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BENGT & LOTTA
The little shop on Norrtullsgatan 3 in Stockholm is a haven for creativity and design. If you’re lucky
you’ll catch both Bengt and Lotta in there at the same time; the couple that met at the U
­ niversity College of Arts,
Crafts and Design in Stockholm and who have enriched the world with their playful designs ever since.
Bengt Lindberg and Lotta Glave were a couple already at
university, studying graphic art and illustration. After graduating,
Lotta got a job at one of Sweden’s main newspapers, Dagens
Nyheter and Bengt at an ad agency that turned out to be
a pretty boring job. Neither of them could resist the flow
of creative ideas that kept coming. For Bengt, it all started with
a cow, which became a cast iron candleholder. The cow was
soon accompanied by a sheep, a horse and a moose, all
produced in Småland, Bengt’s home county. Bengt made sure
to launch them in all the right stores and as for the moose, it
coincided with the enormous interest in moose from German
tourists who would even steal the road signs of moose when
visiting
Sweden! The four classics are still in production and have
spread all over the globe, from Sweden and Germany to
the US and Japan. But it didn’t stop there; the animals soon
also populated printed fabrics, blankets and notebooks.
always filled with fun, homemade creations like fantastic doll’s
houses made out of lacquered paper! I love stuff that is fun,
different and makes you happy, says Lotta who got drawn into
the family business when Bengt asked her to draw an angel.
No doubt the couple’s backgrounds have inspired their
Like Bengt’s animals, Lotta’s angel has spread from candlehol-
never-ending creativity. Bengt was born in Värnamo, in Sweden
ders and Christmas tree decorations to necklaces and fabrics.
but his grandparents had a farm in Skåne, filled with
objects of art, handicrafts and
Nowadays, Lotta designs most of the patterns;
designs that are appreciated all over the
world, not least in Japan and
nick-nacks.
– I have always
the U.K.
loved old things,
says Bengt,
Today, the couples
especially the
creations are
slightly naive,
represented at
clumsy folk art
Nordiska Muséet in
stuff. When
Stockholm, Kulturen
things are too
in Lund and at Växjö
perfect they also
Glass Museum. And if
get to be boring.
you visit their little store
Lotta Glave, who comes from
in Stockholm you will find them
­Malmö, believes a lot of her
surrounded by hundreds of other
in­spiration comes from her
items; trays, lamps, furniture, porce-
Austrian grandmother who
lain, serviettes – as well as thousands
worked as an illustrator and
of ideas that haven’t
materialised –
bookbinder. Their home was
yet.
C O U P L E big candle holder (h190, w195 mm) Metallic gold 910429
SHORE BI RD S ORA N GE
small tray (20x27 cm) 912560
big tray (Ø 48 cm) 913718
cocktail tray (22x43 cm) 912756
small tray (Ø31 cm) 913648
small tray (Ø31 cm) 913649
cocktail tray (22x43 cm) 912757
big tray (Ø 48 cm) 913717
small tray (20x27 cm) 912561
SHORE BI RD S BL UE
F L OR A L candle holder (h310, w100 mm) Black 910734 Metallic gold 910735
SHORE BI RD S
cuttingboard (40×20 cm)
SHORE BI RD S
laminated coaster (9×9 cm) (package of 4)
915144
915324
BACK
FRONT
SHOREBI RD napkin/letter holder (h135, w150 mm) Metallic gold 910992 White 910991 Black 910990
F L OR A L B U D S candle holder (h310, w100 mm) Metallic gold 910737 Black 910736
Blankets and textile
from Klippan Yllefabrik
SHOREBI RD L I GHT
candle holder (h210, w185 mm) Black 910730 Metallic gold 910731
SHOREBI RD D OT
candle holder (h205, w175 mm) Black 910732 Metallic gold 910733
FLORAL big tray (Ø 48 cm) 913650
BACK
912562
FLO R A L cocktail tray (22x43 cm) F L OR A L laminated coaster (package of 4) F L O R A L cuttingboard (40×20 cm)
(9×9 cm) 915326
915146
912758
B E N G T & L O T TA
SWEDEN
www.bengt-lotta.se
Info and order: phone +46 435 44 88 80, fax +46 435 44 88 88, info@klippanyllefabrik.se
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FRONT
FL ORAL small tray (20x27 cm)