Kingswood School Cranbrook Scandinavia Lounge Rug
Designer
Loja Saarinen
(American born Finland, 1879 - 1968)
Workshop
Studio Loja Saarinen
(American, 1928-1942)
1931
This rug was designed for use in the Kingswood School Cranbrook’s "conversation corner", similar to one in Saarinen House, with complementary rugs for the bench seating. The chevron patterns repeat Eliel Saarinen’s stained glass window designs throughout Kingswood school. It is the only known rug with this type of chevron design woven at Studio Loja Saarinen.
In 1954, what had become known as the Academic or Faculty Lounge was converted into office space (now the Admissions Office). The bench seats were removed and relocated to the hall (mezzanine area) above the auditorium lobby. In 1980, the rug was removed to storage.
Kevin Adkisson
Curator
Cranbrook Center for Collections and Research
April 2024
Width: 120 in (304.8 cm)
ProvenanceKingswood School Cranbrook (1931–1973)
Cranbrook Educational Community (1973–present)
Credit LineCranbrook Center for Collections and Research
Cultural Properties Collection, Cranbrook Kingswood Upper School - Kingswood Campus
Medium | MaterialsWool pile, wool weft, linen warp
GenreObject TypeRugs (textiles)
Alternate Title(s)
- Kingswood School Cranbrook Admissions Office Rug
Select Bibliography and Archival Citation(s)"Curtains & Rugs." Kingswood School Cranbrook Inventory of Equipment and Supplies. November 1938. Series IV: Cranbrook Institutions. Cranbrook Foundation Records, 1981-05. Cranbrook Archives, Cranbrook Center for Collections and Research, Bloomfield Hills, MI.
Cranbrook Affiliation
- Saarinen Family
- Cranbrook Foundation Staff
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