Sweden, circa 1970s
Price: SOLD 150,000 ISK
Ulla Parkdal (born 1939, Gothenburg, Sweden) is a renowned textile designer and hand-weaver celebrated for her work in the mid-20th century. She studied at HDK – Academy of Design and Crafts in Gothenburg and later served as a head designer for Eric Ewers AB before working independently using her own loom. Her rugs are typically signed with the initials “UP” woven into a corner to signify authorship.
An Ulla Parkdal flat weave rug typically features:
- Rölakan (a traditional Swedish flat weave technique), which creates a thin, durable, and reversible textile with a tight weave.
- Gear towards geometric motifs—stepped diamonds, hourglass shapes, interlocking forms—often in calming, earthy palettes like brown, gold, beige, or muted blues and greys .
- Common compositions feature tones such as soft lavender, walnut brown, ivory, mustard, or sienna.
- High-quality wool, sometimes woven on a linen warp.
- Many of her rugs are signed with her initials “UP” woven into the corner.
Recently professionally cleaned.
Dimension:
203×128 cm