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Extreme designers invade Sundborn this summer Göteborgs-Posten, 2008

Many of the objects exhibited at the Kvarnen art gallery in Sundborn come from the Röhsska Museum in Gothenburg. Extreme designers invade Sundborn this summer

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Text: Eleonor Ekström-Frisk Updated: 2023-08-01 Published: 2008-07-02

Åsa Westlund is one of the designers and artists showcasing their most spectacular objects under the heading Sundborn goes extreme again. Alexander Lervik, the design quartet Front, Zandra Ahl, Mattias Norström, and Helena Hörstedt are some of the others in the exhibition at the Kvarnen art gallery in the village of Sundborn, Dalarna.

Karin and Carl Larsson married in 1883 and in 1888 received, as a gift from Karin's father, the house that became their home in Sundborn. Through Carl's paintings, his favorite models, the children, became famous and the house, with its personal interior decor and color scheme, became one of the world's best-known homes.

The home still looks today as it did in the Larsson family's time and is visited every year by 60,000 tourists. In our time, Karin and Carl are widely beloved, and the artist home has become a symbol of what is truly Swedish. But in their day, both their artistry and their way of life broke with the norm.

Ahead of this year's season, Carl Larsson-gården decided on renewal. Contact was made with the Röhsska in Gothenburg, the museum that is also in the midst of a transformation. Together, they are now trying to show what contemporary up-and-coming designers are doing.

The majority of the objects on display come from the Röhsska Museum's collections.

An exhibition showcasing modern, innovative design. It is a collaboration between Carl Larsson-gården and the Röhsska Museum in Gothenburg.

Throughout the summer, numerous different workshops are being held. Read more at: www.carllarsson.se

Runs through 31/8 in Sundborn.

Opens 26/11 in Gothenburg.

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