Gunilla Allard

With her precise, minimalistic and elegant designs, Gunilla Allard is one of Sweden’s most renowned furniture designers. It’s no wonder she worked on movies as an art director, prop master, and set designer before embarking on a design education. After creating all the art glass blown at Orrefors for the cult classic The Glassblower’s Children, her endeavor for perfection and interpretation of a Scandinavian touch have infused every design assignment she has taken on, with thorough attention to detail regardless of the market. “We appreciate products that are homey at work; why should we design for either the home or the office? I’ve tried to bridge that gap since I started out as a designer.” In addition to furniture, Gunilla Allard has designed lighting, rugs, and kitchen and glassware since she graduated from the University of Arts, Crafts and Design in 1988. After graduation, which included a year as an exchange student at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen, she became the first female designer at Swedish furniture company Lammhults. Her Cinema easy chair, in addition to many other products, has won multiple awards.