Rug

By Ingrid Hellman-Knafve

Sweden, 1950/1960s

Ingrid Hellman-Knafve (1906–2003) was a celebrated Swedish textile artist known for her carpets, rugs, and tapestries, often inspired by Sweden’s natural landscapes and seasonal shifts.

In the late 1930s, her atelier produced rugs for the interior decorator Otto Schultz in Gothenburg.Her big career breakthrough came with a solo exhibition at Svenskt Tenn in Stockholm in 1944. Her collaboration with Sven Tenn spanned nearly two decades

Signed I.HK