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Collection Online as of March 28, 2024

Markelius

Markelius

c. 1942
(Swedish, 1916–1982)
manufacturer
(American, est. 1938)
Average: 321.3 x 128.3 cm (126 1/2 x 50 1/2 in.)
Location: not on view

Did You Know?

Though this pattern is often attributed to the architect Sven Markelius, this textile identifies Stig Lindberg as its designer on the selvage edge.

Description

Stig Lindberg may have designed this textile in homage to Stockholm’s most prominent post-World War II architect and city planner, Sven Markelius (1889–1972), for whom this textile is named. The strong use of geometry and the grid pattern were hallmarks of Markelius’s building and city designs, linking this pattern to the urban planner’s modernist visions for Sweden’s capital.
  • Martin, Earl. Knoll Textiles. New Haven, CT: Published for Bard Graduate Center by Yale University Press, 2011. Rep. 96 (Fig. 2.22) & 97 (Fig. 2.23), Disc. 105
  • Color and Comfort: Swedish Modern Design. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 11, 2019-February 10, 2020).
    Design in Printed Textiles. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 7-September 3, 1961).
    Exhibition of the Month: Herbs in Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (May 8-August 1, 1953).
  • {{cite web|title=Markelius|url=false|author=Stig Lindberg, Knoll Associates|year=c. 1942|access-date=28 March 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1948.493