a designer and often engages in conceptual forward-thinking and technical innovations. Designer Alexander Lervik’s and artist Eva Dahlgren’s exhibition Dit ljuset leder, currently on view at Designgalleriet, moves in the borderland between art and design.
2013Svenska DagbladetForm förvandlad till fotokonst15 yearsHe has created a number of award-winning products and interiors, where among others "Lucy folding table" from 2012 was awarded the Red dot design. The big gain for me has been the dialogue with the photographers. I have learned enormously much, and a driving force for me is to constantly try to develop, says Alexander Lervik.
2013Svenska DagbladetSvenska Dagbladet, 2013: Furniture and design projects by Alexander Lervik15 yearsportrays "Jeffersson" as if it were a person. A simple expression, a relaxed piece of seating furniture with sleek lines that create shadows against the white wall. Despite the simplicity, Dawid still manages to find something poetic in the objects he takes on.
2012Svenska DagbladetSvenska Dagbladet, 2012: Jewellery design by Alexander LervikPortraits & interviewsV ave shoe repair showed a dark dramatic apocalypse collection together with specially designed large jewelry by Alexander Lervik.
2010Svenska DagbladetKreativ i BullerbynPortraits & interviewsAs a designer, he is the father of the illuminated door handle Bright handle, which glows green when vacant and red when occupied. In addition, he is the man behind the chair The red chair, which can be viewed at Nationalmuseum. The special thing about me is that I dare to stretch the boundaries and push the envelope. Much of the Scandinavian design tradition is simple and minimalist.
2004Svenska DagbladetSvenska Dagbladet, 2004: Article on Alexander Lervik and selling designPortraits & interviewsdesigner Alexander Lervik, who created the shoe store Rizzo's concept and interior design. It is an overall whole that concerns not only the interior design, but also that the staff acts professionally and that the right music is played.
1998Sköna HemSköna Hem, 1998: Alexander Lervik’s graduation projectPortraits & interviewsALEXANDER LERVIK has drawn inspiration from the furniture, cars, art and fashion of the decades when designing a series of new-vintage stools, one from each decade. Alex himself sits on the postmodernist 80s contribution in raw steel. Alexander Lervik has dedicated himself to a stool study from Mackintosh to his own 98 version. He has studied all the styles of our century to try, through this experience, to draw conclusions leading him into a new millennium.
1996Svenska DagbladetMed Ingvar under sulanProductsThe creator Alexander Lervik attends Beckmans College of Design in Stockholm. He makes no secret of the fact that it is a huge hit to have already achieved a commercial breakthrough — even if a small one.
—Svenska DagbladetSvenska Dagbladet: Alexander Lervik and 3D printingPortraits & interviewsV ave shoe repair, together with designer Alexander Lervik, has developed jewellery and accessories using 3D technology.
2012SCHÖNER WOHNENLeuchte “Jeahna” bis zu fünf Meter breitProductsA textile light balloon – that is “Jeahna”, the new lamp from the Swedish design company Zero. Its creators, designers Johan Carpner and Alexander Lervik, describe the spectacular design as the “largest lamp of all time”.
2026Dagens Industri (Debatt)Kultur är konkurrenskraft – inte välgörenhetRecentIn 2012 I won a competition between leading industrial design firms to design the world's first home lift. Sweden is small, but in design we are at the international forefront. Scandinavian Design is a global mark of quality.
2025Dagens Industri (Di Weekend)”Collectible design” — formgivarens nya missionPortraits & interviewsThe greatest climate benefit I can make is building my brand so that the products become valuable enough that people choose to save them for the next generation. I have just shipped five of my previous works, such as the brain lamp, the red chair, and some art glass, over to a new gallery in New York that represents me on the American market.
2025ScandinavianDesign.comNew Sofa Collection by Alexander Lervik for Vanders DesignProductsWhere Swedish design mastery meets German precision craftsmanship, the latest collaboration between renowned designer Alexander Lervik and Vanders studio+manufactur brings forth an exceptional piece of furniture artistry. This collaboration represents more than just a new product launch; it’s a testament to the power of long-term creative partnerships and the marriage of Scandinavian design philosophy with German manufacturing precision.
2016Dagens IndustriEgen hiss på väg uppProductsDesigner and inventor Alexander Lervik has, together with the company Aritco, developed a custom-designed elevator for private homes. Alexander Lervik, interior architect and product designer, is behind the design.
2013Dagens IndustriEn bok där man sitter15 years”Spike Chair and Red Chair are museum pieces in the first place,” says Alexander Lervik. ”I use artistic projects to develop my commercial side,” he says.
2013Dagens IndustriSäkert i fotoprojekt15 yearshottest product from Alexander Lervik is an award-winning (Red dot award) folding table, ”Lucy”. The craziest is ”La Lumiere au chocolat”, a lamp with a lampshade made of chocolate.
2024DezeenGustav Winsth and Alexander Lervik use VR to design real-life chairProductsThe Reality chair is the first collaboration between Lervik, who is well-established on the Scandinavian design scene, and Winsth, who is one of Sweden's most promising young talents. Drawing furniture in the air, with me in my studio and Gustav in his, and then seeing the finished result next to other armchairs – it's like magic
2022DezeenArholma outdoor collection by Alexander Lervik for SkargaardenProducts"I found an identity in the form that I later infused throughout the whole collection so that it is clear that the pieces belong together," a sustainable choice that, owing to the durability of its materials and timelessness of its design, will last through the decades.
2021DezeenArholma chair by Alexander Lervik for SkargaardenProductsSwedish brand Skargaarden's Arholma outdoor chair was designed by Alexander Lervik to be as minimalist as possible while having a distinctive character. Despite the minimalist design, Arholma has a distinct character that feels both timeless and modern — and like both of these qualities takes a rightful place and blends into all types of environments
2020DezeenAlexander Lervik designs Kabinett dresser for Adea that doubles as a deskProductsFinnish furniture manufacturer Adea has launched Kabinett, a cabinet for the home office that was envisioned by Stockholm designer Alexander Lervik and also functions as a work table. I've placed great emphasis on making it both aesthetically pleasing and ergonomic. Your body shouldn't be in pain because you're working from home.
2020DezeenAritco HomeLift by AritcoProductsDesigned to act as an additional decorative element in the home, the Aritco HomeLift has been developed by Aritco alongside Swedish designer Alexander Lervik to include several standout features. Lervik said the feature is directly inspired by the knobs seen on hi-fi systems or inside cars.
2020DezeenAritco HomeLift Access by AritcoProductsDesigned by Aritco in collaboration with Swedish designer Alexander Lervik, the Aritco HomeLift Access is available in a variety of dimensions that can meet the needs of different households.
2020DezeenWatch our talk on the line between art and design with AritcoPortraits & interviewsLervik is a Swedish product designer and artist, whose work is often concerned with questioning the line between art and design. The brand has worked with Lervik to create the Aritco HomeLift, a design-led domestic lift that can be controlled with a smartphone.
2019DezeenWatch our talk with Aritco on the future of craft live from StockholmPortraits & interviewsLervik is a Swedish product designer based in Stockholm. He is the designer of the Aritco HomeLift, a design-led domestic lift that can be controlled with a smartphone. His work includes a watch with a perforated metal face and a spiky chair made of wooden rods that resembles a bed of nails.
2017DezeenTingest designs home gym equipment to look like objets d'artProductsThis is why we have focused on developing stylish equipment that is both functional and pleasing to the eye, and can be placed prominently in any room. Lervik is also behind the bamboo Gymansten hula hoop, which comes with a wall hook in leather and brass so it can be hung for display, as well as the Plinten upholstered leather bench, inspired by classic vault horses.
