I am passionate about many things, including objects. I like to collect objects that reflect my interests, which include various subject matters such as model cars.
Sweden-born Carl Gustav Magnusson is one of the most renowned industrial designers today as he continues leaving his memorable mark on the modern design work. He studied engineering at the University of Idaho and then architecture at Chalmers Institute of Technology in Gothenburg before taking the bold step of writing to iconic greats, Ray and Charles Eames, to see if he could work for them. They said yes which required a move to California where he began working for them in 1968. The knowledge and skills he gained during his Eames tenure led to a successful three-decade long partnership with Knoll where he eventually became the brand’s Worldwide Director of Design. During that time, he produced his own signature Knoll products, like the RPM Chair and the Magnusson Desk, and designed Knoll showrooms in London, Frankfurt, Stuttgart, Zurich, Florence, Rome, Amsterdam, and Turin. In 2005, Magnusson founded his eponymous design firm where he’s created exhibitions for brands including BMW and the MoMA Design Store, and most recently he’s partnered with seating solution brand Allseating on two collections, Lyss and Zinc. Over the years he has amassed an impressive portfolio of over 100 products, exhibits, and showrooms, and now the legendary designer is letting us in on some of his favorite things to mark the first Friday Five of 2019.