Björn Jakobson, (born 14 August 1934 in

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) is a

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. In 1961, he started the company

Babybjörn BabyBjörn is a Swedish family-owned company specializing in the manufacturing and marketing of baby products. It was founded in 1961 by Björn Jakobson and his sister-in-law Elsa Jakobson, who in 2012 was awarded His Majesty The King’s Medal ...

. The initial product was a bouncy chair that he acquired on a trip to the United States, He and his wife, the designer Lillemor Jakobson, are co-owners of Lillemor Design AB, the parent company of the group that includes Baby Björn. In June 2012, the Jakobsons opened a new museum near

, on the island of Värmdö, called

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. In 2012 he was awarded His Majesty The King’s Medal “for significant contributions to Swedish industry”.

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