Ingrid Bergman
In January 1949 the film producer Roberto Rossellini flew from Italy to New York City to receive the Film Critics Award for the Best Foreign Movie. He then met actress Ingrid Bergman and her husband in California. It was Ingrid Bergman who had contacted him asking him to work with her. The meeting must have […]
Katja of Sweden – Fashion History
Katja Geiger worked together with MMT in Malmö from 1954 to 1975. Due to Katja of Sweden’s export success, MMT changed from an unmodern textile factory that produced socks and underware to an international textile industry for fashion. Katja Geiger’s brand started in New York with mainly prints from Scandinavian textile designers like Viola Gråsten […]
Pionjären Katja Geiger blev 97 år
Skånska Huaröd kommer alltid bli förknippat med modedesignern och konstnären Katja Geiger. Det var där hon slog ner bopålarna efter en lång utlandsvistelse och det var också dit hon överförde sitt varumärke Katja of Sweden. Som gammal slog sig Katja Geiger ner i Tollarp, inte långt från Huaröd. Det var en riktig skånsk tös som […]
The Pioneer Katja Geiger 97 is no longer with us
In January the 12th 2017 the successful Swedish designer Katja Geiger became 97 years old. Today on the 25th of January she sadly passed away. Educated at the Beckmans College of Design in Stockholm and Parson’s School of Design in New York she became a productive designer with her own brand Katja of Sweden. Her […]
Design to get Inspired of
A while ago I had a lovely day learning about Tonie Lewenhaupt’s vintage donation at the Röhsska Gallery, please see further blog below. I also had time to view the Gallery’s own design collection and to talk to their competent staff about Scandinavian design history. A Katja of Sweden dress was on display of course […]
Katja of Sweden
Please see Katja Geiger’s design with indigo print. I’ve seen quite a few dresses with this print but is it not a beautiful glow in the print?!
Katja of Sweden by Katja Geiger
Fashionable green! A Katja of Sweden dress by Katja Geiger.
Uniqueness of Vintage
A lot of people collect vintage. It is a way of buying a beautiful unique piece that will express a personal side of yourself. Maria Lindblom sold the above Katja of Sweden dress at Tradera. She bought the dress 7-8 years ago: ’I found this dress in a vintage store and noticed its quality. I […]
Colourful Åsa Gray
Katja of Sweden co-operated with textil designers to create beautiful design. This was a clever strategy to always produce something new, eventhough the style may not always change much. Åsa Gray was one of those artists. She was a young textile designer when she started her collaboration with Katja of Sweden in 1974-1976. Nearly 20 […]
Nostalgic Mood
It’s autumn. Boat owners are preparing for the winter. The Scandinavian nostalgic mood is coming over me. It gets darker and it is allowed to get cosy with candles and a book. I read Katja of Sweden’s biography trying to understand why her brand only exist as a popular vintage brand nowadays. Katja Geiger had […]