Nacka Aula — the municipality's largest concert venue — commissioned a new stage curtain to replace the previous one after thirty years of use. Nacka municipality held an open artistic call, and my proposal was selected by a distinguished jury of five experts: textile historian and museum director Mari-Louise Franzén (chair), artist Fredrika Linder, building conservator Lisa Sarban, interior architect Anders Stjärna, and Kirsi Mattila, CEO of Handarbetets Vänner.
The jury described the winning design as "a well-considered curtain with inherent value that will characterise Nacka Aula into the future."
The design draws its inspiration from the graphic and visual language of the 1960s — the era in which the building was completed by architects Backström & Reinius. Their modernist clarity and sense of proportion runs through the composition: musical forms drawn from piano, organ and cello are translated into abstract visual rhythms using muted earth tones that complement the existing wooden panels.
With a background in both interior architecture and textile design, I worked in a cross-disciplinary way — where composition, colour and structure come together so that the curtain becomes an integrated part of the aula as a whole. Wool was chosen for its acoustic properties and long-term sustainability. The curtain was manufactured by Ilmonte AB and inaugurated in May 2026 during Nacka Music School's spring festival.
