Franz James
Hemslöjdsvägen 1
S-660 10 Dals Långed
0531 - 710 18
franz.james@steneby.se
Education
MFA Product Design, HDK School of Design and Drafts, University of Gothenburg, 1999
École Boulle, Paris, course in marquetry 1995
Cabinet making and furniture design, Carl Malmstens Verkstadsskola (Malmstens CTD), Stockholm, Journeymans piece (Gesällprov) 1994
Cabinet making, Rönnowska gymnasiet, Helsingborg, 1991
Cappelagårdens Summer course 1991
Cabinet making, AMU, Kockums Malmö, 1990
Internships with Ikea of Sweden, Ragnar Falk furniture restoration in Lund and Norrgavel
Work
Subject teacher, furniture design, department of Wood Orientated Furniture Design, Steneby - The School of Craft and Design 2009-
Part time consultant for the chain furniture company Svenska Hem 2008-2009
Ikea of Sweden, Älmhult, Product developer 2000-03
Wood Craft, Gothenburg, Product developer, 1994-96
Art College, Folk Universitetet – Gothenburg, teaching design subjects on and off since 1995
Exhibitions
With different companies at Stockholm Furniture Fair 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
Arctic Studio, Göteborg -2008
Krypton, Göteborg -2007
Business
Franz James Produktdesign AB 1999-2000, 2003-. Design studio, workshop and store situated in central Gothenburg. FJPD AB does product design, furniture design, design- and range strategy, lectures on design and cabinet making. Clients among others are; Ikea of Sweden, Lammhults Biblioteksdesign, Nyby AB and Allinwood. Interior design for Furuboda folkhögskola 2010.