Ljungbergs Pythagoras, 1952

Filed under art & design, greed

Designed by Sven Markelius for Ljungbergs, 1952

Hand printed with a double repeat and requires 18 screens. 15 colors create this dramatic design. The orange colorway hangs in the U.N. (71″x57″)

Buy it here, if you have money to burn. (And if you have enough cash left over, buy one for me, too! I’ll take orange, thx.)

It’s like the secret love child of Alexander Girard’s “Checker Split” fabric and that door in SoHo I’m crazy about:

18 Comments

  1. theonly
    Posted October 5, 2009 at 12:30 am

    Newburgh got a mention on “Mad Men” tonight….

  2. Posted October 5, 2009 at 12:39 am

    Oh yeah? What was the mention?

  3. Posted October 5, 2009 at 1:07 am

    I love that door too :) see

    and those patterns are fabulous!

  4. Posted October 5, 2009 at 6:35 am

    ha ha, ‘secret love child’. That’s SO what it looks like!
    :)

  5. Posted October 5, 2009 at 12:09 pm

    Reminds me of these on 20X200 (but a little different)… http://www.20×200.com/art/2009/09/nonsensical-infographic-no-1.html

    That door is pretty rad.

  6. Posted October 5, 2009 at 12:33 pm

    Magchunk, I love geometric textiles and design — thanks for the link! :)

  7. Posted October 5, 2009 at 2:06 pm

    Did you see this post on AT? These backgammon boards look a lot like that SoHo door!
    http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/boston/artwork/backgammon-boards-by-ara-jack-peterson-096966

  8. Posted October 5, 2009 at 2:37 pm

    *GASP* Those backgammon boards are GORGEOUS! Wow.

  9. Dieuwy
    Posted October 5, 2009 at 3:34 pm

    Anna, I think you will like this bedding:
    http://bit.ly/Wuv1k

  10. Posted October 5, 2009 at 4:06 pm

    I am in love with that door too!

  11. Malin
    Posted October 5, 2009 at 5:46 pm

    Oh, that is my favorite pattern of all time! Everytime I visit our http://www.designmuseum.se/ I just have to go and see it. Thank god it’s a part of the permanent collection.

  12. Michelle
    Posted October 5, 2009 at 10:00 pm

    oh my goodness, this is crazy expensive! poor college students cant afford such luxury, lol. great pattern though. =) i think i like the blue myself. now, if they had purple, i MIGHT be willing to trade in a couple of classes for one… =P just kidding.

  13. Posted October 6, 2009 at 10:07 am

    Beautiful! I read on Elisabeth Dunker’s blog about this book:
    http://www.bokus.com/b/9789113023519.html?pt=search_result&search_term=Gisela%20Eronn

    Maybe start with that first if you don’t have money to burn… ;)

  14. Posted October 6, 2009 at 4:10 pm

    Back gammon, bed linen and crazy expensive wall hangings, oh my! All gorgeous. Can I add my coffee table to the link love? http://www.homebug.net/2008/04/before-after-hand-painted-geometric.html

  15. Posted October 7, 2009 at 2:47 pm

    You should check out some of Todd Chilton’s work, you would probably like it! It reminds me of this. http://www.toddchilton.com/portfolio.html

  16. Kara
    Posted October 7, 2009 at 11:38 pm

    These were in my dream last night! Ever since I saw this post I’ve not been able to get them off my mind!

    And those backgammon boards, now I want to learn to play!

  17. arroyo
    Posted October 9, 2009 at 6:49 pm

    Ironically, I was looking at Marimekko fabric online today, and came upon this. It is stunning! If I had the cash, I’d go for it. Really exceptional.

  18. Posted October 10, 2009 at 8:41 am

    so, so good!

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