Swedish Gray Blue Ivory Flat Weave Rug Designed & Signed by Sigvard Bernadotte

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Swedish Gray Blue Ivory Flat Weave Rug Designed & Signed by Sigvard Bernadotte

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A Swedish flat weave rug with a diamond motif in gray ivory and blue designed by Sigvard Bernadotte. Signed SB Lower Right Corner, circa 1950 Measures: 7'6'' x 8'4'' Sigvard Bernadotte is best known for his work designing silver for the Danish firm Georg Jensen. Many of these works are considered twentieth century design classics and are included in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the British Museum, and countless other prestigious museums and institutions around the world. While the Bernadotte name is well known in the design world, it is not for his textiles and carpets in particular. And yet his woven works exhibit many of the same qualities that make his other designs so beloved. He was able to deftly translate his design genius across a wide range of mediums. As a young man he was not interested in traditional royal pursuits, instead being drawn to the arts at a young age. It was not usual for a member of the royal family to study at the university at this time, but he entered Uppsala University and also earned a degree at the Stockholm Academy of Fine Arts. At the beginning of his career, he worked in theatrical design and in the German and American film industries. After spending time in America and meeting prominent industrial designers there, he shifted his focus to industrial design His carpet designs, produced at Nils Nessim’s Textile Atelier in Stockholm, include both pile carpets and flat weaves. These designs are modern and refined, often composed of small geometric elements like triangles (used in several carpets) that create lovely subtle compositions and highly stylized representations of hourglasses and fir trees. They are simple and blend seamlessly into their environment.

Dimensions:
Height: 100 in (254 cm)Width: 90 in (228.6 cm)Length: 100 in (254 cm)
Style:
Scandinavian Modern (In the Style Of)
Materials and Techniques:
Wool,Hand-Knotted
Place of Origin:
Sweden
Period:
Mid-20th Century
Date of Manufacture:
circa 1950s
Condition:
Seller Location:
New York, NY
Reference Number:
Seller: 10423 J & D Oriental Rug Co.1stDibs: LU908723392942