Ellen Gunilla Margareta Pontén (14 June 1929 in

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– 29 June 2019) was a Swedish fashion designer. Pontén designed clothes with the base colours of grey, white or black. In 1983, she was awarded the ''

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'' design award Guldknappen (lit. "The gold button") and in 2003 the

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royal medal. She also worked alongside

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in Italy. In 2008, she was awarded the KTH Great Prize.

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