
Prisma (Furnishing Fabric)
Catalogue
- Year
- 1961
- Dimensions
- 141 × 67 cm (55 1/2 × 26 3/8 in.); Repeat: 22.6 × 15 cm (8 7/8 × 5 7/8 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Artist
- Sven Markelius
Artist

Printmaking
Sven Markelius was a Swedish architect and urban planner whose modernist designs and theoretical writings shaped Scandinavian design culture in the twentieth century. Active from the 1920s onward, he developed a distinctive approach to residential and public architecture that integrated functionalist principles with social democratic ideals. His work encompassed housing projects, civic buildings, and influential contributions to city planning theory.
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Record
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- Sven Markelius
- Year
- 1961
- Dimensions
- 141 × 67 cm (55 1/2 × 26 3/8 in.); Repeat: 22.6 × 15 cm (8 7/8 × 5 7/8 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1961-098335
Source
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified




