Carl Thore

Swedish top designer. Unique story how his designs became known by his middle names.

Biography

Unique story how his designs became known by his middle names. Sigurd “Carl Thore” Lindkvist was born in 1916 in Åmål, Sweden. Started his career at Luko then moved in 1961 to Granhaga Metallindustri AB. As head of the design and sales he designed and presented the lights to the clients. But he didn’t want the clients to know that, so he used his middel names. He remained for 20 years with the company and went with retirement.

Other inspiring designers

Previous
Next