Eklund began to use textile waste to manufacture woven rag rugs from a nearby factory.
Later on in the 1960s Nils-Erik's son Lars and his wife Monica took over and continued developing the concept of the rag rug and also began to awn mats for caravans.
With the sisters running the company Bolon repositioned themselves as a global design brand with projects all over the world including Australia, China, Japan, Italy, the UK and the US .
[13] Marie and Annica Eklund were awarded with "Näringslivsmedaljen" from The Royal Patriotic Society, Kungliga Patriotiska Sällskapet in 2015.
The company's name is a combination of the first and last letters of the Swedish words for cotton (bomull) and nylon.