Holmström, Lars

(1894 - 1959)

Lars August Holmström was a Swedish craftsman and designer. He came from a family of blacksmiths and was trained in his father's workshop. In 1921 he started his own workshop in Arvika. Holmström made lamps and other objects for several churches and, for instance, gates for secular buildings. He showed his designs at the Exposition internationale des arts décoratifs et industriels modernes in Paris, 1925.