Vibeke Klint – World-class Textile Art
Weaver and textile designer Vibeke Klint (1927–2019) has rightly been called “the greatest pioneer of carpet weaving”. Her iconic rugs with their simple, geometric shapes and perfectly matched and muted colours are an important part of the narrative of Danish craftsmanship and very much representative of the preferred way of furnishing in the late 1960s and today. Klint graduated from the School of Arts and Crafts in 1949, and in 1953, she took over her mentor Gerda Henning’s workshop.
It was as a very young girl during the war that Klint became interested in the world of art. Initially, this was reflected in her taking drawing lessons with the artist Bizzie Høyer, giving Klint a solid design foundation for her later work with textile art. Her oeuvre was a blend of old Danish weaving traditions and the many internationally inspired experiments of the day found in the world of art and design. Throughout her long career, she designed a multitude of rugs, tapestries and home textiles and also completed numerous decoration commissions for public institutions, churches and private companies. Today, she is represented at a large number of museums in both Denmark and abroad and is highly sought after on the auction market.
Klint’s wish was to put textile art on an equal footing with furniture design, and over time she entered into landmark collaborations with designers such as Mogens Koch and Børge Mogensen, working on major interior design projects. Of her many international assignments, a series of textiles created as part of a collaboration between her and Finn Juhl for the Danish embassy in Washington must be highlighted.
Highlights from Vibeke Klint at the Auction
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