Textile Vegetable Tree
The Mirakel Fabric
'Mirakel' (Miracle) is one of Josef Frank's earliest prints, created during the latter half of the 1920s. It is adorned with large-scale fantasy flowers, winding lianas and a sea of dots.
A print inspired by William Morris
After the end of World War I, and throughout the 1920s, Josef Frank creates several prints, strongly influenced by the pattern designer William Morris.
Printing the Mirakel fabric
Josef Frank’s Mirakel pattern is printed at Tissus d’Avesnières in Laval, France using the screen printing technique — an intricate method that demands precision and artisanal skill.
Josef Frank
Austrian designer and architect Josef Frank has had an enormous impact on the history of Swedish design. Despite being nearly 50 years old when emigrating to Sweden, he is now considered one of the country’s most important designers of all time.
