Collection Online as of December 6, 2023
Herbarium
Handprinted plain weave cotton, loom width
Overall: 75.6 x 78.1 cm (29 3/4 x 30 3/4 in.)
Gift of Mrs. B. P. Bole, Mr. and Mrs. Guerdon S. Holden, Mrs. Windsor T. White, and the L. E. Holden Fund 1947.213
Location
not on view
Description
Though Herbarium breaks from Stig Lindberg’s typical use of folkloric motifs, the design is imbued with a similar sense of whimsicality and brightness of color. The design was printed by the Swedish screenprinter Erik Ljungberg, who was highly regarded among Sweden’s textile designers for his ability to accurately translate their designs into high quality prints.
Stig Lindberg
Stig Lindberg (born Frederick Stigurd Lindberg in Umeå, Sweden) was a Swedish ceramicist, glass artist, and textile designer. Having studied ceramics at the Konstfackskolen (School of Arts, Crafts, and Design) and the Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan (Royal Institute of Technology), Lindberg’s international reputation largely rests on his ceramic and glass designs for Gustavsberg Porcelain Factory and various Swedish glasshouses. Lindberg was the creative director of Gustavsberg between 1949 and 1957, and again between 1971 and 1980. Prior to his directorship, Lindberg illustrated children’s books and designed textiles for Nordiska Kompaniet that often incorporated playful motifs.