Mathilda Hamilton was the missionary in India who became an entrepreneur in Stockholm and in 1901 opened the “Indian Exhibition”, a store which became the origin of today’s retailer Indiska. Mathilda herself, though, was eventually committed to Beckomberga mental hospital. Ethnologist Sara Sjöström tells her fascinating story in the book “Mathilda – the history of Indiska’s founder” (Business History Publishing, 2023).
We made a film about cement and concrete
On assignment from Heidelberg Materials Cement Sweden, we have made a film about the history of the Swedish cement industry.