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78477 Margareta Ahlstedt-Willandt Finnish Flatweave Rug, 06'04 x 09'10. Woven in the golden hush between seasons, this antique Finnish flatweave rug titled 'Syyskesa' (Autumn Summer) by Margareta Ahlstedt-Willandt is a poetic meditation on the fleeting warmth of Nordic light. Designed for Lempaalan Mattokutomo Oy, this luminous textile captures the soft moment when summer exhales into fall, its golden fields gently dimming, and warm winds curling through amber woods. Rendered in bands of wheat gold, burnt sienna, sun-washed peach, and earthen taupe, the rug evokes both the heat of summer’s lingering touch and the crisp breath of autumn arriving at the door.
At the center, gentle horizontal striations stretch like plowed lines across a quiet field, their woodgrain-like patterns speaking to the enduring beauty of Finland’s natural forms. These delicate abstractions are framed by vertical bands of color-block mosaics, their motifs echoing the geometry of farmland and folkloric embroidery—hints of grain stalks, blooming harvests, and the order of cultivated land. Along the border, scattered glyphs and linear whispers mimic clouds drifting across a pale sky, or perhaps distant stars waiting for the night to fall.
Margareta Ahlstedt-Willandt, a visionary of early 20th-century Finnish design, had a rare gift for blending structure with softness. In 'Syyskesa,' her artistry reveals a deep kinship with the land—not in grand gestures, but in the subtle balance of rhythm and rest, color and silence. The rug is not merely decorative but contemplative, a woven reverie that brings the poetic intervals of the Scandinavian countryside indoors. Like the first fallen leaf on a summer-warmed stone, it marks a threshold between warmth and turning.
This piece is more than a flatweave kilim; it is a woven season, a canvas of memory and weather, both grounded and ephemeral. Ideal for interiors that value depth, heritage, and grace, 'Syyskesa' invites you to pause, breathe, and listen to the hush between months. Whether placed beneath your feet or hung like a tapestry of northern light, it speaks with the soft power of Finnish design at its most heartfelt—a moment of stillness preserved in thread.
Rendered in variegated shades of tan, sand, taupe, terra cotta, orange, saffron, brown, camel, goldenrod, greige, and brick red with other accent colors.
Designed by Margareta Ahlstedt-Willandt for Lempaalan Mattokutomo Oy.
Name: Syyskesa meaning Autumn Summer.
Abrash.
Handwoven wool.
Made in Finland.
Measures: 06'04 x 09'10.
Pile Height: 0.19 of an inch.
Date: 1920's. Early 20th Century.
- Dimensions:Width: 76 in (193.04 cm)Length: 118 in (299.72 cm)
- Style:Colonial Revival (In the Style Of)
- Materials and Techniques:Wool,Hand-Woven
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:1920-1929
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use. Abrash.
- Seller Location:Dallas, TX
- Reference Number:Seller: 78477 Vintage Finnish Flatweave Rug, 06'04 x 09'101stDibs: LU942933879622
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