2016DezeenAlexander Lervik's Storm table features a foldaway trayProductsthe top of this table by Swedish designer Alexander Lervik flips up when not in use, so its curved handle can be used for carrying or as a hook for hanging on the wall. Lervik filled a row of displays with his new products to coincide with the most recent edition of the city's annual design week
2016DezeenAlexander Lervik's Bikupa watch features a perforated faceProductsLervik set the brand up in 2013 to release homeware that references Scandinavian design heritage, and is manufactured in Sweden with a focus on natural materials.
2013DezeenSpike Chair by Alexander LervikProductsSwedish designer Alexander Lervik unveiled a chair made of wooden rods like a bed of nails in Stockholm last week. The shafts of rain resembled slanted lines and in that rain I suddenly saw the outlines of Spike in front of me.
2023Wallpaper*Alexander Lervik’s ‘Hemvist’ wooden furniture was crafted using a technique for making stairsRecentThough trained as a cabinetmaker, Lervik’s recent projects have explored a more conceptual approach to materials. create a smaller platform to investigate the borderland between art and design
2008InterniInterni, 2008: Alexander Lervik in the Milan 2008 previewPortraits & interviewsexibitions and awards: Salone satellite 1999, Stockholm furniture fair 2005, Rösska Museum of design Gothenburg 2007, Stockholm Furniture Fair 2008. his works are present at National Museum of Stockholm e/and al/at National Museum of Oslo.
2011designboomAlexander lervik: light bar at stockholm furniture fair 2011Productsswedish designer alexander lervik is behind the conceptual development of the light bar at this year's stockholm furniture fair. lervik's light installation, originally created for insurance company skandia, consists of 1728 heads – half male, half female – which are meant to symbolize the employees of the company.
2013designboomTent light by johan carpner + alexander lervik for zero lightingProductsa tent illuminated by night in the forest brings about images of calm and serenity – alexander lervik and johan carpner have translated this visual into a tangible object for the indoors. presented at stockholm furniture fair, the design is a result of a collaboration with swedish tentmaker hilleberg produced by zero lighting.
2017designboomTingest creates home training equipment to fit any interior décorProducts‘focused on developing stylish equipment that is both functional and pleasing to the eye, and can be placed prominently in any room’ swedish design studio tingest presents its ultimate training equipment for homes.
2023designboomAlexander lervik sets up a furniture collection with pegs and wedges of solid woodProductsSwedish designer Alexander Lervik completes the limited edition collection of furniture ‘Hemvist’ constructed out of leftover solid wood. ‘In this furniture collection, I have simplified the shape to a graphic simplicity with a strong identity’, shares the designer.
2008ScandinavianDesign.comThe Enlightenment show by Alexander LervikOther“Alexander Lervik explores the boundaries around what we call furniture” Alexander Lervik can confidently claim that Luna is the ultimate globe pendant
2009Design MilkLight Tree: a fibre-optic tree by Alexander LervikProductsThe Light Tree is a tree designed by Alexander Lervik made from over 2000 meters of fiber optics, molded together on a steel frame. The Light Tree has been acquired by the prestigious Nasjonalmusem in Oslo, Norway.
2010designboomAlexander lervik: transit at nordic light hotelProductsswedish designer alexander lervik was commisioned to design this year’s installation for the lobby of the nordic light hotel, during stockholm furniture fair 2010. I have always been fascinated by the hotel milieu and I wanted to create an exhibition that links us to the physical setting. the hotel is a temporary home when you’re on the move. at the same time it’s a venue for new meetings between people, each with their own story and personal situation in their baggage,
2013Design MilkSpike Chair by Alexander LervikProductsAlexander Lervik‘s Spike chair uses a conventional chair material in a very unconventional way. Spike is to be sold in a limited edition of ten via Gallerie Pascale Stockholm.
2013Design MilkA Lamp Made of Chocolate: La Lumière au ChocolatProductsHe began the design process by exploring the possibility of creating a contrast to light, i.e., darkness – he wanted to create a light that didn’t give out any light at all. “I find it poetic, with complete darkness at first and then a tiny ray of light penetrates the dark chocolate.”
2022STIRAlexander Lervik and Evelina Kroon develop retrofuturistic DesignWalls for AritcoProductsThe concept of Aritco’s home lift was originally developed by Lervik in 2016. Using the latest technology, he designed these home lifts to adapt to modern ways of living. Having previously created nine DesignWalls that ascribed to this minimalistic aesthetic, the company commissioned Lervik, who has worked with Aritco for almost ten years, to create newer designs for its most exclusive clients.
2023STIRAlexander Lervik’s Hemvist collection is an assembly of tenons and wedgesProductsThe Swedish designer continues his collaboration with Drömtrappor, creating limited-edition furniture designs out of wood waste from the production of Hemvist staircases. I wanted to use these jointing techniques with 'tenons and wedges' to construct the staircase so that it will be a treasure that you save for generations
2026ScandinavianDesign.comAlexander Lervik opens gallery in SkanePortraits & interviewsHe believes that the greatest environmental contribution a designer can make is not primarily about the choice of materials, but rather that the products produced are timeless in design and of the highest quality so that they remain on the market for generations to come. The Red Chair (No. 9 of 10) – represented in the collections of the National Museum in Oslo, the National Museum in Stockholm, and the Röhsska Museum.
2023ArtfuckΟ Alexander Lervik παρουσιάζει μια νέα συλλογή από μασίφ ξύλοRecentIn this furniture collection, I have simplified the shape into a graphic simplicity with a strong identity. The collection will be exhibited at his own gallery Unikat located in Stockholm and, like the other exhibitions hosted there, will present unique experimental products of fine craftsmanship signed by the creative.
2023Luxury Style MagIl sistema modulare Bau di LammhultsRecentAlexander Lervik's furniture is created from waste material from the manufacturing process. Featuring a graphic design and a silhouette of character, the collection of furnishings also includes armchairs and colorful benches.
2023Madera21Alexander Lervik configuró una colección de muebles con clavijas y cuñas de madera macizaRecentThe collection will be exhibited at his own Unikat Gallery located in Stockholm and, like the rest of the organized exhibitions, will present unique experimental products of delicate craftsmanship. “In this furniture collection, I have simplified the shape to a graphic simplicity with a strong identity,” the designer shares.
2023designboomAlexander Lervik sets up a furniture collection with pegs and wedges of solid woodRecentdesignboom (2023): Alexander Lervik sets up a furniture collection with pegs and wedges of solid wood. Press coverage of Swedish designer Alexander Lervik. Full article available by request.
2011Fair reviewFair review-Light BarPortraits & interviewsHe achieved his international breakthrough with “Bright handle”, a door handle that communicates by means of coloured tight. He has been awarded numerous prizes, including Forum +1best in show in Stockholm, Best of the Best at 100% design in Rotterdam and Utmärkt Svensk Form.
2011Norsk TidningNorsk Tidning-Northern Light FairProductsNorsk Tidning (2011): Norsk Tidning-Northern Light Fair. Press coverage of Swedish designer Alexander Lervik. Full article available by request.
2011TrendsLivingTrendsLiving-Light and GlassProductsPrivileging LED and fiber optic solutions, this Swedish-born designer creates visually emotional concepts. Undoubtedly a brilliant idea for illuminating other bright minds, Mybrain lamp is on show at the Museum of Decorative Arts in Goteborg.
2011XPressXPress, 2011: Alexander Lervik’s Nordic Sea Hotel interiorPortraits & interviewsAmong other things, I've designed a new chair, produced by Moroso, and new fixtures, produced by Dark. One could say that the feeling will be that of a boutique hotel, albeit on a much larger scale, says Alexander Lervik.
