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KING-Alexander Lervik

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AGAINST ALL ODDS

How do you design a lamp? It is possible that Alexander Lervik stumbled across the Swedish idiom "a bright idea" during his contemplations, and decided to take it to a place it had never been before. No sooner said than done: Alexander dashed off and had an MRI scan made of his own brain, rendered the result in 3D, created a negative mold, and could begin casting hollow plastic brains, which with great finesse were placed atop a slender stem, ready to be illuminated from within by a simple 40-watt light bulb. The result is something that fits well under the description "not for everyone." Nonetheless, the impact has been enormous.

Alexander Lervik's first steps on the path toward international fame were the most traditional imaginable: As a carpentry apprentice between 1991 and 1993. After two years of hands-on training and sweeping away the master's sawdust, Alexander moved on to Beckmans College of Design, from which he graduated in 1998. The 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.

Activity: Art. Profession: Product designer & interior architect. Age: 38 years. Merits: Creator of numerous modern design classics, exhibitions at Nationalmuseum and Röhsska Museum

The carpentry apprentice who became a star artist

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