Baby Björn

Babybjörn

Babybjörn baby carrier
Type	Private
Industry	Baby products
Founded	, Sweden (1961)
Founder	Björn Jakobson
Headquarters	Solna, Sweden
Key people	Björn Jakobson (Founder) and Ulf Ingemarsson (CEO) Lillemor Jakobson (Creative Designer)
Number of employees	around 100
Website	www.babybjorn.com

Babybjörn is a Swedish family-owned company specializing in the manufacturing and marketing of baby products. It was founded in 1961 by Björn Jakobson, who in 2012 was awarded His Majesty The King’s Medal “for significant contributions to Swedish industry”.

The company’s first product was a bouncing cradle but today Babybjörn is best known for its baby carriers. Its first baby carrier was made in 1973.

Babybjörn has received numerous awards for its designs over the years, among them IDSA’s award Design of the Decade and the Red Dot Design Award.