2010Eigen Huis & InterieurSwedish style: experimenteel Zweeds design van Alexander LervikPortraits & interviewsIt is precisely that contrast between experimental design, accessible consumer products, and artistic one-offs that makes Lervik one of the most interesting Swedish designers of today There is a "yes we can" feeling among young designers. We have self-confidence and dare to experiment.
2010Hollansk TidningHollansk Tidning-Life stylePortraits & interviewsLervik is widely regarded as the up-and-coming Swedish design talent. During the design event 100% Design Rotterdam in 2009, his Rib Chair was chosen as ‘Best of the best’.
2010Wohn!DesignWohn!Design, 2010: Alexander Lervik’s Ryggrad (Backbone) lampProductsWohn!Design (2010): Wohn!Design, 2010: Alexander Lervik’s Ryggrad (Backbone) lamp. Press coverage of Swedish designer Alexander Lervik. Full article available by request.
2009IDEATIDEAT, 2009: Profile of Alexander Lervik in a Scandinavian design specialPortraits & interviewsAlexander Lervik is one of the leading Swedish designers: his Ribb chair was awarded the "Best of the best" prize at 100% Design, the largest Dutch design exhibition in Rotterdam. a designer capable of scanning his brain at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm and creating a lamp named Mybrain, acquired by the museum of design and decorative arts in Gothenburg...
2008MARUMARU, 2008: Feature on Lervik DesignPortraits & interviewsMARU (2008): MARU, 2008: Feature on Lervik Design. Press coverage of Swedish designer Alexander Lervik. Full article available by request.
2008mdMD (Ryska)-Alexander LervikPortraits & interviewsThe studio of Swedish designer Alexander Lervik creates furniture and non-traditional lighting fixtures, and carries out interior projects for restaurants, nightclubs, and boutiques in Scandinavia, Italy, Japan, China, and the USA. Works by Lervik have been presented at the National Museum of Sweden in Stockholm, the Norwegian National Museum in Oslo, and the Museum of Design and Decorative Arts in Gothenburg, Sweden.
2008Rysk tidningRysk tidning-Alexander LervikPortraits & interviewsThe great potential of this Swedish designer and his already fairly serious achievements are evidenced by the fact that in February 2008 Alexander Lervik was invited as a speaker to the FutureDesignDays forum dedicated to lighting design. Yes, I think my approach could be called artistic. This is related to my conviction in the importance of experimental projects, where one does not have to think about production processes and the requirements imposed on mass-market products.
2008Sweet LifeSweet Life-Push NighclubPortraits & interviewsSweet Life (2008): Sweet Life-Push Nighclub. Press coverage of Swedish designer Alexander Lervik. Full article available by request.
2008Wohn!DesignWohn!Design, 2008: Feature on Alexander LervikPortraits & interviewshis ideas make the international design scene take notice: With luminous designs, Alexander Lervik enchants spaces! Alexander Lervik, the favorite designer of the Scandinavian club and retail scene.
2007BlueprintBlueprint, 2007: Profile of Alexander LervikPortraits & interviewsSwedish designer. Alexander Lervik is divining a new path for Scandinavian furniture design His Dolphin easychair and Neptun table, for previously ailing Swedish manufacturer Johanson, breathe new life into the heritage of that historical moment: pressed-wood utilitarianism given dynamic emphasis.
2007GQ JapanGQ Japan, 2007: Alexander Lervik’s Light TreePortraits & interviewsGQ Japan (2007): GQ Japan, 2007: Alexander Lervik’s Light Tree. Press coverage of Swedish designer Alexander Lervik. Full article available by request.
2007Maison&ObjetMaison&Objet, 2007: Alexander Lervik’s Ryggrad (Backbone) lampProductsMaison&Objet (2007): Maison&Objet, 2007: Alexander Lervik’s Ryggrad (Backbone) lamp. Press coverage of Swedish designer Alexander Lervik. Full article available by request.
2007Interior Design (Chinese edition)Interior Design, 2007: profile of Alexander LervikPortraits & interviewsInterior Design (Chinese edition) (2007): Interior Design, 2007: profile of Alexander Lervik. Press coverage of Swedish designer Alexander Lervik. Full article available by request.
2006IDEATIDEAT, 2006: Feature on Alexander LervikPortraits & interviewsthis representative of the young guard of Swedish design set up an original project, Tools, based on different kinds of seating, decade by decade. for me, the word design in the 50s makes me think of something inspired by the forms of nature.
2005Rysk tidningRysk tidning-Alexander LervikPortraits & interviewsAlexander Lervik is an iconic figure in the global design ranking. Today, the talented designer designs interiors, pieces of furniture and hardware, takes part in the most famous design exhibitions, his ideas are universally recognized and are becoming fashion trends all over the world.
2004Young Nordic DesignYoung Nordic Design, 2004: Alexander Lervik in a book on young Nordic designPortraits & interviewsDesigned in 2001, this door handle quickly gained international attention and awards, being featured in design exhibitions worldwide. His design of the illuminated door handle, "Bright Handle", uses colored light to indicate the status inside a room, resolving the awkwardness of interrupting someone or waiting unnecessarily outside a door.
1999AbitareAbitare, 1999: ten stools for ten decades at Salone SatellitePortraits & interviewsAt Salone Satellite the newly graduated Swedish designer exhibited a project spanning the 100 years of our century. All redesigned by Alexander, but only the last one, corresponding to his generation, is independently designed
1999Maison InteriorMaison Interior-Trend-Tio PallarPortraits & interviewsThe newly graduated Norwegian/Swedish designer Alexander Lervik, 27 years old, was so successful with his graduation project at Beckmans School of Design last year that he has since received several awards for it. Against this visual collage, he then held up his own three-dimensional mirror of time, and based on its reflection, he then designed his stool, as an icon of its contemporary era.
—Chinese newspaperThe Power of BalancePortraits & interviewsHis graduation project from Beckmans School -- the exhibition "Ten Stools-Ten Decades”, has toured around the world for six years, and has been seen by over one million people. During the years, Alexander has won numerous awards both home and abroad, such as Sweden Japan Foundation Award, Excellent Swedish Design, and Hardware Product of the Year 2002 etc.
—Japansk TidningJapansk Tidning-Alexander LervikPortraits & interviewsJapansk Tidning: Japansk Tidning-Alexander Lervik. Press coverage of Swedish designer Alexander Lervik. Full article available by request.
—Title Designtrip to ScandenaviaTitle Designtrip to Scandenavia-Alexander lervik(Japanska)Portraits & interviewsTitle Designtrip to Scandenavia: Title Designtrip to Scandenavia-Alexander lervik(Japanska). Press coverage of Swedish designer Alexander Lervik. Full article available by request.
2026Antik & Auktion · Issue 11Design as ArtRecentAlexander Lervik is a designer who has long worked in both fields. He was an early experimenter with new techniques such as LED and 3D printing, and collaborated with the now-closed design gallery Galerie Pascale Cottard-Olsson in Stockholm in the early 2000s, including on Red Chair. Alexander Lervik’s Red Chair was recently sold to a collector in Germany for 163,000 kronor. It was produced in ten numbered examples in collaboration with Galerie Pascale Cottard-Olsson in 2005.
2017ResidenceSpana in eva dahlgren och alexander lerviks unika utställningPortraits & interviewsDesigngalleriet presents an exciting new exhibition in which designer Alexander Lervik and artist Eva Dahlgren have created a unique glass art project on the theme of light. I wanted to collaborate with a musician to create a total experience where all the senses are engaged
2017ResidenceEva dahlgren och alexander lerviks konstverk till bukowskisPortraits & interviewsdesigner Alexander Lervik and artist Eva Dahlgren launched a unique glass art project on the theme of light. The glass objects on display have been created at Målerås glassworks in Småland in close collaboration with Lervik and Dahlgren.
