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Olaf Von Bohr was born in Salzburg in 1927. After completing his studies at the Blocherer furniture school in Munich, he began his career in woodworking in 1949. Read the full biography

Olaf Von Bohr was born in Salzburg in 1927. After completing his studies at the Blocherer furniture school in Munich, he began his career in woodworking in 1949. In 1954 he moved to Milan and joined the Ponti, Fornaroli, Rosselli firm. He subsequently worked at the La Rinascente Development office and joined the Kartell team. In 1960 he opened his own studio and began making pieces independently. In 1962 he designed the Swedish bed cabinet for Besana di Mariano Comense, while in 1967 he began collaborating with Ecolight for the creation of lamps, including the famous Medusa. In 1976 he designed a floor lamp with various modular elements, a multipurpose trolley and a pendant lamp for Bilumen. In 1980 he designed a water-proof lamp for interiors and exteriors for Lucitalia. In 1996 he taught modeling and design in industrial design seminars at the Umanitaria in Milan.