Rug ''Tånga Brun'

Designed by Barbro Nilsson for Märta Måås-Fjetterström AB

Sweden, 1955

Designed in 1955 in this colour for H55 (the Helsingborg exhibition in 1955).

H55, short for Helsingborgsutställningen 1955, was a major international exhibition of architecture, design, and craft held in Helsingborg, Sweden. Organised by the Swedish Society of Crafts and Design), the event marked a significant moment in the evolution of Swedish modernism, highlighting post-war optimism and a growing interest in functional, human-centred environments.

Barbro Nilsson (1899–1983) was one of Sweden’s most influential textile artists and weavers. Known for her masterful compositions and technical precision, she became artistic director of Märta Måås-Fjetterström AB in 1942, where she introduced the gobeläng flatweave technique.

Literature:

Viggo Sten Möller: En bok om Barbro Nilsson, 1977, compare colour plate page 69.
Mailis Stensman: Ännu Mera Mattor från Märta Måås-Fjetterströms ateljé i Båstad 1919-1999, 1999, compare colour plate page 11.
Liljevalchs konsthalls katalog: Märta Måås-Fjetterström, Märta flyger igen, 90 år med Märta Måås-Fjetterström, 2009, compare colour plates pages 154-155.