Filippa Knutsson

Filippa Martina Knutsson (born 12 November 1965 in Stockholm) 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 [sv]. She has been called "a household name" and "a superstar" in Sweden and much of Europe.^[1][2]

Biography

Knutsson co-founded Filippa K with Patrik Kihlborg and Karin Segerblom in 1993.^[3]

In 2002, her brother Lukas died while wingsuit flying.^[4]

Knutsson was awarded a Patriotiska Sällskapets Näringslivsmedalj in 2010 by the Royal Patriotic Society for the entrepreneurship that has been part of her Swedish business development.^[5] The brand Filippa K has been awarded with the Swedish design prize Guldknappen [sv].^[6] She was also awarded with the Gunilla Arhéns Förebildspris [sv] 2008^[7] and was named "Woman of the Year" 2012 by the Swedish Women's Educational Association.

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.^[3] The company Filippa K defines their structure as "a curious and conscious brand" that recognises innovative sustainability as its guide to growth.^[8]

Knutsson lives in London.^[3]