Carl-Arne Breger: Influential Swedish Designer

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Fruit Juice & Pitcher by Carl-Arne Breger – MoMA

Carl-Arne Breger (1923–2009), industrial designer. He started his career at Bernadotte Design, but in 1959 he started his own company, Breger-Design AB, which was one of Sweden’s biggest design firms with offices in both Stockholm and Malmo. Breger’s company has designed products for several companies and trades, putting its mark on consumer goods in Sweden after the war. These include household goods, tools, appliances, machines, and telephones.

Education

He studied at the Konstfackskolan and Tekniksa Skolan, Stockholm.

Biography

He worked at Gustavsberg from 1955 to 1957, where he made designs for plastics, tableware, and bathroom fixtures. His square bucket from 1959 was written about a lot. He was the head designer at Bernadotte & Bjorn Studio in Stockholm from 1957 to 1959. From 1959 on, he and his wife ran a studio with offices in Stockholm, Malmo, and Rome, where he designed the Diavox phone that Ellemtel made.

Square bucket was recognised as ‘the best plastic product for the 1950—60 decade’ by Swedish Plastic Association. Received 1975 Bundespreis ‘Die gute Industrieform’ (handsaw) (handsaw).