ELIN BASANDER ANDRÉ (former BASANDER LUNDIN) (1975)
Elin Basander André graduated as an industrial
designer from Denmark’s Designskole in 2002.
Now based in Halmstad. She has previously lived in
France, where she studied painting, sculpture
and life drawing. Elin Basander André came to the
attention of the wider design community after the
Miss Flatchair design for young children scooped two
national design awards. Miss Flatchair
adds a playful educational aspect to the experience of
design and encourages adults and children
to work together to create something of value and purpose.
Education
1997-2002 Danish School of Design, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Industrial design.
2000 Internship at Morgan Ferm Design (SE)
2000 Internship at Kosta Boda with Anna Ehrner &
Ann Wåhlström
1997 L’Atelier de Biarritz (FR) - studies in painting,
croquis and sculpture
1996 L’Atelier d’Orbo, Paris (FR) - studies in
painting, croquis and sculpture
1996 Sorbonne (FR) - french language
1995 Grebbestads Fhsk - cabinet maker
1995 Capellagården - cabinet maker
1994 Grimslövs Fhsk - cabinet maker
Awards & Scholarships
2007 Nominated for the Design Report Award at Milan
Furniture Fair
2007 Estrid Ericsson Scholar
2007 Fredrika Bremer Scholar
2006 Excellent Young Swedish Design/Ung Svensk Form
(”Miss Flatchair”)
2005 Formidable at Formex (“Miss Flatchair”)
2004 Excellent Young Swedish Design/Ung Svensk Form
(”A Swedish Tale”)
2004 Nominated for Formidable at Formex (for “Let
there be light” & “Maid”)
2004 Malmö City Scholar
2003 Malmö Industriförenings Vårstipendiat / Scholar
2003
Innovation Skånes Framtidsbärare (“Sagan om Sverige” &
“Sketch”) / Innovation Prize
1998-2002
Fabrikör JL Eklunds Hantverksstipendie / Scholarship
Exhibitions/Fairs
2009 FORMEX, Stockholm (SE)
2008 FORMEX, Stockholm (SE)
2007 DESIGN TIDE, Tokyo: Young Swedish Design (JP)
2007 TENT LONDON: Young Swedish Design (UK)
2007 SALONE SATELLITE, Milan: 3D Puzzle Furniture
Collection for kids (IT)
2006-07 EXCELLENT YOUNG SWEDISH DESIGN 06/07: Miss
Flatchair on tour
2006 ALLRUM - Design Suèdois pour tous, Hotel de Ville,
Paris (FR)
2006
HOME SWEET HOME, Nordic Embassy in Berlin (DE)
2005
FORMATION, Stockholm: Galleri T (SE)
2005
FORMBART: Liljevalchs Konsthall (SE)
2005
FORMAT, Svensk Form, Sundsvall: A Swedish Tale (SE)
2005
SKÅNEDESIGN 1: Malmö City Library (SE)
2005
ALLRUM - från H55 till H05: H55 Paviljongen, Helsingborg (SE)
2005
BLAND TIGRAR OCH RABARBER: Överjärva Gård, Solna (SE)
2005
FORMEX C03:21: Stockholm (SE)
2005
FORMEX: ”Rebellsjöjd”. (SE)
2005 HOME fair (SE): XS – design, model smaller (SE)
2005 CENTRE CULTUREL SUEDOIS PARIS: home@office.se (FR)
2005 DANISH - framing the future of design: Danish
Design Center (DK)
2004
BUTIK: Studio Total (SE)
2004 UNG SVENSK FORM: A Swedish Tale (SE)
2004 GREENHOUSE: Stockholm Furniture Fair: Studio Total
(SE)
2004 STYLE PD: T-shirt exhibition (SE & JP)
2004 FORMEX: “Studio Total with guests” (SE)
2004 GAINSBOROUGH STUDIOS: Young Swedish Design (UK)
2004 SWEDISH STYLE in Tokyo (JP)
2004 FORM DESIGN CENTER 40 YEARS: A Swedish Tale (SE)
2003 GREENHOUSE/Stockholm Furniture Fair (SE)
2003 DANISH CRAFTS: Invited to participate in
Collection no 7 (DK)
2003 AMBIENTE/FRANKFURT: Danish Crafts Collection (DE)
2003 TRENDSTAND HERNING: A Swedish tale (DK)
2003 MAGMARUM, Malmö (SE)
2003 FURNITURE FAIR ICFF/New York: Danish Crafts
Collection (US)
2002 FORMLAND (DK)
2002 ILLUMS BOLIGHUS: A Swedish Tale (DK)
2002 MONTANA MÖBLER: A Swedish Tale (DK)
2002 ENFORMSAK: A Swedish tale with graffiti (SE)
2001 FORMLAND (DK)
2000 COPENHAGEN CITY HALL: The cushion year 2000 (DK)
2000 BANESTYRELSEN: Puppor (DK)
1999
NOKIA: mobile phone (DK)
1996 STOCKHOLM FURNITURE FAIR (SE)