August Moon

Augustimåne — August Moon — a handwoven rölakan flatweave tapestry designed by Ingegerd Silow and produced by Axeco Svenska AB, Sweden, 1970s, retaining its original Axeco label. Silow is one of the significant names in twentieth-century Swedish textile design: Stockholm-born, trained at Konstfack and Copenhagen's Kunsthaandværkerskolen, exhibited at the National Museum in Stockholm and Liljevalchs Konsthall. Her geometric vocabulary is unmistakable, and the rölakan technique gives the piece a flat, graphic presence on the wall. At 55 × 85cm it is a generous wall work for a bedroom, hallway or above a sideboard.

Origin: Sweden
Era: c.1970s
Materials: Handwoven wool rölakan flatweave
Dimensions: 55 × 85cm
Attribution: By Ingegerd Silow for Axeco Svenska AB — original label present
Condition: Original label present. Good vintage condition.
Use: Wall tapestry

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