Timeline
Carl Malmsten lived a long life and made a big impression not only with his design, but also as a debater, entrepreneur, pedagogue, inspirer etc. Below we have listed the main events of his 84-year life.
Carl Malmsten through the years
1888
Charley Per Henrik (Carl) Malmsten is born on the 7th of December.
1910–12
Apprenticed to the master carpenter Pelle Jönsson, Stockholm.
1912–15
Self-studies within handicrafts and architecture.
1916
First and second prize for writing desk and chair for Stockholm City Hall.
1916–23
Furniture for Stockholm City Hall.
1917
Marries Siv Munthe
.
Participates in the Home Exhibition at Liljevalchs.
1918
Son Ulf is born.
1919–1922
Own carpentry workshop at Arbetargatan in Stockholm.
1920
Daughter Kerstin is born.
1921
Son Egil is born.
1922–25
Course leader at Nääs School of Crafts.
1923
Gothenburg Tercentennial Jubilee Exposition (five rooms for Swedish Furniture Factories).
Interior design of large living room at Ulriksdal Palace.
1924
Son Vidar is born.
1925
Participates in the International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts in Paris; receives a Grand Prix.
1926
Son Torgils is born.
1926
Furniture for Grand Hotel, Stockholm
.
Furniture for Stockholm Concert Hall.
1926–34
Holds woodcraft courses at Sigtunaskolan.
1928
Exhibition at Liljevalchs.
Olofskolan is founded.
1930
Olofskolan’s workshop set up on Humlegårdsgatan.
Furnishing for the Matchstick Palace on Västra Trädgårdsgatan in Stockholm
.
Furnishing of three rooms at Stockholm Exhibition.
Furnishing of the Swedish suite at the Waldorf Astoria in New York.
1933
The company Carl Malmsten is registered
.
Exhibition at the Röhsska Museum of Design and Craft in Gothenburg.
1933–40
Holds woodcraft courses on Åland, in Bruksvallarna and Hedemora.
1934
Exhibitions at Liljevalchs, in Riga, Reval, Dorpat and Kaunas
.
Furniture for the Council President’s room at the League of Nations in Geneva.
1936
Awarded the title of Professor.
1937
Participates in the Swedish Pavilion at Expo 37 in Paris.
Furniture for Svenska Handelsbanken.
Interior design of m/s Stockholm.
1939
Furniture and furnishings at the New York World Fair.
Furniture for the Swedish Institute in Rome.
1940
Exhibition and office moves to Strandvägen 5B and Väpnargatan 8
.
Participates in Bo bättre (Better living) at Röhsska Museum of Design and Craft.
1943
Meet the
Utility Artist at Nationalmuseum.
1944
Solo exhibition; From Bark Boat to Own Home, at Nationalmuseum
.
Carl Malmsten AB is formed.
1946
Starts and holds summer courses at Viggbyholmsskolan.
1947–49
Furnishings for the Supreme Court in Stockholm.
1948
Woodcraft teacher at Konstfackskolan.
1948–50
Furniture for the Swedish Riksdag.
1949
Mittens rike (Middle Kingdom) – a summary of the setting up of Nyckelviksskolan.
1950
Workshop moves to the new Hantverkshuset (Arts and Crafts Building), Renstiernas gata 12.
1955
Nyckelbrödernas förbund (Association of Key Brothers) is founded
.
Participates in the exhibition H55 in Helsingborg.
1956
Key Brothers’ exhibition Levande Svensk tradition (Living Swedish Tradition) at Röhsska Museum of Design and Craft.
1957
Capellagården is acquired.
1958
70th jubilee exhibition Bo i ro (Peaceful living) on Strandvägen 5B
.
First summer course at Capellagården.
1959–60
Furnishing of several rooms at Folksam Insurance in Stockholm.
1964
Participated in the exhibition Svenska stolar (Swedish Chairs) at Nationalmuseum.
1969
Rot och krona (Root and Crown), the last major exhibition, at Liljevalchs.
1972
Carl Malmsten dies on the 13th of August.