Mora Knife Legacy

  In 1976,  KJ Erikssons Knivfabrik  introduced model 510 as the reinvention/evolution of the traditional Mora knife, with a plastic handle which was an instant success.   Bo Eriksson, CEO of KJ Erikssons at the time, led the development of the new model and built a new cheaper alternative to the Classic line.  Olle Anders Nordlund was already known to Bo Eriksson when he invited him to design the brand-new model. Olle Anders Nordlund was born in Bäckland, Högsjö on 25th July 1919. He was a Swedish sculptor and craft teacher. Nordlund was the son of two school teachers, Gustav Nordlund and Matilda Wedin. He married Ruth Eriksson in 1948. Norlund is best known for his small, abstract works in oak, walnut, ebony, and rosewood. He exhibited at 'Crafts of Today (Konsthantverk av I dag) in Linköping (1953 and 1955), 'Nine Östergötland artists' (Nio östgötakonstnärer) in Skänninge (1955), at the Swedish Public Art Association Spring Salon Liljevalchs konsthall (a...