Birgit Wessel

Birgit Hanna Maria Wessel also Birgit Mattsson Wessel (1911–2000) was a Norwegian textile artist. In 1937 she established a weaving studio in Oslo and the following year, together with her husband Bjarne Eugen Wessel, opened Vakkre Hjem, a store where many of their fabrics were sold. She designed curtains, furniture fabrics, tablecloths and carpets to be produced by Norway's leading textile factories. Her textiles were used for several major decoration projects, including the royal yacht K/S ''Norge'' (1948) and Oslo City Hall (1950). In 1959, Wessel received the Norwegian craft award, the Jacob Prize. Provided by Wikipedia