Sven Fristedt

Fristedt attended school at Beckmans College of Textile Education in the 1960’s. At the same time he began working at the textile company Boras Wafveri, where at the young age of 18 he was recognized for his print patterns titled Plexus, which was produced as the company’s first silk-screen print. Fristedt recalls, “There was a good deal of muttering from the others in the workshop. But I didn’t care about that as I realized that I would be going back to school soon.” (Wrede, Eva. 50’s and 60’s fabrics by Sven Fristedt. “Scandinavian Retro”). Plexus was a great success and Boras Wafveri continued to produce it until the late 1980’s. Soon after the success of Fristedt first fabric, he... more.