NORDISKA TYGER × ROOTOTE / "TRÄD" A4 / 644101

Kjell Bolin designed TRÄD printed tote bag

Detail

Size: Width 26.5 x Height 33.5 x Depth 5.5 cm, Handle 32 cm
Pockets: 1 outside

Material: Organic cotton
*Due to the nature of printing, each item will have a different pattern.

TRÄD

Trad means "tree" in Swedish, and the design was inspired by the "Elm Tree Riots" that occurred in 1971. This incident occurred when a subway entrance was to be built in Stockholm's Royal Park as part of urban development, but as many as 1,000 protesters showed up to protect the elm trees in the park, and as a result the station was moved a few hundred meters away. These elm trees are still planted in the park, and the design dynamically depicts them full of vitality.

Kjell Bolin

Born in 1935, she grew up in the parish of Bodrum in Orgelmanland and studied under Anders Beckmann after graduating from art school. She has worked extensively as a textile designer, dress designer and artist. Her work ranges from organic designs with tree and forest motifs to abstract patterns, and is characterized by her delicate touch using steel pens and flat brushes.

He was awarded the Sigvard Bernadotte Mesterkatten Prize twice in the 1970s. He passed away in 2006.