Ann Wåhlström was born in Stockholm 1957. She has been producing glass in studios in Stockholm, Switzerland and USA between1982 - 1986. She has designed glass for Kosta Boda since 1986, and also worked with various companies including Silver och Stal and Cappellini (Metal) , Boda Nova, Ikea(ceramics) , Kinnasand (textile). She haas also been teaching at the Pilchuck Glass School , USA, and at Beckman's School of Design in Stockholm, Sweden..