Scandinavian Design 
21 November 2023
Scandinavian Design 
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Ingegerd Silow

Flatweave carpet

Sweden, c.1950
hand-woven wool 8' × 12'9" in (244 × 389 cm)
estimate: $7,000–9,000
result: $6,300
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Woven signature to edge ‘IS’.
provenance: Wright, 20th Century Carpets, 10 December 2021, Lot 540 | Private Collection

This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.

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A Traditional Art, Reborn

Ingegerd Silow's Scandinavian Flatweave Carpets

Synthesizing elements of the early 20th century Swedish Grace Movement and influences from her travels abroad, Ingeborg Silow updated the traditional Scandinavian rölakan flatweave carpet for the modern era. Influenced by her predecessor Märta Måås-Fjetterström, Silow continued the legacy of creating woven works exemplary in both design and execution and further revived traditional weaving styles through her partnerships with commercial home furnishing companies. Such collaboration popularized this updated incarnation of Scandinavian minimalism by helping to make such designs broadly available to the public.

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