Kajsa Nilsson
Kajsa has an education in graphic design and communication at Idévärlden. Living in a small village, outside Umeå in the north of Sweden. She finds inspiration in vintage things, nature and traveling to new places.
Textile designer
Jenny Gruffman
Education Bachelor of Fine Arts in Textile Design, the Swedish school of Textiles, Borås. Currently living in Umeå in the north of Sweden. Enjoys skiing, origami, traveling and painting with gouache.
Who We Are
”Vi hittar inspiration överallt omkring oss och utgår ofta från Västerbottens natur och dess kraftfulla årstidsväxlingar.”
Kajsa Nilsson och Jenny Gruffman har ett gemensamt mönsterprojekt med en skissprocess som liknar en brevväxling. Utifrån skisser som de skickar till varandra framställer de mönster digitalt och mixar sina respektive teckningsstilar till nya uttrycksfulla mönster. Tanken med mönsterprojektet är att de ska kunna jobba varhelst de befinner sig. Den handritade känslan i kombination med den digitala bearbetningen skapar mönster som de tycker representerar skandinavisk mönsterdesign.
Deras olika bakgrund i Grafisk design (Kajsa) respektive Textildesign (Jenny) har lett till ett inspirerande samarbete och en mönsterbank som passar till allt från prints, tapeter och mattor till textilier i privat och offentlig miljö.
Kajsa and Jenny have been working on a design project that involves a sketching process and something like a letter exchange. Based on sketches they send to each other, they create designs digitally. Then, they combine their respective drawing styles into new expressive patterns. The sketches done by hand and the digital processing create patterns that, for them, represent Scandinavian design.
”We find inspiration everywhere around us, but mostly, we draw inspiration from Västerbotten’s nature and its powerful seasonal changes. When we created the Fjällvandring pattern, which you will see in the exhibit, we both had a great longing for going out for a nature walk. We wanted to bring to our design process an image of the mountains and the sense of freedom we feel there,” say Kajsa and Jenny. Kajsa’s and Jenny’s different backgrounds in graphic design and textile design, respectively, have led to an inspiring collaboration and a treasure trove of design ideas – covering everything from print to wallpapers, carpets, and textiles.