Ingrid Dessau, née Peterson (born 3 March 1923 in Svalöv, died 15 June 2000) was a Swedish textile artist. Work Ingrid Dessau was the daughter of the manager Victor Peterson and Anna-Stina Wallman. She was married 1949-1954 to the director Kaj Dessau (1897–1987), the founder of Illums Bolighus. She was the niece of Rudolf Petersson. She studied at Tekniska skolan in Stockholm and began her career at Kristianstads läns Hemslöjd, where her work involved documenting the county's textiles through watercolor paintings. She also designed patterns for rugs such as ryas. Her artistic breakthrough came in 1953 through a joint exhibition with Signe Persson-Melin at Galerie Moderne in Stockholm. This was followed by employment at the company Kasthall, where she became the head designer. She also created designs for Kinnasand in Kinna and Hitex. In 1991, she was commissioned by Klässbols linneväveri to design the tablecloth and napkins for the Nobel dinner, which celebrated its 90th anniversary that year. In 2008, a retrospective exhibition was arranged as a collaboration between the Design Archive and the Textile Museum of Borås called Till det enkla – Ingrid Dessau textildesigner. The design archive holds an extensive collection of both textiles and sketches from Ingrid Dessau's professional life. Dessau's works are also exhibited at the Nationalmuseum in Stockholm. Prizes and awards 1948-49 – Swedish Crafts Association scholarship holder. For studies in America and Mexico. 1955 – Lunning Prize 1965 – Statens Konstnärsstipendium (government artist scholarship) 1990 – Prince Eugen Medal 1998 – honorary professorship References Bibliography Nybro kommun, hemsida Till det enkla – Ingrid Dessau textildesigner, senast läst 2014-10-08 Svenskt konstnärslexikon del IV sid 412, Allhems Förlag, Malmö. LIBRIS-ID:8390296 Further reading 2000 deaths 1923 births Recipients of the Prince Eugen Medal Swedish textile artists 20th-century Swedish women artists 20th-century Swedish artists 20th-century women textile artists 20th-century textile artists