Svedberg, Elias

(1913 - 1987)

Johan Elias Svedberg was a Swedish architect and furniture designer. He started working at Nordiska Kompaniet in the mid 1940s and he was the head of the interior design department from 1952 to 1961. He was, with Lena Larsson, responsible for the 'Triva' line; furniture that was sold in flat packages, to be assembled by the customer.