20th Century Swedish Flat-Weave Carpet by Ingegerd Silow

Swedish flat-weave initialed: "IS" (Ingegerd Silow). Sweden ca. 1940 7'7" x 5'6" (231 x 168 cm)

Sweden, first half of the 20th century Swedish flat-weave technique.

Ingegerd Silow (1916-2005) was one of the most prolific and influential Swedish carpet designers of the midcentury. She was part of a second generation of twentieth century Swedish textile designers. As with her other Swedish design-world contemporaries, she would have been made acutely aware of her predecessors while she trained at the Konstfack, Stockholm’s famous art and craft school. Her training in folk craft is evident in her carpets, which are of the highest quality in terms of their impeccable materials and weaving techniques. Furthermore, her works radiate the warm minimalism...

Mid-20th century Swedish flatweave carpet designed by Ingegerd Silow. Navajo-styled pattern. Made in wool with beautiful green colors....