Paula Trock

Paula Trock (1889–1979) was a Danish weaver who began producing her own fabrics at the Troba workshop in Sønderborg in the early 1930s. In 1945, she established Spindegården near Vejen in the south of Jutland which she headed until 1969. There she developed innovative processes, producing a wide range of textiles, especially for use in the home. Trock's curtains were commissioned for the United Nations Headquarters in New York, for Marselisborg Palace in Aarhus, and for the Royal Yacht Dannebrog.

Biography Born on 10 February 1889 in Holbæk, Paula Trock was the daughter of the dairy operator Peter Hermann Gottlieb Trock (1854–1920) and Elina Ida Maria Voss Sünckenberg (1850–1937). Together with her three siblings, her mothers work was involved in Denmark's Inner Mission and a father who gained a reputation for his cheeses.

For her outstanding work, Paula Trock received wide recognition including the Grand Prix for the 1935 and 1937 world exhibitions and gold medals for the Milan Triennials in 1954, 1957 and 1960.