NK:s Textilkammare

The textile design department of the NK department store, led by Astrid Sampe, which had designers and artists draw fabrics for industry.

Astrid Sampe came to NK in 1936 and led the Textilkammare, a studio for textile design within the department store. She had designers and artists create patterns for printed fabrics.

Sven Markelius, Stig Lindberg and Viola Gråsten designed patterns, and the fabrics were shown at exhibitions and at the Milan Triennales. The Textilkammare closed in 1971.

Printed NK or Textilkammaren, the designer’s name and the pattern name in the selvedge.

• Textiles and rugs