It was the blue bird, L’oiseau bleu, from the fresco in the Cretan palace, that first caught Svenslt Tenn’s founder Estrid Ericson’s attention—an image later reimagined by Josef Frank in what would become the now-well known Anakreon print. Much like the birds and cloud-shaped fields of colour in the design, the room unfolds in a poetic interplay between past and present. The stylised figures drawn from the Minoan fresco evoke a mythological era, in much the same way as Fassianos’ characteristic paintings, which adorn the cushions in the living room. The bird is also one of Fassianos’s recurring motifs, symbolising freedom.