2020ResidenceSkulptören lena lervik: "klart man kan göra konst bakom köksgardinen"Portraits & interviewsHer son Alexander Lervik is one of Sweden's best-known designers. He has designed a great many products such as chairs, lamps, exercise equipment and more, and also made several exhibitions, often in connection with Stockholm design week.
2017Du i FokusMagisk utställning av Dahlgren och LervikPortraits & interviewsAccording to Lervik, the goal has always been to create an experience that fills all the senses and lets the visitor experience more. The objects are handmade in freehand together with skilled glass craftsmen from Målerås glassworks in Småland, one of the few remaining glassworks in Sweden.
2017Du i FokusUtställningen Dit Ljuset Leder på BukowskisPortraits & interviewsIt is with joy that Bukowskis can present a talked-about, dynamic and imaginative exhibition that, with sound and light, stimulates all our senses and offers an art experience beyond the ordinary. It is a meeting and a combination of several art forms that engages all the visitor's senses, which I believe affects the overall experience.
2017Barnebys MagazineKonstprojekt av Eva Dahlgren och Alexander Lervik säljs hos BukowskisPortraits & interviewsdesigner Alexander Lervik and artist Eva Dahlgren created a unique glass art project, which was widely praised in an award-winning exhibition at Stockholm Design Week. The result was a unique glass art project in which light and music interact and create a unique experience for the viewer.
2018DesignbaseAlexander Lervik på KulturhusetPortraits & interviewsThe objects are functional and often surreal, created with the ambition of conveying new experiences and impressions. Throughout his career, he has collaborated with several of Sweden's and the world's leading design producers, such as Design House Stockholm, Finnish Adea, and Italian Moroso.
2018ArkitektenGuiden: I huvudet på Alexander LervikPortraits & interviewsThis year's major design exhibition at Kulturhuset in Stockholm turns the spotlight on the experimental interior architect and designer Alexander Lervik Alexander Lervik's ideas often arise from experimental play with materials or take their starting point in almost existential questions
2023The SpacesHow I live: industrial designer Alexander LervikPortraits & interviewsAlexander Lervik is a designer who talks the talk and walks the walk. There it is in all its bentwood splendour, right next to the home lift he designed for Aritco.
2026KRJVärldsdesign möter Österlen – Alexander Lervik öppnar sin studio i påskRecentAlexander Lervik has designed the world's most published door handle, was the first to 3D-print his brain into a world-famous lamp, designed products for Skandiform in Vinslöv, and been seen on the design scene worldwide. I have always moved in the borderland between art and design. There's really no boundary, but design is industrial production with an artistic component.
2026World Tips MagazineALEXANDER LERVIK A New Artistic Chapter in ÖsterlenRecentAlexander Lervik is opening a gallery during the art tour in Österlen, southern Sweden, and showcasing a collaboration with the historic glassworks Kosta Boda. “Within a couple of years, the Öresund region will be connected to northern Germany via the tunnel under the Fehmarn Belt. Furthermore, Österlen is Sweden’s most beautiful landscape and has a tradition of art tours dating back to the 1960s, so I see that my focus on collectible design has a future with this more European platform.”2011Nya Wermlands-TidningenErkänd designer smyckade psykiatrihusetPortraits & interviewsBut he is also a well-known furniture designer. And three years ago, at the Röhsska Museum in Gothenburg, he arranged a widely acclaimed lighting exhibition. That time he scanned his own brain (!) and used the images to design a lamp made in an edition of 100.
2004ASSA ABLOYASSA ABLOY och Brighthandle inleder samarbete om innovativa dörrhandtagProductsThe originator of the idea, design, and development of Brighthandle is Alexander Lervik, one of Sweden's most promising designers. Among other honors, it was chosen as "Hardware product of the year" by the American architecture magazine Architectural Record.
2007AftonbladetSitt fint på Lerviks nya nattklubbPortraits & interviewsTo ensure that the nightclub opening on Avenyn in September (financed by Stureplansgruppen) becomes Gothenburg's premier venue, designer Alexander Lervik has been hired. – It is about trying to be innovative and daring to experiment. I try to draw inspiration from art and retail stores, rather than other nightclubs.
2008Göteborgs-PostenExtrema formgivare invaderar Sundborn i sommarPortraits & interviewsdesigners and artists showcasing their most spectacular objects An exhibition showcasing modern, innovative design. It is a collaboration between Carl Larsson-gården and the Röhsska Museum in Gothenburg.
2012SVT NyheterFå dina möbler utskrivnaPortraits & interviewsAs a designer, Alexander Lervik has made everything from jewelry to furniture using the technology. He has also had his brain scanned to produce a lamp with the technology.
2016ELLE DecorationEva Dahlgren och Alexander Lervik i unikt designsamarbete med glas i fokusPortraits & interviewsThe artist Eva Dahlgren and designer Alexander Lervik are working together in a unique design collaboration that ELLE Decoration is following closely. The idea for the collaborative project came to Alexander Lervik when he was asked by Designgalleriet's Stefan Nilsson to create an exhibition for design week in collaboration with someone else.
2020ResidenceAlexander Lervik revolutionerar framtidens möbelproduktionPortraits & interviewsAlexander Lervik revolutionizes the future of furniture production He is revolutionizing the future of furniture production by combining art and new technology.
2025StockholmsmässanStockholm Furniture Fair utforskar design, innovation och samhällsutmaningar i fyra utställningarOtherAlexander Lervik creates a philosophical exploration of light and color There is really no light, it is a phenomenon that arises in the eye of the beholder, just as color only arises when the reflection from an object reaches the eye
2025Ljuskultur”Jag har ljus i mitt dna”Portraits & interviewsIt was for that exhibition that Alexander Lervik scanned his own brain and 3D-printed a fixture that Bukowskis later called ”the first signature object for 3D printing”. I chose to adopt a rather philosophical approach to light. You could call it an inspirational exhibition to get visitors more interested in what light actually is and how it can affect both spaces and our health, says Alexander Lervik.
2026Design House StockholmCreative Minds: Alexander LervikPortraits & interviewsone of Sweden’s leading designers, whose quest for innovation speaks louder than the passion for creating beautiful objects. my red chair, produced in an edition of ten and acquired for the permanent collections of the National Museum in Oslo, the Nationalmuseum in Stockholm, and the Röhsska Museum of Design.
2016Wallpaper*Stockholm Furniture & Light Fair 2016: the Wallpaper* editProductsSwedish designer Alexander Lervik’s name cropped up repeatedly throughout the halls, where he unveiled several new projects with a raft of brands including chairs, tables and a lamp for Tingest and a wall hanging system for Absolut Art. the omnipresent designer took over the windows of Stockholm department store NK with a kinetic installation of his new launches; inside, he presented a particularly memorable residential elevator for Aritco.
2011Wallpaper*Stockholm Furniture Fair 2011Othergrown in confidence rather than got stuck in its ways, launching a host of new endeavours this year including a Light Bar by Alexander Lervik
2020SeresPå mödernet: Lena och Alexander Lervik i ateljénPortraits & interviewsHer son Alexander Lervik, one of Sweden's most famous designers His career as a designer began in the 2000s. He has designed numerous products such as chairs, lamps, exercise equipment and more, and has also done a number of exhibitions, often in connection with Stockholm design week.
