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Raff

c. 1950
designer

Viola Gråsten

(Swedish, born Finland, 1910–1994)
manufacturer

Nordiska Kompaniet

(Swedish, est. 1902)
Culture
Sweden, 20th century
Medium
Plain weave linen, loom width, printed
Measurements
Overall: 97.2 x 130.8 cm (38 1/4 x 51 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
The Harold T. Clark Educational Extension Fund 1954.200
Copyright
Copyright
This artwork is known to be under copyright.
Location
Not on view
Print
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Did You Know?

Gråsten’s grid-patterned textiles were especially popular with young urban women in the 1950s.

Description

Viola Gråsten’s textile patterns often use stark abstraction and geometry, a design feature of traditional native Finnish rugs. Her textile design Raff won her a gold medal at the important 1951 Triennale in Milan. Throughout the mid-20th century Gråsten continued to design abstract patterns that were especially popular among young consumers for their modernist flair.

Raff

c. 1950

Viola Gråsten, Nordiska Kompaniet

(Swedish, born Finland, 1910–1994), (Swedish, est. 1902)
Sweden, 20th century

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