Viola Gråsten | |
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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 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. 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]
Viola Gråsten | |
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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 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. 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]