Börge Lindau studied at Slöjdföreningens skola (now HDK-Valand) in Gothenburg during the late 1950’s and early 60’s. In 1960 Lindau designed the foldable armchair Ludwig that came to be Lindau's first and last furniture when it was re-produced in the late 1990’s by his own company Blå Station.
In 1964 Lindau founded a design studio together with Bo Lindekrantz in Helsingborg where they developed furniture in laminated wood and metal. One of their first commissions as interior designers was for Form/Design Center in Malmö.
Börje Lindau and Bo Lindekrantz worked together with the furniture company Lammhults from 1965, beginning with the chairs Ritz and Royal. In 1967 the collaboration got their real breakthrough with the Bauahus inspired collection S70, made of thick, lacquered steel pipes. The stackable chair Opalen was originally designed by Lindau in 1963 and produced by Asko, but was re-launched by Lammhults in 1974, where it became a huge success.
In 1969 the duo Lindau & Lindekrantz received the Lunning Prize. In 1986 their collaboration seized, and Lindau founded the company Blå Station (Blå stands for Börge Lindau Åhus) together with his family. The Blå Station company produced Lindau's own designs such as Oblado– a collection of chairs, the table Sims-al-abim and the chair Hövding.
Börge Lindau passed away in 1999 at the age of 67. He is represented at a.o. the Swedish National Museum of Fine Arts and the Museum of Furniture Studies in Stockholm and the Röhsska Museum of Crafts and Design in Gothenburg.