2019ResidenceFint flätat: Alexander Lervik och OgeborgProductsA heroic effort three years ago led to a collaboration between designer Alexander Lervik and the family-owned rug company Ogeborg. It is so wonderful when you are on site and can understand the craft! Ogeborg's factory is the last that hand-weaves rugs in Europe and it is incredibly educational to walk around there and learn from the people who work there,
2018RUMI huvudet på Alexander LervikPortraits & interviewsIn the Mind of Alexander Lervik is an ambitious retrospective exhibition showcasing Lervik's entire output with over 200 projects. Since then, he has worked with some of Sweden's and the world's leading producers in design and applied arts: Designhouse Stockholm, Ateljé Lyktan, Johanson Design, and Italian Moroso
2018Rum HemmaRum Hemma, 2018: Alexander Lervik products in the "Sno stilen!" interior featurePortraits & interviewsI Huvudet På Alexander Lervik, Designer opens this year's major design exhibition at Kulturhuset Stadsteatern. That exhibition traveled around the world for six years, had over a million visitors and became my way into the industry.
2018Sköna HemSköna Hem, 2018: Alexander Lervik design in the "Sno stilen!" interior featurePortraits & interviewsTo most people he is known as the master of light, but few designers sit on as many (self-designed) chairs as ALEXANDER LERVIK. I'm looking forward to a major retrospective exhibition, In the Mind of Alexander Lervik, which opens at Kulturhuset in Stockholm on April 6.
2017Hem Ljuva Hem 2017Hem Ljuva Hem 2017-02-08 traningsredskapProductsHem Ljuva Hem 2017 (2017): Hem Ljuva Hem 2017-02-08 traningsredskap. Press coverage of Swedish designer Alexander Lervik. Full article available by request.
2017Plaza InteriörTräna med stilProductsThat there is a shortage of attractive exercise equipment is something that designer Alexander Lervik, founder of the design brand Tingest, has seized upon. During the Formex fair in January, he presented a stylish collection of dumbbells (in marble!), kettlebells, massage rollers, and hula hoops that one does not have to hide in the closet.
2017SkandiformAlexander Lervik - designerad innovatörPortraits & interviewsNext year he celebrates his 20th anniversary as a designer, which among other things will be commemorated with a retrospective exhibition at Kulturhuset in Stockholm. Since then, Alexander has designed everything from wristwatches and door handles to houses, nightclubs, light installations, a bicycle, textiles, and so much else that it is impossible to summarize.
2015Handgjorda TingestarHandgjorda tingestar, 2015: Alexander Lervik’s small-scale local craft productionPortraits & interviewsDesigner Alexander Lervik took action and started Tingest, a domestic production of craft objects. The idea came when I repeatedly heard how various crafts trades were being forgotten. With Tingest, we show that it is possible to make things here at home on a small scale and still get modern products at a good price point,
2014Family LivingAllt ljus på AlexanderPortraits & interviewsAlexander Lervik, 41, is one of our most accomplished and acclaimed designers. HE IS THE MAN behind products such as the bathroom handle Brighthandle (which glows red when occupied) and the illuminated swing Sense light swing, and among the interiors he has created are restaurant Supper in Stockholm and the nightclub Push in Gothenburg.
2014Plaza DECOPå plats i paradisetPortraits & interviewsThe Swedish star designer Alexander Lervik Alexander Lervik is one of Sweden's most praised furniture designers right now. His work is characterized by innovation, playfulness, passion and humor.
2014Plaza MagazinePlaza Magazine, 2014: Feature on Swedish design on the world stageProductsThe new Swedish design brand Tingest promises great things. The Herrgård candlestick by Alexander Lervik lights up the autumn darkness with elegance.
2013DisajnI ett rasande tempo15 yearsAlexander Lervik has made an entire project out of the question, giving internationally recognized photographers such as Brendan Austin, Vee Speers, Gunnar Smoliansky, Annika von Hausswolff and Dawid free rein to interpret the designer's chairs. in connection with New York's furniture fair this spring, the exhibition will be shown at the gallery Modern objects and design, which opens in New York before the turn of the year.
2013Exponering vs God DesignExponering vs God Design, 2013: Alexander Lervik marks 15 years as a designer15 yearsExponering vs God Design (2013): Exponering vs God Design, 2013: Alexander Lervik marks 15 years as a designer. Press coverage of Swedish designer Alexander Lervik. Full article available by request.
2013FormForm, 2013: Alexander Lervik and the Belid factoryPortraits & interviewsI felt that I wanted to gather a group of colleagues belonging to my generation, but with different commercial and experimental starting points. That would make the collection more interesting. I was fascinated as soon as I stepped into Belid's factory in Varberg. I didn't know we had factories of that calibre left in Sweden.
2013Foto15 fotografer, 15 stolar: Alexander Lervik firar 15 årPortraits & interviewsUnexpected was also that the Norwegian hotel magnate Petter Stordalen bought both all the chairs and all the photos (from the photographers) to show in one of his hotels. The photos have, as mentioned, been shown in Stockholm. In May they are to be shown in New York.
2013NYTTVilket hundliv! Mary Ellen Mark fotograferar Lerviks stolar15 yearsThat she has now photographed a Swedish designer's chairs is unusual. An interesting exhibition that highlights the role of design photography at a time when we heavily consume furniture on the internet and in magazines.
2013NoteratStoldyrkare: 15 fotografer tolkar Lerviks stolar15 yearsLervik's chairs have been transformed into objects of restrained beauty, co-actors in still lifes and accessories in all kinds of naked antics. The idea was to see what happens when you apply visual ideas from these genres to product photography. It is an interesting method, which is perhaps more relevant than ever in our time of around-the-clock news cycles and design blogs that are updated endlessly.
2013Nya RumNya Rum-Alexander LervikPortraits & interviewsDesigner Alexander Lervik fascinates and impresses with his innovative lamps made of everything from chocolate to a spine, and for what seems to be an inexhaustible store of energy. This is Michelangelo's David's nose, and it stands for art as a whole, which inspires me immensely and which I transfer into my work.
2013Nya RumRätt bild säljer15 yearsDESIGNER ALEXANDER LERVIK has over the past two years worked on an exhibition where he had fifteen prominent photographers around the world photograph fifteen of his chairs. If you launch a product with the right image, almost regardless of what product it is, it can still be a hit.
2013Plaza MagazineVälpaketerat: kollektionen Nomad15 yearsdesigner Alexander Lervik, whose own contribution to the cult of images around design is an ambitious book project where fifteen of the world's foremost photographers have interpreted fifteen chairs that he created during his fifteen-year career.
2013Plaza DecoAlexander Lervik: 15 år, 15 stolar, 15 fotografier15 yearsThis year, Alexander Lervik has been active as a designer for 15 years ... and launched just as many chairs. The aim is to examine the photo's significance for a product and stretch its boundaries.
2013Tidskriften RUMKreatörerna utanför systemet de är mästare på experimentPortraits & interviewsLervik was the first to apply glass mass onto a blown form. A collaboration with Kosta Boda. My various experiments have cost me a lot over the years, but I am convinced that it will pay off in the end. I am also convinced that if I had not done it, I would not have reached the same point.
2013ResidenceResidence, 2013: Alexander Lervik’s birdhouse designPortraits & interviewsAlexander Lervik got most of the ideas for the house already during that first brief visit to the island — in other words, creativity flowed as soon as he set foot on Svanholmen.
2013SignalerStolen i strålkastarljuset15 yearsan exhibition where he hired 15 successful photographers, Swedish and international, to portray his chairs. The bar stool Diva for Johanson design was captured with the help of Cirkus Cirkor by photographer Mats Béicker.
2013Skanska Nya HemSkanska Nya Hem, 2013: Alexander Lervik design in a home furnishings featureProductsSkanska Nya Hem (2013): Skanska Nya Hem, 2013: Alexander Lervik design in a home furnishings feature. Press coverage of Swedish designer Alexander Lervik. Full article available by request.
