Textilhögskolan in Borås
My Bachelor graduating collection 2001. Working with leather, denim and chambray and playfull pleatings.
Same collection with a different photographer:
An experimental knitted collection from school in Borås 1999.
Awards:
Kappahl Fashion Award, first price. Working with knitts and leather and embrodery 2000.
Making hand twisted yarns using old techniques. And made a sticka that was 4 cm thick to enable make this really heavy knitted garments.
Artgenda, Stockholm cultural capital year.
Chosen by the Ministry of Culture to representing Sweden as a designer at Stockholm cultural capital year 1998.
Playing with the cuttings of the garments and handmade clay beadings.
Smirnoff fashion award
First price representing Sweden internationally 1997.
I made a headgear where I found a way how to put together over 900 light bulbs without making it short-circuit
I was told it was not possible but for each obstacle I find out a solution on my one. There is always a way ….
I made a crinoline to create the shape of the skirt.
I made a transparent puffer jacket with feathers fading in colours.
Mixing the feathers in each tube from orange at the top to red and deep purple at the bottom.
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