Solna 1965

With his daughter, Beatrice using her new Huskvarna sewing machine, Folke designed and Beatrice embroidered the long panel for the courtroom for the front of the long bench of the 11 magistrates. The words are from ancient Viking legal texts of Sweden that Folke had discovered.

Folke recalls “we chose this text as it is a fine example of how a single court case could lay the foundations for a law, it is admirably straight talking, so direct compared to our lawyer speak of today”. Despite an element of abstract design, the words can still be read.

Wide courtroom interior with a curved bench lined by long woven panels of abstract lettering behind multiple seats.

Textile panel with dark woven block-like letters arranged in dense rows on a light blue background.

Woven artwork showing tall narrow letter-forms in blue and brown tones on a pale striped textile surface.

Dense tapestry of geometric letter shapes in blue and gray hues forming abstract text across a light fabric.

Curved courtroom bench displaying a long woven panel of abstract letter-forms beneath judges’ seats.

Dark woven tapestry featuring pale blocky symbols and letters arranged in tight rows on a striped background.

Textile artwork with light geometric letter shapes woven over a dark striped surface in blue and brown tones.

Woven panel of pale block-style letters forming abstract text bands across a dark blue-brown textile.

Public commissions

Solna 1965

Folke designed the tapestry, the words are from old Viking laws, made by his daughter Beatrice. There are two courtrooms, one blue based the other more grey.