2013SödermalmsnyttStolen avslöjar vem du ärPortraits & interviewsAfter 15 years in the industry, I wanted to make a summary of what I have achieved. It resulted in an exhibition with 15 of my chairs and 15 photographers' interpretations of them. Our chairs are carefully chosen and we use them to show that we are aware of the latest designers and to show that we know our design history.
2013SödermalmsnyttSödermalmsnytt, 2013: Alexander Lervik design in an autumn interiors featurePortraits & interviewsIt's an equation that is difficult to balance. You have to create something unique within fixed boundaries. When I made the chair, I wanted to make a chair that was not perceived as a chair.
2013Designers Saturday OsloMøt Alexander Lervik på Designers Saturday OsloProductsDesigners Saturday Oslo (2013): Møt Alexander Lervik på Designers Saturday Oslo. Press coverage of Swedish designer Alexander Lervik. Full article available by request.
2013Trä & Möbel ForumFramtiden skrivs ut i 3DPortraits & interviewsAlexander Lervik works with both industrial design and art. He is represented at Nationalmuseum in Stockholm, Nasjonalmuseet for kunst, arkitektur og design in Oslo, and the Röhsska Museum in Gothenburg. We must not make the same mistake as the music industry. We won't be able to stop progress, which is why we need to invent our own Spotify today.
2012DisajnDesign nu och då Alexander Lervik och Johan Carpner diskuterarPortraits & interviewsAlexander Lervik was early to venture into the new technology. Eleven years ago he made his breakthrough with his door handle Brighthandle (2001). My lamp Mybrain (2007). Bizarre lamp that required an entirely new manufacturing technique.
2011DisajnDisajn, 2011: Feature on Alexander LervikPortraits & interviewsIt is the designer and light artist Alexander Lervik who has created a bar environment with a focus on lighting. Here his spectacular high-tech light sculpture Dimension is shown, consisting of 1,728 illuminated heads, shimmering in different colors.
2011ELLE InteriörELLE Interiör, 2011: Alexander Lervik at the Stockholm Furniture FairProductsThe exhibition Light Bar was illuminated by black ceiling lamps and Alexander Lervik's light sculpture which he created for Skandia's head office. The sculpture functions as a 3D display, where each LED-illuminated head is like a pixel.
2011LjuskulturLjuskultur-Northern Light FairPortraits & interviewsTo the question of whether Dimensions is art or design, Alexander Lervik answers that it is up to everyone to decide. Personally, he sees it as art by a designer.
2011Plaza InteriorPlaza Interior-Lysande IdeerPortraits & interviewsI have several products at Nasjonalmuseum in Oslo and Nationalmuseum in Stockholm. Right now I am working on three major hotel projects. Nordic Sea Hotel is the one that has come the furthest and is the largest since we have custom-designed all the details, from armchairs to bedside tables, wardrobes, and lamps.
2010KingKing, 2010: Profile of Alexander LervikPortraits & interviewsThe rest of his career has already been incorporated into modern Swedish design history; his works are represented at Nationalmuseum, and his exhibition of light experiments at the Röhsska Museum in Gothenburg created an international sensation. Creator of numerous modern design classics, exhibitions at Nationalmuseum and Röhsska Museum
2010Plaza InteriörMöbelmässan 2010: optimism och lekfullhetProductsAlexander Lervik's installation Transit at the Nordic Light Hotel in collaboration with Johansson Design, where he has been given free rein to work with the theme of travel. There is a sofa in the shape of a conveyor belt with cushions that look like suitcases, and lamps in the shape of smaller and larger bags. That was a clear favorite!
2010StockholmsmässanStockholmsmässan, 2010: Alexander Lervik’s Light Bar at the Stockholm Furniture FairPortraits & interviewsHe is represented at, among others, the Nationalmuseum in Stockholm, the Nasjonalmuseet in Oslo, the Röhsska Museum in Gothenburg, and most recently Norway's Design Museum in Oslo. "It is so far ahead that there was no software to show it in 3D format," says Alexander Lervik
2009Konstvärlden & DisajnKonstvärlden & Disajn, 2009: Alexander Lervik’s lighting in the trend feature "Nytt ljus"Portraits & interviewsHe is one of the most well-known designers in lighting and is represented at the Röhsska museet in Gothenburg, the Designmuseet in Oslo, and Nationalmuseum in Stockholm. A large part of my design receives more attention internationally than in Sweden
2009ForumForum, 2009: Alexander Lervik in the feature "Dubbla identiteter"Portraits & interviewsIt is hardly an exaggeration to call him one of Sweden's hottest designers right now, with commissions spanning a wide field across different scales, from door handles to architecture. We like his design language and ideas. He represents innovative, forward-thinking Scandinavian design.
2009Hus OG HibyiHus OG Hibyi-Alexander LervikPortraits & interviewsSince the light trees first came onto the market, they have been seen around the world, for instance in all Ermenegildo Zegna stores, at the National Museum of Art in Oslo, and elsewhere. I always try to add something to my design that suggests a concept or function that gives the design added weight.
2009LunaLuna, 2009: Alexander Lervik’s Light SwingProductsIn 2005, designer Alexander Lervik designs the swing Sense Light Swing®. It is made of plastic with optical glass fibers.
2009md International magazine of designMd International magazine of design, 2009: Alexander Lervik’s Cabin designProductsmd International magazine of design (2009): Md International magazine of design, 2009: Alexander Lervik’s Cabin design. Press coverage of Swedish designer Alexander Lervik. Full article available by request.
2009NTTMöbler för nedladdningPortraits & interviewsHe has created several acclaimed pieces of furniture, including for Skandiform and Johanson Design. His furniture almost always has some innovative element, such as a handle that changes color or seating furniture that encourages alternative ways of sitting.
2008CityMarkCityMark, 2008: Alexander Lervik design in an airport office featureProductsCityMark (2008): CityMark, 2008: Alexander Lervik design in an airport office feature. Press coverage of Swedish designer Alexander Lervik. Full article available by request.
2008The Official Guide to Stockholm Design Week 2008The Official Guide to Stockholm Design Week 2008, 2008: Alexander Lervik in the Stockholm Design Week guidePortraits & interviews“We'd really been hunting around for a good light exhibition, so it's great to be able to exhibit Alexander's fantastic creations,” says Charlotte Wiking, event manager of the Stockholm Fumiture Fair. Alexander Lervik designs fumiture for Skandiform and Johanson Design, and some of his biggest customers are companies in the USA, Japan, ltaly and Scandinavia.
2008JeffersonJefferson, 2008: Alexander Lervik and Louise Hederström with their designsProductsCreative Alexander Lervik moves freely between light installations, restaurant interiors (five new ones this year!) and product design. »I wanted to work with this odd angle, that the armrests slope inwards, and at the same time make it neat and comfortable.«
2008LjuskulturEnlightenment av Alexander LervikPortraits & interviewsIf Alexander Lervik was retrospective when it came to the furniture design of the last century, he is now innovative and experimental in a way that is as playful as it is imaginative. I became the first Swede to receive an invitation to the Salone Satellite in Milan
2008LjuskulturLjuskultur, 2008: Alexander Lervik’s lighting for Push NightclubProductsInnovative lighting scenarios that convey powerful light experiences with surprising audacity. The bold interior, where lighting is an extremely important part, is the result of an uncompromising concept with strong contrasts.
2008md International magazine of designMd International magazine of design, 2008: Alexander Lervik’s Lounge designProductsthe designer has defined the cross-section of the profiles with a sure hand. Once you have taken a seat, rested your arms on the edges of the shell and stretched out your legs, you want to stay seated — not only during the fair.
