About the studio.

Teveddeli is a studio based in Gothenburg, Sweden, founded in 2017 by designer Louise Christiansson. The studio is a room of my own, a space where I gather my artistic projects, primarily centred around my long-term project XYZ Knitting or Searching for Mary. This ongoing artistic project explores three-dimensional knitting and the development of XYZ Knitting, a method I have created for knitting in three dimensions, where form and structure are built simultaneously and the finished object is self-supporting. To enable this type of knitting, Mary is being developed, a specially built knitting machine and the first of its kind. The project is process-based and revolves around invention as artistic practice and technical development, with a particular focus on the relationship between human, machine, and material.

About me
I am a trained designer with an MFA in Design from HDK-Valand, University of Gothenburg, and a BA in Textile Design from the Swedish School of Textiles, University of Borås. I have also studied graphic design and communication at Berghs School of Communication. Before my MFA and BA studies, I worked for ten years in advertising as an art director and graphic designer. I currently work as a freelance designer and as a lecturer in design at HDK-Valand, University of Gothenburg.

Tevedde-what?
Teveddeli is an old dialect word from Bohuslän, a province on the west coast of Sweden. It means nice or agreeable. It is pronounced te-ve-dde-li. Even native Swedish speakers can have difficulty pronouncing it correctly. Te-ve-dde-li. Say it really quickly to get it just right.