Viola Gråsten
Viola Gråsten | |
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 Viola Gråsten (1950), photograph by Erik Holmén | |
| Born | Viola Hildegard Forsberg 18 November 1910 Keuruu, Finland |
| Died | 20 October 1994 (aged 83) |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Other names | Viola Gråsten-Öhquist |
| Known for | Textile design |
| Spouse | Nils Robert Waldemar Öhquist |
| Awards | Prince Eugen Medal (1973) |
Viola Hildegard Gråsten (born Viola Hildegard Forsberg) (18 November 1910 – 20 October 1994) was a Swedish
Gråsten was born in Keuruu in Häme, Finland and was brought up as a foster daughter by the Finnish Finance Minister, Ernst Gråsten. She studied for four years at the Central School of Crafts in Helsinki until 1936, after which she worked as a designer at the Friends of Finnish Handicraft. In 1944, because of wartime yarn shortages in Finland, she moved to Sweden and designed shaggy rugs for Textiles & Interiors in Stockholm. A year later she took a post at the NK Textile Studio, where she began to design patterns for textiles and made a reputation for her colourful geometric designs. In 1956 she became artistic director of fashion textiles at Mölnlycke Weavers, where she stayed until her retirement in 1973.[4][5]
Gråsten was awarded the Prince Eugen Medal for design in 1973.[6]
Gallery
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A blanket from Tidstrand's Wool Factories designed by Viola Gråsten. -
Viola Gråsten's pattern on a dress from around 1955.
References
- ^ "Viola Gråsten". bemz. Archived from the original on 16 February 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
- ^ Sundberg, Isabelle. "Viola Gråsten". von Platen Modern Form (in Swedish). Retrieved 12 February 2019.
- ^ von Platen, Jenny. "Viola Hildegard Gråsten". Svenskt kvinnobiografiskt lexikon. Translated by Grosjean, Alexia. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
- ^ "Viola Gråsten Finland/Sweden 1910-1994". sotbcn. Archived from the original on 16 February 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
- ^ "Oktober 2007: Viola Gråsten (1910-1994)". Design Arkivet | Nationellt arkiv för svensk form och design (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 23 February 2010. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
- ^ "Prins Eugen Medaljen" (PDF). Retrieved 14 February 2015.
Further reading
External links
- Works in the Design Arkivet database (in Swedish)
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