2008md International magazine of designMd International magazine of design, 2008: Alexander Lervik’s piano designProductsmd International magazine of design (2008): Md International magazine of design, 2008: Alexander Lervik’s piano design. Press coverage of Swedish designer Alexander Lervik. Full article available by request.
2008Møbel+InteriørMøbel+Interiør, 2008: Alexander Lervik’s 3D-printed furniturePortraits & interviewsIn a thought-provoking manner, Alexander Lervik compared the furniture industry's situation today with that of the music industry in 1988. According to Alexander Lervik, better accessibility via the internet will first and foremost increase interest in furniture design and other design products enormously.
2008Ljus & ArkitekturHedersomnämnande: Push Nightclub, GöteborgProductsLjus & Arkitektur (2008): Hedersomnämnande: Push Nightclub, Göteborg. Press coverage of Swedish designer Alexander Lervik. Full article available by request.
2008Tidskriften RUMTidskriften RUM, 2008: Feature on Alexander LervikProductsTidskriften RUM (2008): Tidskriften RUM, 2008: Feature on Alexander Lervik. Press coverage of Swedish designer Alexander Lervik. Full article available by request.
2008Vestmanlands Läns TidningLjusglimtar i mörkretPortraits & interviewsAlexander Lervik is the designer who creates sleek yet playful interiors. The lamps included in Alexander Lervik's exhibition bear witness to a designer who dares to take design a step further and do something different.
2006Nytt GolvNytt Golv-I huvudet på en designstjarnaPortraits & interviewsAlexander Lervik, who has Stockholm clubs Spy Bar, Sturecompagniet, and Whiteroom on his list of achievements. The interior decor of a nightclub has a short lifespan, usually one to three years, and then you can be more extreme and play with trends and materials
2006ResidenceAlexander Lervik är hetaste formstjärnanPortraits & interviewsThe light tree Light Tree (2002) in metal with two kilometers of fiber optics was purchased in 120 copies for the Italian fashion house Ermenegildo Zegna's stores.
2005FormTillbaka till framtidenPortraits & interviewsForm (2005): Tillbaka till framtiden. Press coverage of Swedish designer Alexander Lervik. Full article available by request.
2005Trend & Design Guide 2005Trend & Design Guide 2005, 2005: Alexander Lervik in the Trend & Design GuidePortraits & interviewsThat is the view of Swedish designer Alexander Lervik, who is behind a long series of successful concepts. Alexander Lervik talks about a project in Stockholm, a piano bar where they, as a contemporary project, actively used light, colors, and not least sound as design elements.
2005dolceVITAdolceVITA, 2005: Alexander Lervik, from Ten Stools to BrighthandlePortraits & interviewsWhenever he designs a store interior in Scandinavia, the owner can be certain their turnover will increase, as was the case, for example, with the Swedish shoe brand Rizzo, for which he designed 11 boutiques. And Lervik himself already belongs to the Scandinavian design top ten.
2001BrighthandleBrighthandle, 2001: Advertisement for the Brighthandle illuminated door handleProductsAlexander Lervik, lead designer and co-founder of Brighthandle, came up with the idea to create a door handle that communicates with colored light. Brighthandle was considered one of the most innovative products at the fair and the product was selected ‘product of the year’ in the hardware category in the American magazine Architectural Record.
2000ExpressenSkolbok för unga formfantasterProductsAlexander Lervik's stools, which open the exhibition. The stools are the result of a graduation project from Beckmans School of Design, one stool for each decade of the century.
1999Bonytt100 år – 10 krakkerPortraits & interviewsThe young Swedish furniture designer Alexander Lervik has prepared for the coming century by thoroughly familiarizing himself with the styles of the 20th century. Ten graceful little syntheses of the century's greatest design names.
1999BonyttBonytt, 1999: Alexander Lervik’s decade stoolsPortraits & interviewsAlexander Lervik passed his exams with flying colors in 1998, and he has received an award and several scholarships for his stools. Best of all: the venerable Milan fair itself has invited him to participate next year.
1999Bo NyttBo Nytt, 1999: Alexander Lervik’s decade stoolsPortraits & interviewsThe stool "Ban" consists of four identical parts that are assembled into a stable construction. It has received the Ung Svensk Design award for 1998.
1999Möbler & MiljöMoblerMiljo-1900 talets pallarPortraits & interviewsAmong the participants, who came from all corners of the world, was designer Alexander Lervik (26), Stockholm, who presented an interesting and widely noted cavalcade of stools — one for each decade of the 20th century. Alexander Lervik was inspired by Arne Jacobsen, Eero Saarinen, Charles and Ray Eames, among others, and created this chair in molded oak and tubular steel, seat in polyether and fabric.
1999Möbler & MiljöAlexander Lervik presenterar 1900-talets pallar i ny tappningPortraits & interviewsAmong the participants, who came from all corners of the world, was designer Alexander Lervik (26), Stockholm, who presented an interesting and acclaimed cavalcade of stools – one for each decade of the 20th century. The fact that Alexander was included in this exhibition was simply because he was invited, which testifies that his talent is already beginning to be recognized in larger contexts.
1999Möbler & MiljöAlexander gjorde succé i Milano med sina pallar!Portraits & interviewsMöbler & Miljö (1999): Alexander gjorde succé i Milano med sina pallar!. Press coverage of Swedish designer Alexander Lervik. Full article available by request.
1999Möbler & MiljöMöbler & Miljö, 1999: Alexander Lervik’s decade stools graduation projectPortraits & interviewsThe philosophy matches my view of nineties design thinking — environmentally friendly, simple, and material-efficient, says Alexander.
1999PenPen, 1999: Alexander Lervik’s Ingvar shoe stand in a Scandinavian style featureProductsPen (1999): Pen, 1999: Alexander Lervik’s Ingvar shoe stand in a Scandinavian style feature. Press coverage of Swedish designer Alexander Lervik. Full article available by request.
1999Östgöta CorrespondentenTio pallar skildrar 1900-talets designPortraits & interviewsA personal textbook on the century's design history! That is how Bonnie Festin, curator at Stadsmuseet in Norrköping, characterizes Alexander Lervik's “Ten stools — a hundred years”, an exhibition that has made a name for itself. Alexander Lervik immersed himself in the spirit of each decade, surveyed materials, visited museums, looked at images, cars, and the fashion and art of the period.
1998ArkitektenArkitekten, 1998: Alexander Lervik’s graduation projectPortraits & interviewsHere comes a Swedish furniture architect whom one would be wise to keep an eye on. Lervik has succeeded in capturing both the spirit of the time and expression with very great empathy and precision, and that is unusual for such a young designer.
1998Arkitekten10 billeder på svenskPortraits & interviewsLervik has succeeded in capturing both the spirit of the time and expression with tremendous empathy and precision, which is unusual for such a young designer. His graduation project(s) have been supported by a long list of good Swedish furniture manufacturers, and that is easy to understand, for they must almost be queuing up to get hold of that talent.
1998Examensarbete IngvarFörste svensk i MilanoPortraits & interviewsAlexander has, as the first Swede, been invited to participate in the furniture fair in Milano. it is not the last time we hear about Alexander Lervik when it comes to form and design.
1998FormHundra år tio pallarPortraits & interviewsA century reflected through ten stools. An impressive graduation project. Detail from a stool of the 50s, with an air of “Scandinavian design”, inspired by Arne Jacobsen, Eero Saarinen and Poul Kjaerholm, among others.
1998FormDe bästa examensprojekten 1998Portraits & interviewsForm (1998): De bästa examensprojekten 1998. Press coverage of Swedish designer Alexander Lervik. Full article available by request.
