Kerstin Ekman (b. 1933) debuted in 1959 as a crime writer. In 1978 she was elected to the Swedish Nobel Academy, and left her chair in 1989. Her rich narratives, often rooted in the everyday, have made her one of the most widely read Swedish writers of the twentieth century. Her works are translated into 30 languages and she has won most major national literary prizes, including the August Prize twice, and the Nordic Council Literature Prize.

LOTTA KÜHLHORN is one of Sweden’s most prominent designers and pattern designers and has designed everything from book covers to coffee sets.