Early Life and Artistic Beginnings Stig Lindberg (17 August 1916 in Umeå, Sweden – 7 April 1982 in San Felice Circeo, Italy) emerged from the Swedish landscape as a prolific designer—ceramicist, glassmaker, textile artist, and industrial innovator. Born into a family with roots in the timber industry, Lindberg’s formative years instilled within him an appreciation for craftsmanship and natural materials, influences that would profound…