Design Textiles Georg Jensen Damask
Becker 63
A linen and cotton tea towel with a check of lines and blocks, designed by the weaver John Becker in 1963 for Georg Jensen Damask.
- Designed by
- John Becker
- Made by
- Georg Jensen Damask
- First made
- 1963
Pictures © Georg Jensen Damask, from georgjensen-damask.com.
Why it is renowned
Becker 63 was the first designer tea towel in the Georg Jensen Damask collection, and it is still woven more than sixty years on, in colours from sage green and capri blue to walnut.1 Its pattern is a graphic check of fine stripes and plain blocks; in walnut, the browns and white are framed by a dark blue line.1 John Becker drew more than 35 designs for Georg Jensen Damask, and his work keeps a permanent place in its collection.2
The story
John Becker (1915–1986) trained as a weaver under Gerda Henning and took his diploma in 1938; in 1946 he and his wife Kirsten opened their own hand-weaving workshop in Søllerød, where they wove table linen, carpets and church textiles and worked above all in damask.2 In 1958 he and Bent Georg Jensen travelled to Finland to meet the weaver Dora Jung, and his first design for Georg Jensen Damask, Calypso, followed.2
He designed Becker 63 in 1963.1 It is woven from an even blend of cotton and linen and measures 50 by 80 cm.1
Sources
- Becker 63, Georg Jensen Damask. georgjensen-damask.com, read 1 October 2026.
- John Becker, Georg Jensen Damask. georgjensen-damask.com, read 1 October 2026.
Last checked 1 October 2026, against the maker's own pages.