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 […]
The thing about shoes
How should shoes look like? When Katja of Sweden, see picture above, presented her first shoe collection for the sales team they looked surprised. This was in the 1950th and her thoughts of shoes being comfortable, beautiful and fashionable at the samt time may not seem like a revolution today but was at the time […]
Katja goes to Africa 2
Timeless fashion that last is rare. The above Katja of Sweden dresses are from the ’Katja goes to Africa’ collection in 1963, shown at the Oomph exhibition at the Malmö Konstmuseum. Katja went to Africa to get inspired and found beautiful prints and textils. That would be the case even more today. African fashion is […]
Fabulous Katja of Sweden
Katja of Sweden made beautifully, timeless cloths with brave and colourful prints and pattern. Above you see prints by textile artists Hans Krondahl to the left and Sven Fristedt to the right. It is hard to understand today what a pioneer she was in the Swedish fashion industry. She made great impact in the 50th, […]
Svensk design får draghjälp
Malmö Museer visar nu tidlösa mönster som återkommer i moderna skapelser från Tillskärarakademin. Modern svensk design är hett men det är svårare för ett designföretag att få ekonomi på sin kreativitet. Näringsministern Mikael Damberg har uppmärksammat detta och en liten peng på 28mkr inom en period av fyra år kommer utnyttjas till att hjälpa sektorn […]
Katja of Sweden – the highest paid woman in Sweden in the 50th
There is a lot of talk about equality between women and men, for example the same salary for the same type of job. This is something I agree on strongly. However, it is not very easily achieved but there is a quick solution. If women add some experiences that make them compete easier with men, their […]
Prince of Glamour Lars Wallin
From Lars Wallin’s show at Mode Live in Malmö. Photo by Sara Thorsson. Katja of Sweden wanted to create cloths for women to feel comfortable in. She was inspired by the new design of Scandinavian furnitures. She felt that new type of cloths needed to be designed for the modern woman that wanted to be […]
New Fashion Talent in New York
The English text follows with a Swedish version below. By reading and get inspired by Swedish designer Katja of Sweden I see how hard work, good ideas and sometimes good education have helped upcoming designers to succeed. Katja got her education in design at the Parson’s School of Design in the 1940th. She then launched […]
Katja goes to Africa
There is a growing interest in African fashion and African designers in Europe. Africa Fashion Week London in August 2015 showed again how colourful the design really is. Africa Fashion Week London is highlighting the African fashion designers and create a global showcasting platform for the industry. African print and colours are ’brave’ for Scandinavian […]
Design as Art
Art from Katja of Sweden. Photo: Kerstin Maripuu. Design can be art. This impressive dress was designed by Katja of Sweden in 1972. Sometimes Katja worked alongside artists to create special pattern. Those collections stood out from others as the pattern were a bit more creative and challenging. The pattern on this dress was named […]