Monica Backström

Monica Astrid Stensdotter Backström (20 May 1939 – 2 July 2020) was a Swedish artist and designer. She is known primarily for her works in glass.

Life and work Backström was the daughter of textile designer Astrid Sampe and Sten Hultberg, who worked in advertising and then started a textile business. She went on to work for Kosta for forty years. elsewhere in Europe, pieces by Backström are in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen and the Stedelijk Museum in the Netherlands;

Personal life She was married to the architect Adam Backström from 1961 to 1965. Their marriage ended in divorce.