Stig Lindberg (1916-1982) was a Swedish ceramic designer, glass designer, textile designer, industrial designer, painter and illustrator. One of Sweden’s most important postwar designers, Lindberg created beautiful studio ceramics and graceful tableware lines during a long career with the Gustavsberg potery factory. He also worked as a children book illustrator during many years.
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Children’s book illustrator for Lennart Hellsing and other authors
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Design
Appointed honorary professor by the Swedish government in 1970
Designed several textile paterns for high end departmentstore NK in Sweden during the fifies and sixties
Scandinavian design
Designer and creative director at Gustavsberg Porcelain Factory from 1937 - 1980
Recipient of the Royal Prince Eugene medal 1968
Was an art professor at Konstfack, Stockholm
Exhibitions
Exhibitions in Europe at:
National Museum Stockholm, Millesgården, Västerboten Museum, Gustavsberg’s Porcelain Museum and V&A London
Exhibition at Läckö Castle, Sweden 2025
Exhibitions
worldwide: MoMA New York, Seibu Toko
Coming exhibitions opening in Japan in August 2025August 2027
“A collection filled of nostalgia, playflness and an important piece of design history under your feet.” - LAYERED
“It is a great privilege to be a part of this cultural heritage and to be able to ofer classic Swedish design in a new tale, both to existing Granit customers but also to a new audience.”
- GRANIT
Exhibition in Japan 2025
In August 2025, an exhibition celebrating the works of Stig Lindberg, the renowned master of 20th-century Scandinavian design, will open in Toko. Tis traveling exhibition will visit six major cities across Japan, showcasing approximately 300 pieces spanning Lindberg’s career, from the late 1930s to his final years.
Stig Lindberg traveled to Japan in the 1960s, marking a significant cultural exchange between Swedish and Japanese design traditions. Tis trip was pivotal in deepening the mutual influence between Scandinavian and Japanese aesthetics, which shared a common appreciation for simplicit, functionalit, and crafsmanship.
Lindberg was particularly interested in Japanese ceramics, which had a long tradition of refined crafsmanship. Tis influence is evident in his later works, which incorporated more organic forms and subtle color paletes, reflecting Japanese aesthetics.
Exhibition Dates and Locations in Japan
‘Stig Lindberg Exhibition: Master of the Scandinavian Design in the 20th con
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Stig Lindberg exhibition at Läckö Slot , Sweden
June - September 2025
Exhibition at Västerbotens Museum
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May 2022 - 15 January 2023
Stig Lindberg was born and raised in Umeå, the Cit of Birches, something that is also reflected in one of his most beloved porcelain se t ings, Berså. His creations and illustrations have provided Sweden with household goods and design since the 1940s.
Te exhibit includes about 350 pieces, including porcelain, wallpaper, textiles, industrial designs, illustrations and art.
Tis ranges from his first student projects to his final works and never-before-seen material from the Lindberg family’s collection.
In collaboration with Millesgården and Lars DueholmLindberg, Stig’s son and manager of Stig Lindberg’s legacy. Te exhibition is a part of the celebration of Umeå 400 years.
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Stig Lindberg Exhibition at Millesgården., 2021-2022
Launch of the ofcial
Stig Lindberg Design Instagram and Facebook account
in January 2023.
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Collaborations
Ekelunds Linneväveri
Ekelunds Linneväveri
Berså, Gustavsberg
in Stockholm, Sweden
Elodie
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Stora boken om Stig Lindberg
Stig Lindberg - Formgivaren och människan
Artwork Examples
Spisa Ribb Herbarium
Krakel Spektakel
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