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 will tour several cities in Japan starting in 2025. See the con venues below:
Swedish Textile Exhibition in Japan
During 2026, a textile exhibition featuring Swedish textile designers will travel around three cities in Japan.
Most of these masterpieces of Swedish textiles were created between 1950 and 1970, a period known as the golden age of Swedish design. Among these designs, many long-selling masterpieces are still in use today. Recently, more brands have been reprinting them, and valuable mid-century designs are again drawing atention.
Otani Memorial Art Museum, Nishinomiya Ci
April 4 – June 28, 2026
Nagoya Ci Art Museum
July 11 – September 6, 2026
Setagaya Art Museum, To o 2026, September 19 – November 15, 2026
At Home with Gustavsberg - exhibition in Japan
Tis exhibition focuses on four of Gustavsberg’s most representative designers: Stig Lindberg, Wilhelm Kåge, Lisa Larson, and Karin Björkvist, and explores the history and appeal of Gustavsberg, a brand that remains beloved today, through approximately 300 works from the Nationalmuseum's collection.
Shizuoka Ci Museum of Art, Shizuoka
June 27 ― September 6, 2026
Museum website
Akita Senshu Museum of Art, Akita
October 17 December 20, 2026
Museum website
Panasonic Shiodome Museum of Art, To o
January 16 ― March 22, 2027
Museum website
Matsumoto Ci Museum of Art, Nagano
April 17 ― June 6, 2027
Museum website
e Museum of Art, Ehime
July 10 September 6, 2027
Museum website
e Museum of Kyoto
September 18 ― November 28, 2027
Museum website
Te joyful world of Stig Lindberg - exhibition in Stockholm
In the summer of 2026, the Gustavsberg Porcelain Museum in Stockholm will open an exhibition about Stig Lindberg, one of Sweden's most beloved and versatile designers. On the occasion of his 110th birthday, we are invited into a colorful, playful world of design.
Gustavsberg Porcelain Museum, Stockholm
June 6, 2026 – May 5, 2027
Read more here
Festive table setings! - exhibition in Stockholm
Blå blom, Berså and Nobel – all well-known Gustavsberg tableware adorning festive tables and adding a special touch to everyday meals over the years. With its exhibition titled Festive Table Setings! 200 Years in the Heartland of Porcelain, the Gustavsberg Porcelain Museum is celebrating the fact that the porcelain factory has been supplying Swedish homes with porcelain for two centuries.
In the mid-twentieth century, designers such as Wilhelm Kåge and Stig Lindberg played prominent roles as artistic directors. Te exhibition features a number of examples of their iconic works, from Kåge’s functionalist forms to Lindberg’s playful and innovative designs. Te table setings show how art and everyday life could be united through utilitarian items that were both practical and aesthetically pleasing.
Gustavsberg Porcelain Museum, Stockholm
April 4 – December 31, 2026
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Ceramics across borders - exhibition in Stockholm
A meeting of minds between a Swedish and a Japanese master poter, through their shared love of form, clay and glaze. Both were socially engaged – Wilhelm Kåge as the designer of “More Beautiful Everyday Tings” for Gustavsberg, and Shōji Hamada as co-founder of the Japanese Mingei (folk-art) movement, who created wonderfully handcrafed pieces that every home could use and enjoy.
Stig Lindberg is highlighted in the exhibition as creative director at Gustavsberg, following Wilhelm Kåge. Te exhibition tells the story of a shared drive to unite beaut and function, as well as a 20th-century cultural exchange between Sweden and Japan.
Nationalmuseum, Stockholm
April 23, 2026 – January 10, 2027 Read more here
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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