Bjørn Wiinblad (pronounced Byurn Veenblahd), a Dane, was bjorn in 1918. He studied at Copenhagen's Technical High School and the RDA, and at the Lars Syberg Studio, Taastrup.

He is known for his design skills in not only ceramics but furniture, glass, illustration, theatre, textiles and posters. He has achieved popular acclaim for his work with Nymølle from 1946 to 1956 and Rosenthal from 1957 to the late 1970s when he took control of Nymølle, and is popular throughout Europe, the Orient and particularly in the United States.