Collection Online as of November 30, 2023
Vågorna (Waves)
Plain weave bleached linen, loom width, print
Overall: 116.8 x 131.4 cm (46 x 51 3/4 in.)
The Harold T. Clark Educational Extension Fund 1953.78
Location
not on view
Description
Stig Lindberg’s textiles are known for their whimsical motifs. Vågorna depicts a stylized fish enveloped into a wavy stream. The vertical lines indicate this textile’s use as drapery, emphasizing its natural folds when displayed.
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.
Nordiska Kompaniet
Josef Sachs established the department store Nordiska Kompaniet in 1902. The store’s first building opened in 1915 on Hamngaten in Stockholm and is still in operation today.