Brio (company)

Brio
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryToys
FoundedBoalt, Scania 1884
FounderIvar Bengtsson
Headquarters,
ProductsToys, Child safety seats, Strollers, Furniture
ParentRavensburger
Websitehttps://www.brio.us/

Brio (stylized BRIO) is a wooden toy company founded in Sweden. The company was founded in the small town of Boalt, Scania, Götaland in 1884 by basket maker Ivar Bengtsson.[1] For a long time the company was based in Osby, Scania, in southern Sweden. In 1908 Ivar's three sons took the company over and gave it the name "BRIO", which is an acronym for: BRöderna ('the brothers') Ivarsson (in) Osby. In 2006 BRIO moved its headquarters to Malmö, Scania. It is best known for its wooden toy trains, sold in Europe since 1958.

  1. ^ About Brio Archived December 18, 2007, at the Wayback Machine