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Encyclopedia > Sixten Sason

Sixten Sason (1912-1967) was a designer who started working at Saab in 1939. His first major work was the Saab 92. In 1949 he worked with Victor Hasselblad and created the first Hasselblad camera. He has also designed several consumer products for Husqvarna and Electrolux. 1912 is a leap year starting on Monday. ... 1967 was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... Design as a process can take many forms depending on the object being designed and the individual or individuals participating. ... Saab 9-3 Sport Sedan Saab Automobile AB is a Swedish automobile maker, now owned by General Motors. ... 1939 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Saab 92 Saab 92 is an automobile from Saab. ... 1949 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... Victor Hasselblad (March 8, 1906 - August 5, 1978) was a Swedish inventor and photographer. ... Hasselblad is a Swedish manufacturer of high-quality still photography cameras based in Gothenburg, Sweden. ... A camera is a device used to take pictures (usually photographs), either singly or in sequence, with or without sound, such as with video cameras. ... Husqvarna is a manufacturer of power lawn equipment, sewing machines and formely mopeds. ... Electrolux is a Swedish company that is the worlds largest manufacturer of kitchen, cleaning and outdoor appliances for both home and professional use. ...


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Saab 94 Sonett history at The SaabMuseum.com - a comprehensive and up-to-date history of Saab cars (660 words)
Sixten Sason made a model that was to be taken as an original from which the glass-fibre reinforced plastic body was moulded.
There is one story that says that the Sonett was so-named as Sixten Sason exclaimed "Så Natt" (So nice) when he saw it.
Sason had, sometime before, proposed the name Sonett for one of his first sketches for the Saab 92, but the name was rejected at the time,
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