Sixten Sason
Karl-Erik Sixten Sason (born Sixten Andersson; 12 March 1912 – 1 April 1967) was a Swedish industrial designer, noted for his work in designing several generations of Saab automobiles.
Also recorded as Sixten Andersson · Karl-Erik Sixten Sason
Sixten Sason
Svensk Industridesign · Public domain
- Born
- 1912
- Died
- 1967
- Nationality
- Sweden
- Occupation
- engineer · designer · industrial designer · draftsperson
Reference Check
Propose documentary evidence for Sixten Sason. A contribution is never written directly as fact: identity, source, rights and evidence gates still decide.
Sign in to contribute
Documentary evidence
Documentary basis
Authority files
wikidata · Q262279 · wikipedia · Sixten Sason
VALÉORINE Encyclopedia
The documentary record
Statements marked “Documentary record” are set in the article beside the passage they confirm. Each is read from the authority records of the institutions named here; select “Prove” to see the record it was read from, where in that record, and when.
Institutions cited
Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
Not stated by the sources cited: nationality
Complete reading chain (JSON)In this article
Biographical
Biographical
Sason was born in 1912, the son of a Swedish sculptor. He trained in Paris as an artist and later as an industrial designer. He had a stint in the Swedish Air Force until an injury disqualified him for flight. In the 1930s he became noted for his "x-ray" renderings of industrial products.
Documentary record
Sixten Sason, a draughtsman and industrial designer, was born on 12 March 1912 in Skövde and died on 1 April 1967 in Solna. Both events are recorded by the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek.
Career with Saab
Career with Saab
Sason started working for Saab, designing aircraft throughout World War II. In 1946, he was asked to contribute to Project 92, the result of which would be the first Saab automobile, the Saab 92 which began production in 1949. Sason remained with Saab, designing the 93, 95, 96, and 99, as well as the first Sonett. Following his death in 1967, Sason was succeeded by his colleague and one-time student, Björn Envall. Many of the design elements that Sason implemented in the 99 continued as elements of Saab design into the 1990s.
Other industrial designs
Other industrial designs
In addition to Saab, Sason designed consumer products for Electrolux (most notably the Z 70 vacuum cleaner in 1957), Hasselblad, where he designed their first camera model in 1949, and Husqvarna, designing such motorcycles as the Husqvarna Silverpilen, a high performance lightweight 175cc sold 1955–1965.
Monark Monarscoot.
Liftarn · Photographed by myself at Prins Bertil Memorial in Stockholm, Sweden 2007.
Life and career
Dated record
Life and career
The full dated record · 2 entries
1912
Sixten Sason was born in 1912.
1967
Sixten Sason died at Solna Municipality.
Text attribution
Licensing
Text attribution
Part of the biographical narrative on this page reuses licensed material. Its origin, revision and licence are recorded here.
The biographical narrative on this page is based on the Wikipedia article Sixten Sason, revision 1347382201 (EN edition), by its contributors. VALÉORINE has edited that text and built its own documentary record around it. The reused material is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, and this page's reuse of it is offered under the same licence. Everything else on this page — the chronology, the holdings, the evidence, the plates and the connections — is VALÉORINE's own record. Sources and licences.
Notes from the source article
Cited by Wikipedia
Notes from the source article
These works are cited by the source article, in its own numbering. They are recorded as its citations, not as sources VALÉORINE has verified.
- 1.Cole, Lance. SAAB 99 & 900: The Complete Story. Crowood. 160. 2011. 9781847973528.
- 2.Cole, Lance. SAAB 99 & 900: The Complete Story. Crowood. 2011-10-18. 978-1-84797-352-8.
- 3.Bayley, Stephen. Cars: Freedom, Style, Sex, Power, Motion, Colour, Everything. 384. 2012. 9781840916065.
- 4.Ohlsen, Becky. Lonely Planet Stockholm – City guide. Lonely Planet. 242. 2004. 9781741041729.
References
Citations
References
Each reference names the institution holding it, so a reader may go to the document itself.
reference work
Secondary witnessreference work
Secondary witness
The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 14 August 2026.
Elsewhere in Modern design
3,254 published records in this field, each with its sources named.
- Simone BrewsterDesigner
- Sir John Carden, 6th BaronetDesigner
- Sir John SorrellDesigner
- Sirikitiya JensenDesigner
- Sjoerd SoetersDesigner
- Skaff EliasDesigner
- SlartibartfastDesigner
- Slava MarlowDesigner
Best supported in this field
For owners
Own a work by Sixten Sason?
A specialist will read what you send and tell you what the house can establish, what it cannot, and whether the object is suited to sale. There is no charge and no obligation. The object stays with you throughout; nothing is shipped to us unless it is arranged in writing beforehand.