Örjan Lindqvist

Örjan Lindqvist (b. 1931) is a Swedish designer and son of Artur Lindvist, the founder of Grythyttan Stålmöbler. When growing up, Lindqvist spent summers working and assembling chairs in the workshop and traveling with his family to fairs and exhibitions all over Sweden. After studying at the Karlstad Business School, he returned to the family business, taking over the exhibition work and also working as a designer. Today, Grythyttan Stålmöbler is run by Örjan Lindqvist's son Karl.