Loja Saarinen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Loja Saarinen

Date of Birth: 15-Mar-1879

Place of Birth: Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland

Date of Death: 04-Apr-1968

Profession: weaver, sculptor, textile artist

Nationality: Finland

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Loja Saarinen (1879-1968) was a Finnish-American textile artist and sculptor who founded the weaving department at the Cranbrook Academy of Art in Michigan.
She also led her own studio, the Studio Loja Saarinen, which designed many of the textiles used in buildings designed by her husband, the architect Eliel Saarinen.