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VISIONS FROM THE PAST

Textile artist Cathy Nordström has launched a new collection of hand-drawn fabrics inspired by Swedish icons and 19th-century artistic couple, Karin and Carl Larsson. Creating the foundations for the ‘Swedish’ aesthetic, which continues to inspire today, their artistic legacy lives on with their home, Lilla Hyttnäs, or little hut (pictured), which is open to the public via guided tour. Karin was a visionary textile artist renowned for her colourful, abstract, pre-modern designs,

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