Barbro Nilsson (1899–1983) trained as a weaver at Johanna Brunsson's Weavers School in Stockholm and at the Technical School. She was the head teacher at the textile department at the Academy of Arts 1947–1957. Barbro Nilsson's early works from the 1920s and 1930s are large tapestries made after paintings by various Swedish artists. This way she started developing her great technical weaving skills already at a young age. During her studies at the technical school she began making her first sketches for carpets. From 1942–1970, Nilsson worked as an artistic director at Märta Måås-Fjetterström's weaving studio in Båstad. Here she created countless carpet compositions, often in different colour sets. Nature, the sea and old folk art were Nilsson's primary sources of inspiration. These inspirations in correlation with her great knowledge of weaving techniques formed the foundation of her beautiful carpets that testify to a great understanding of composition, technique and colours. She created the “Tånga/Seaweed” carpet for the Helsingborg Exhibition H55 in 1955. An international exhibition of architecture, design and decorative arts. Afterwards, she made the carpet in almost twenty different colour variations. These and many others of Barbro Nilsson's carpets are still handwoven to this day at AB Märta Måås-Fjetterström and are among the most sought-after pieces among collectors of Nordic textile design.