Swedish

This vintage hand-woven Swedish rug is handwoven by master weaver Barbro Nilsson for the Märta Måås-Fjetterström studio and features her Snäckorna pattern. Barbro Nilsson introduced the gobeläng flatweave weaving technique to the studio when she became artistic director in 1942. Snäckorna was the first design to be executed in this manner, and has since become one of Nilsson's true classics. Drawing inspiration from the ocean, Snäckorna has strands of sea shells repeatedly strewn over a surface of varying blues. A Snäckorna is in the permanent collection of Nationalmuesum, Stockholm.

This rug is signed by the original artist and workshop, Barbro Nilsson for the Märta Måås-Fjetterström studio.