Square Vintage Mid Century Modern Missoni Textile Art

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This delightful vintage patchwork collage depicts a beautiful assemblage of distinctive variegated patterns and striped knits crafted by the legendary … more This delightful vintage patchwork collage depicts a beautiful assemblage of distinctive variegated patterns and striped knits crafted by the legendary Missoni design house.

Vintage Missoni Textile Art, Origin: Scandinavian Rugs, Circa: Mid 20th Century – This vintage Missoni textile showcases a fabulous tiled patchwork pattern with precise inset squares set on point. The expert composition incorporates a balanced selection of light and dark values, warm and cool tones and a lovely assortment of the colorful, wildly patterned knits that made Missoni one of the most respected names in design, and his aesthetic is on full display in this charming vintage rug. Each vibrant quarter-square piece features brilliant decorative stripes and variegated patterns that incorporate a myriad of contrasting hues. This unique knitted tapestry is a brilliant mid-century statement piece that carries on the legacy of one of Italy’s most beloved design houses. Like Missoni’s glamorous fashions and distinctive housewares, this handcrafted Swedish rug embodies the daring, individual style that made Missoni’s woven patterns and prints mid-century classics. less