1998Form– Jag ville göra något som jag aldrig skulle få chans att göra efter skolan. Lovar jag...Portraits & interviewsALEXANDER LERVIK'S STOOL STUDY COULD WITHOUT doubt be called "The year's most ambitious graduation project". a personal interpretation of the different spirits of the 20th century, here in the century's eleventh hour.
1998FormForm, 1998: Alexander Lervik’s graduation projectPortraits & interviewsSays Alexander Lervik, freshly graduated designer, who once planned to study furniture making and restoration in Florence, but discovered that the design process itself actually appealed more. — We have gained great breadth through the educa tion here at the school, and slightly more advanced industrial design appeals to me. Perhaps because it carries more responsibility.
1998Hus & HemHundra år i tio pallarPortraits & interviewsThe stool is Eastern-austere and beautiful and, furthermore, ingeniously clever in its construction. It reveals that Alexander has the knowledge of materials one gains from two years as a carpenter's apprentice.
1998Hus & HemHus & Hem, 1998: Alexander Lervik’s ten stoolsPortraits & interviewsIt is the only one of his stools that has a Swedish role model; Bruno Mathsson is clearly in the background. 1910s — distinctly sculptural in clear-lacquered birch and oak.
1998Metro / KonstvärldenMetro / Konstvärlden, 1998: Alexander Lervik’s graduation projectPortraits & interviewsBut – forget copies – here it is à la Lervik. Highly personal and modern. The designs span everything from the turn of the century's black graphic stool, across styles such as Bauhaus, Memphis, and space, to the 90s stool, made of gas-molded plastic.
1998ViDecenniernas pallar: Lerviks examensarbete på BeckmansPortraits & interviewsIt unites Alexander's own childhood Lego play with material-efficient, environmentally friendly, and simple design thinking. It would surprise me if Ikea does not have it in production next year!
1998VasastanAlexander utforskar pallarnas världPortraits & interviews– Because stools express their time in a very clear way. Here is the functional, environmentally friendly 90s stool in four parts – stylish, yet easy to take apart and store. The subway is a fun exhibition venue, thinks Alexander Lervik. Here the exhibitor reaches people who might never have set foot in a design exhibition.
1998StamgästenAlexander, vår kommande stora designer?Portraits & interviewsStamgästen (1998): Alexander, vår kommande stora designer?. Press coverage of Swedish designer Alexander Lervik. Full article available by request.
1998WallenstamAlexander står pall för framgångenPortraits & interviews"Then it feels important to find out how it has been, as preparation for what is going to happen. How will design develop, what materials will be used?" Alvar Aalto, Herbst and Mies van der Rohe were Alexander's role models for his 1930s stool in tubular steel and molded wood.
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1997AftonbladetSkåpet som hjälper dig att komma ihåg p-pillrenProductsAt Designtorget in Stockholm and Göteborg, Beckmans student Alexander Lervik presents his prototype for a birth control pill cabinet — Agata.
1997Unidentified publicationUnidentified publication, 1997: Alexander Lervik’s bathroom cabinetProductsUnidentified publication (1997): Unidentified publication, 1997: Alexander Lervik’s bathroom cabinet. Press coverage of Swedish designer Alexander Lervik. Full article available by request.
1997Allt om MatAllt om Mat, 1997: Alexander Lervik’s Befruktaren candle holderProductsAllt om Mat (1997): Allt om Mat, 1997: Alexander Lervik’s Befruktaren candle holder. Press coverage of Swedish designer Alexander Lervik. Full article available by request.
1996Unidentified publicationUnidentified publication, 1996: Alexander Lervik’s Befruktaren candle holderProductsthe Befruktaren candlestick in a delicious design by Alexander Lervik The fun little tealight holders, cast in raw aluminum, are an idea from Alexander Lervik, a student at Beckmans design program.
1996Expressen, Vår Bostad & BazaarForm i farstun: Alexander Lerviks skostödProductsThis fantastically practical and stylish shoe rest is available at Designtorget
1995Skona hemSkona hem-Forsta trastolenProductsWe like the completely unique model, unaffected by expressions of style and trend.
—Unidentified publicationUnidentified publication: Ten stools for ten decadesProductsI was inspired by Marcel Breuer, Le Corbusier and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe who, despite simple forms, enhanced the feeling that furniture is something more than just furniture. I have learnt a great deal about our history of design and created ten different stools, each representing its own epoch — through my own interpretation.
—Dagens Industri WeekendI dag görs väldigt mycket skitOtherThe greatest climate benefit I can provide is to build my brand so that the products become valuable enough that people choose to save them for the next generation. Has produced over 200 products in total. Clients include Ateljé Lyktan, Johanson Design, Skandiform, Design House Stockholm, Finnish Saas Instruments, and Italian Moroso.
—Allt om BostadAllt om Bostad: Alexander Lervik’s Jefferson designProductsAllt om Bostad: Allt om Bostad: Alexander Lervik’s Jefferson design. Press coverage of Swedish designer Alexander Lervik. Full article available by request.
—Design går hemDesign går hem: Design of door hardware and home fixturesProductsDesign går hem: Design går hem: Design of door hardware and home fixtures. Press coverage of Swedish designer Alexander Lervik. Full article available by request.
—ELLEElle "Varens hetasteProductsELLE: Elle "Varens hetaste. Press coverage of Swedish designer Alexander Lervik. Full article available by request.
—ELLEElle om tyngdlyftarenProductsELLE: Elle om tyngdlyftaren. Press coverage of Swedish designer Alexander Lervik. Full article available by request.
—FormFåfängans marknad: 20 år som formgivarePortraits & interviewsAlexander Lervik is the first Swede ever to exhibit at Salone Satellite, the major furniture fair's youth section. I have been good at balancing successes that support me with more quirky, artistic projects. I think they inform each other; artistic experiments often have an impact on commercial projects.
—Nordiska GallerietNordiska Galleriet-Alexander LervikPortraits & interviewsFor it he has received great attention in the international design press and been described as one of the great designers of the future. Alexander has received numerous Swedish and international awards for his design, including for our Matta Nordic which was awarded Utmärkt Svensk Form.
—VitraVitra-Brev om intresseOtherI enjoyed it very much. I would be interested to learn more about your work.
—onOfficeOnOffice: Cover of the Colour Issue, Stockholm Design Week 2020Portraits & interviewsonOffice: OnOffice: Cover of the Colour Issue, Stockholm Design Week 2020. Press coverage of Swedish designer Alexander Lervik. Full article available by request.
—OnOfficeLove in a liftPortraits & interviewsHoused within Sven-Harry's art museum for the duration of Stockholm Design Week, the showcase featured twelve delicate and intricate handmade pieces, such as the newly launched Terra chair and Nodum lamp The showcase builds on Lervik’s previous works within photography, music and fashion, seeing him investigate similar novel ideas as previous collaborations with the likes of Martin Parr, Swedish pop sensation Eva Dahlgren and fashion label V Ave Shoe Repair, creating Europe’s first ever 3D printed jewellery collection.
—OnOfficeOnOffice: Alexander Lervik’s Imaginations exhibition at Palazzo LittaPortraits & interviewsI realised quite quickly that this is an industry that has been the same for decades, while everything I do, I try and turn upside down. I tell myself that I shall not do objects that people like now. A further particularly impressive application of Lervik’s future-focused mind is the pop art-inspired Terra chair, available in two different laser-engraved patterns, and launched in collaboration with Design House Stockholm.
—Unidentified publicationUnidentified publication: Products in the Lervik family homeOtherAlexander is one of our best-known designers, Elin is a PR manager and consultant. Like a slender work of art, Alexander Lervik's staircase curves up from the walk-out basement level to the upper level.