Alexander Westerlund
Co-Founder, CEO and Head of Design at Interesting Times Gang.
Alexander grew up on Sweden’s west coast, shaped by its rain and stark coastal landscape. These surroundings fostered a desire to break the rectilinear mould and sparked a curiosity to challenge production methods and the established rules of spatiality and form.
A pioneer of Scandinavian biophilic design, he has gone on to achieve international recognition and multiple design awards.
For more than a decade, his work across Interior Architecture, Industrial Design, and Creative Direction has earned global acclaim, expanding from client commissions to exhibitions in galleries and museums.
“A regular studio might have a preconceived idea about how something should look,” said the studio’s head of design, Alexander Westerlund. “We work the other way round – we start by seeing what can be done with that material, then we try to create something that fits that material’s properties.
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Work
Gläntan
Interior Concept
Fabege
Year Completed: 2025
LIV Tundra
Table
Interesting Times Gang - Ingridsdotter - Jonas Bohlin
Year Completed: 2025
LIV Mahalo
Table
Interesting Times Gang - Ingridsdotter - Jonas Bohlin
Year Completed: 2025
Shelf Life
Shelf
Interesting Times Gang
Year Completed: 2025
Reality Array
Exhibition Structure
De Structura
Year Completed: 2025
Infauna
Lamp
Nordic Innovation
Year Completed: 2024
Gigas
Table
Nordic Innovation
Year Completed: 2024
Kelp Chair in Sugar Kelp
Chair
Nordic Innovation
Year Completed: 2024
Archipelago
Interior Concept
Fotografiska Museet
Year Completed: 2024
Sjöros
Interior Concept
Humlegården Fastigheter
Year Completed: 2024
Feels Like Home
Bespoke Furniture
Bolt
Year Completed: 2024
Loom
Partition Wall
OBOS
Year Completed: 2023
Jugoso
Partition Wall
OBOS
Year Completed: 2023
Twin Kelpie
Bench
Interesting Times Gang
Year Completed: 2022
Kelpie
Low Stool
Interesting Times Gang
Year Completed: 2022
Kelp Stool
Bar Stool
Interesting Times Gang
Year Completed: 2022
Kelp Collection
Interior Concept
Black Milk Gastro
Year Completed: 2022
Kelp Chair
Chair
Interesting Times Gang
Year Completed: 2021
Aibio
Table
Stora Enso
Year Completed: 2021
Hyper Human
Exhibition Design
Tekniska Museet
Year Completed: 2020
A World of Innovation
Interactive Exhibition
Sandvik
Year Completed: 2019
Store of the Future
Interior Concept
Tele2
Year Completed: 2019
Pure Fiber
Food Packaging
Stora Enso
Year Completed: 2019
Sneaker Culture
Interior Concept
Caliroots
Year Completed: 2018
Flagship
Interior Concept
Kicks
Year Completed: 2018
Modular Campaign
Exhibition Structure
Adidas
Year Completed: 2017
Very Tricky, Alfie Atkins
Table
BDC
Year Completed: 2017
Special Vehicles
Retractable Boarding Step
Scania
Year Completed: 2016
New Cab Generation
Lamp
Scania
Year Completed: 2012
Driver Focus
Cab Interior Concept
Scania
Year Completed: 2011
Expression Study
Chair Frame
EFG
Year Completed: 2011
Lighthouse
Lamp
LTH - IKDC
Year Completed: 2010
Vega
Camera Concept
LTH - IKDC
Year Completed: 2008
Awards
Dezeen Awards
Bespoke Design
2025
Shortlisted
Dezeen Awards
Furniture Design
2025
Longlisted
German Design Award
Excellent Architecture
2025
Winner
Kuldmuna - Estonian Golden Egg
Ambient Solutions
2025
Silver Egg
Plaza Interior Honorary Award
Sustainability
2024
Winner
Interior Design Best of the Year Awards
Residential Seating
2024
Honoree
Good Design Awards
Furniture
2024
Winner
Seoul Design Award
Sustainable Design
2024
Winner
BIG SEE Product Design Awards
Product Design
2024
Winner
Green Good Design Awards
Green Product Design
2024
Winner
German Design Award
Excellent Product Design
2024
Winner
NY Product Design Awards
Seating & Comfort Furniture
2024
Winner
Dezeen Awards
Seating Design
2022
Longlisted
Adlerbertska Stipendie
Academic Performances
2001
Scholarship
Exhibitions
Nationalmuseum
Sweden
2025
Room 1403 1965-Present Day
Isola Space
Dubai
2025
Dubai Design Week
MADE Bush Terminal Brooklyn
USA
2025
CDCMo
MOOD Stockholm
Sweden
Stockholm Creative Edition (Curated by Ulrika & Philippe Attar)
2025
Red Dot Design Museum
China
2025
Weaving the Future
Stockholmsmässan
Sweden
Stockholm Furniture Fair - Ingridsdotter och Jonas Bohlin
2025
ITG Studio Vikingagatan 11
Sweden
2025
Stockholm Design Week
Oslo Public Library
Norway
2024
Nordic Innovation 50 Years Anniversary
The European Center for Architecture
Greece
2024
The Chicago Athenaeum
Doubble Space
Sweden
Stockholm Creative Edition (Curated by Ulrika & Philippe Attar)
2024
Wagstaff London Showroom
England
2024
Clerkenwell Design Week
Isola Design Festival
Italy
2024
Fuorisalone (Milan Design Week)
ExCeL London
England
2024
Grand Designs Live (Curated by Kevin Mccloud)
Business Design Centre London
England
Surface Spotlight (Curated by Sally Angharad Booth)
2024
Nordiska Kompaniet
Sweden
Made in Sweden (Curated by Hanna Nova Beatrice)
2024
Stockholmsmässan
Sweden
2024
Stockholm Furniture Fair - New Ventures
ExCeL London
England
2022
Grand Designs Live (Curated by Kevin Mccloud)
Barcelona Creativity & Design Foundation
Spain
2023
Foodture
Enkelrum
Sweden
Stockholm Creative Edition (Curated by Ulrika & Philippe Attar)
2023
Wagstaff London Showroom
England
2023
Clerkenwell Design Week
Stockholmsmässan
Sweden
Stockholm Furniture Fair - The Gallery (Curated by Sophia Bratt)
2023
ITG Studio Karlbergsvägen 82
Sweden
2023
Stockholm Design Week
EDGE Showroom
England
2022
London Design Festival
ITG Studio Vikingagatan 11
Sweden
2024
Stockholm Design Week
Finnboda Varv
Sweden
Being a Game Changer (Curated by Marcus Fairs)
2022
Altice Arena Lisbon
Portugal
2022
United Nations Ocean Conference
ITG Studio Karlbergsvägen 82
Sweden
2022
Stockholm Design Week
Tekniska Museet
Sweden
2020
Hyper Human
Contact
Location
Interesting Times Gang AB
Vikingagatan 11
113 42, Stockholm
Sweden