Filippa Martina Knutsson is a Swedish fashion designer. She is the owner of the fashion brand Filippa K, founded in 1993, and runs it with her former husband Patrik Kihlborg. She has been called "a household name" and "a superstar" in

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and much of Europe.

Biography

Knutsson co-founded Filippa K, with Patrik Kihlborg and Karin Segerblom in 1993. She was awarded a Patriotiska Sällskapets Näringslivsmedalj in 2010 by the

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for the entrepreneurship that has been part of her Swedish business development. The brand Filippa K has been awarded with the Swedish design prize Guldknappen. She has also been awarded with the Gunilla Arhéns Förebildspris 2008. In January 2017, Knutsson returned to Filippa K as creative director, and will be based in London, taking over from Nina Bogstedt, who had led the creative team for 19 years. The company Filippa K defines their structure as a curious and conscious brand that recognises innovative sustainability as its guide to growth. Knutsson lives in London.

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