Career
Early Life and After studying art and design at Konstfack and Beckmans in Stockholm, Sweden, Karin moved to New York City in 1946 to study fashion design at Parson"s School of Design. A New York Times article and National Broadcasting Company interview followed. She was the designer for Arthur Sportswear which used contractors including those in the Bronx which employed 50 seamstresses turning out her products.
The couple moved to Huaröd in Sweden, where Katja of Sweden became a fashion sensation that lasted over 20 years.
In 1975 the Geigers moved back to New York City, where Katja began designing home textiles, bed sheets, and kitchenware. "Katja shops" opened up in Macy"s department store and Cannon Mills manufactured her designs under license.
In the 1980s advertisements featuring Bob Hope and Larry Hagman sleeping in "Katja sheets" ran with the tagline "Two of the Most Famous Names in America Sleep Together"
In 1995, the Geigers moved back to Sweden to be closer to family. Rod Geiger died in 2000.
Katja"s clothes are now part of the permanent collection of the Museum "Kulturen" in Lund, Sweden.
