our designers

Our team of designers is crucial to our design philosophy of "perfection through passion." Combining their knowledge of different materials and creative design expertise, they conceive the realistic design solutions which have become our trademark. Building on our traditions, they develop the blueprints that ensure the quality standards remain at peak levels.

Kasthall Design Studio

If the factory is the pulsing heart of Kasthall, then the Design Studio is its brain. Located at the Kasthall headquarters in Kinna, it is the creative function of the product and design development. At the studio, designers and product developers...

Ellinor Eliasson

Ellinor Eliasson is educated at The Swedish School of Textile University of Borås, she came to Kasthall for a internship at our product and design department in 2015 and has since then been a part of many successful projects.

Maja Johansson Starander

Maja Johansson Starander is educated at Central Saint Martins and the Royal College of Art in London. When completing her master's degree, Maja contacted Kasthall's then lead designer, Gunilla Lagerhem Ullberg. They built instant chemistry and...

Petra Lundblad Fridén

Petra worked at Kasthall between 2009 and 2014, where she brought and expanded her own design expression. Often adding deliberate irregularities designs that set them apart, she has received multiple awards for her work for Kasthall. Most notably,...

Gunilla Lagerhem Ullberg

Known as the "Queen of Rugs," Gunilla was the Lead Designer at Kasthall for 28 years between 1987 and 2015. She designed most of Kasthall's classic collections, such as Moss, Fogg, Häggå, and Tekla. She received numerous prestigious design accolades...

Ingrid Dessau

Ingrid Dessau was a pioneer in Sweden's modern textile and design history, known for her unique perspective and exceptional talent. With roots in the southern Swedish folk crafts tradition, she studied textiles and worked as a designer, developing...

our designer collabs

David Chipperfield

Sir David Chipperfield founded David Chipperfield Architects in 1985. He has developed a design methodology that is now used across four offices in London, Berlin, Milan, and Shanghai. Among the recent accolades David Chipperfield was selected as...

Claesson Koivisto Rune

Since 1995, this Swedish design trio has been globally acclaimed, winning numerous awards in the fashion and design industry. Together with Kasthall, they have worked on multiple projects. This collaboration resulted in the wall-to-wall carpet...

Lara Bohinc

As a design consultant for high-end brands, such as Montblanc, Gucci, and most famously Cartier, Lara Bohinc has been hailed as one of her generation's most innovative and successful designers. She studied Industrial Design at the Ljubljana Academy...

Ilse Crawford

As a founder of Studioilse, Ilse Crawford brings her philosophy to life. As a designer, academic and creative director, human needs and desires are at the center of her design philosophy. She creates environments where people feel comfortable,...

Jonas Bohlin

Jonas Bohlin is one of Sweden's foremost designers, having worked with glassware, textiles, art objects, installations, and furniture and lighting design since 1983. He is educated in Stockholm at Konstfack – University College of Arts, Crafts and...

Björn Dahlström

Björn has worked with many internationally renowned clients, ranging from industrial design to furniture, exhibition design, and graphics. His work is showcased in places as the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, the Stedelijk Museum in...