Sixten Sason

Sixten Sason (actually Karl -Erik Sixten Andersson, born March 12, 1912 in Skövde, † April 1, 1967 in Solna Råsunda ) was a Swedish product designer and illustrator who is mainly known by the design of the early Saab models and the Hasselbladkamera.

Background

Sixten Sason was an avid artist at an early age. His father was a sculptor with his own company, there Sixten went into teaching, which certainly influenced his subsequent ability of the three-dimensional representation of illustrations positive. Even the age of fifteen he made the illustration of a fuel tank for motorcycle factory Husqvarna. In later life, he should still get a lot of orders from Husqvarna.

Saab

In 1939, Sixten Sason was employed by the Swedish aircraft manufacturer Saab, where he was chief draftsman for the Department. Sason had to make a unique talent, the so-called X-ray drawings of technical details for manuals and instructional material. When Saab started as a peace-time production with the automobile production after the war, Sason had a firm place in the design group and was present at the birth of the " Ursaab " doing with. As chief designer, he formed all Saab models up to the Saab 99, which came on the market in 1967. The presentation was denied him, Sixten Sason died shortly before, at the age of 55 years.

Hasselblad

During his tenure at Saab Sixten Sason hit the camera manufacturer Victor Hasselblad. Also Hasselblad was looking for a post-war production after the company reconnaissance cameras had built for the Swedish Air Force. Together with Sason developed Hasselblad "the first single-lens reflex 6x6 in the world with interchangeable lens and magazine", the Hasselblad 1600 F, which was presented in New York in 1948.

Husqvarna and Electrolux

Except Saab Sixten Sason had two more great clients, Husqvarna and Electrolux. For Husqvarna, he designed household appliances, chain saws, sewing machines and motorcycles, outboard motors for Electrolux refrigerators and floor polishers.

Literature and source

  • Svensk Industri design, Norstedts Förlag, 1997
  • Designer
  • Swede
  • Born in 1912
  • Died in 1967
  • Man
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