Selma Giöbel

Selma Giöbel (1843–1925) was a Swedish artist.Du Rietz, Anita, Kvinnors entreprenörskap: under 400 år, 1. uppl., Dialogos, Stockholm, 2013 She was active as a textile designer (particularly for carpets and wallpaper), sculptor and engraver, and regarded as one of the most notable Swedish textile designers of the late 19th century.Textilkonst i Georg Nordensvan, Svensk konst och svenska konstnärer i nittonde århundradet (1928), II. Från Karl XV till sekelslutet She was a member of the Friends of Handicraft and co-founded the art firm Svensk Konstslöjdsutställning ("Swedish Art- and Handicrafts Exhibition") with Berta Hübner and was its managing director in 1885–1898. She successfully participated in several international art exhibitions.

Giöbel was a member of the women's association Nya Idun and one of its first committee members. She was awarded the Illis quorum in 1898.

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* "Selma Giöbel – 70 år" in Dagny, 1913:29/30