Hand-Loomed Rya Rug / Wall Tapestry "the Fairy Tale Forest"

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Hand-Loomed Rya Rug / Wall Tapestry "the Fairy Tale Forest"

About the Item

Satumetsä / The Fairy Tale Forest The Fairy Tale Forest was designed by Aappo Härkönen for the company Ryijypalvelu during the 1950s or 1960s. Aappo Härkönen was in fact a pseudonym for painter, sculptor and textile artist Kaino Lemmikki Toivola (1912-1991). The short history of a relatively long pile. The ’ryijy’ (in Finnish) or ’rya’ (in Swedish) is a traditional Scandinavian wool rug which has it's roots in the prehistorical era of northernmost Europe. Ryas were originally multi-purpose textiles used traditionally as bed coverings and blankets that provided insulation in harsh climates when traveling by boat or sleigh. Their design gradually combined original motifs from local folk art tradition, including influence from oriental rugs brought to Scandinavia by Viking merchants and later, imitations of Baroque floral patterns seen in expensive imported fabrics within the homes of the nobility. Since 18th century, the ryas became part of the Finnish wedding ceremony as a sort of prayer rug upon which the bride and groom stood during the ceremony. The textile was then hung on the wall of the new home of the married couple as a tapestry and served as a memento of the happy occasion. All country houses had a rya on their wall. A national romanticism in the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries generated new interest in the use of folk textiles for interior decoration within new burdgeoning urban environments and inspired artists to make new jugendstil influenced rya designs. Following the recovery from World War II, the 1950s marked an international breakthrough of Finnish design. Functionalist furniture, ceramics, glassware and kitchen utensils became new areas of creative interest for a new generation of designers. This new wave of design influence led to a reinvention of the rya as a modernist design piece during the golden age of Finnish design in the 1950s and 1960s. These ryas were sold as kits with materials and design for home manufacturing as well as ready-made pieces by professional weavers such as Suomen Käsityön Ystävät (”The friends of handicrafts in Finland”). Both types can be considered genuine, for the tradition of rya is essentially one of home manufacture and living folk art.

Creator:
Aappo Härkönen (Artist)
Dimensions:
Height: 62.21 in (158 cm)Width: 40.16 in (102 cm)Depth: 1.19 in (3 cm)
Style:
Scandinavian Modern (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Cotton,Wool,Hand-Woven
Place of Origin:
Europe
Period:
1960-1969
Date of Manufacture:
Unknown
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use.
Seller Location:
Helsinki, FI
Reference Number:
Seller: Satumetsä1stDibs: LU6312228790152

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