Timeline

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.