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.
— Dezeen - New Radicals (interview by Amy Frearson)

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