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Viola Gråsten
Finnish textile artist and designer (1910–1994) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Viola Hildegard Gråsten (born Forsberg; 18 November 1910 – 20 October 1994) was a Swedish textile designer.[1][2][3]
Gråsten was born in Keuruu in Häme, Finland and was brought up as a foster daughter by the Finnish Finance Minister, Ernst Gråsten.[4] 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.[5][6]
Gråsten was awarded the Prince Eugen Medal for design in 1973.[7]
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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.
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