Gunilla Pontén
Ellen Gunilla Margareta Pontén (14 June 1929 in Stockholm – 29 June 2019) was a Swedish fashion designer. Pontén designed clothes with the base colours of grey, white or black. In 1983, she was awarded the Damernas Värld design award Guldknappen (lit.
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- Name
- Gunilla Pontén
- Born
- 14 June 1929
- Birthplace
- Stockholm, Sweden
- Died
- 29 June 2019
- Occupation
- fashion designer, model
- Nationality
- Sweden
- Honours
- Patriotiska Sällskapets Näringslivsmedalj · The KTH Great Prize
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Ellen Gunilla Margareta Pontén (14 June 1929 in Stockholm – 29 June 2019) was a Swedish fashion designer. Pontén designed clothes with the base colours of grey, white or black. In 1983, she was awarded the Damernas Värld design award Guldknappen (lit.
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"The gold button") and in 2003 the Litteris et Artibus royal medal. She also worked alongside Emilio Pucci in Italy. In 2008, she was awarded the KTH Great Prize.
Nordiska Kompaniet visar dammode i samband med utställningen H55 i Helsingborg. Modellen Gunilla Pontén är klädd i klänning av cerisefärgad, mönstervävd bomull från Stobo skapad av Göta Trägårdh.
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• Name — Gunilla Pontén • Born — 14 June 1929 • Birthplace — Stockholm, Sweden • Died — 29 June 2019 • Place of death — Stockholm, Sweden • Occupation — fashion designer, model
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1929
Gunilla Pontén was born in 1929 at Oscar Parish.
2019
Gunilla Pontén died in 2019 at Stockholm.
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The authorities additionally record the headings Gunilla Ponten and Ellen Gunilla Margareta Pontén. She was the child of Birger Pontén. She married Lars-Magnus Lindgren. Recorded as having received Patriotiska Sällskapets Näringslivsmedalj and The KTH Great Prize.
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