Lena Larsson

Lena Larsson, née Rabenius (31 July 1919 – 4 April 2000), was a Swedish interior designer, known as a pioneer for the unconventional, family-friendly environments she created, and for the 1960s modern wear-and-tear ideal.

[1] The results of the survey were to be used as a template for the building of convenient homes after the Second World War.

[2] At Hälsingborgsmässan H55 she, together with architects Anders-William Olsson and Mårten Larsson, created the one-family house Skal och kärna.

[2] As an artistic leader in the Nordiska Kompaniet (The Nordic Company) store, NK-bo, she used her knowledge to create home design solutions for the simplification of domestic lifestyles.

It was the first of its kind,[8] predating the similar IKEA brand of knock-down furniture.