David Carlson is Strategic Creative Director with 30 years experience of business and brand development, design thinking, futurescaping, holistic sustainability and creative ideation and conceptualization processes. He is currently working as creative director for the Swedish brands Orrefors and Kosta Boda. Among other things, he is the founder of David Design, David Report and Cities of Love Scandinavia. As well the author of Make Design Matter, a pocket size guide to meaningful design. David Carlson has a great passion for photography and his landscape and rose pictures are widely appreciated. His social life reflects his cross-pollinating mindcast: president of a nature conservation organization; guitar player in bands since the early 80s; and last but not least, a deeply dedicated gardener – more specifically, of old roses with unmatched aromas.

Limited Edition FINE ART Photo Prints

David Carlson offers a collection of limited edition fine art photo prints from the beautiful landscape, coastline and seascape of the Falsterbo peninsula in the southernmost part of Sweden. Follow the link below to see the selection.

ROSES AS
SYMBOLIC
MULTILAYERED
OBJECTS

In his photography David transform roses from everyday garden plants to become symbolic multilayered objects. In this way, each image is an experience that involves several senses, not just the smell and sight, but also stimulates the tactile instinct and makes you want to reach out and touch the velvety leaves and weigh the flower in your hand. 

Take a ride down the scenic route

David Carlson provides know-how and delivers bespoke solutions to corporate brands that need a repositioning, a revitalized approach or just a more desirable product and service offering. David Carlson uses design and creativity as strategic tools to increase performance and market differentiation and thus attract the consumers in a more powerful way.

"MAKE DESIGN MATTER IS
A POCKET SIZE GUIDE
TO MEANINGFUL
DESIGN"

— Dexigner