Agda Österberg

Agda Elisabeth Österberg (1891–1987) was a Swedish textile artist who was a prominent figure in the production of religious textiles. In 1933, she was appointed artistic director at Axevalla-Varnhem Slöjd. She took the business over in 1935, changing its name first to Firma Agda Österberg and later to Tre Bäcker, producing thousands of church textiles up to the 1970s. The firm also made rugs in Österberg's colourful abstract style.

Biography Born on 28 October 1891 in Stockholm, Agda Elisabeth Österberg was the daughter of the metal worker August Österberg and his wife Agnes Amelia Rebecka née Mittag. She was the second child of six. Her father died when she was 11, forcing her mother to earn a living by running a restaurant with one of her neighbours.