Studio Brieditis & Evans
Overview
Behind the Studio Brieditis & Evans are Swedish natives, Katarina Brieditis and Katarina Evans. Since 2003, the artist duo has dedicated itself to textile art, working at an intersection between art, design and craftsmanship, giving birth to artistic projects with social and ethical dimensions. By combining their experiences in product design, crafts, product development and textile recycling, Studio Brieditis & Evans constantly seek to find new expressions in textile, by experimenting with different techniques and materials.
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Biography
The idea of durability is key to Briedetis & Evans who through their mastery of craft show how a traditionally common material can gain nobility and artistic value through exquisite craftsmanship. In 2003, Brieditis & Evans started the “Do Redo” project together with Östergötlands Ullspinneri, which resulted in a book on recycling and exhibitions in Sweden and Japan. Their lectures and workshops on “The Art of Slaughtering a Sweater” have been held worldwide, in Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Japan and USA. They later launched the Re Rag Rug project, culminating in a solo exhibition at the Swedish Cultural Institute in Paris, as well as exhibitions worldwide, including in Hong Kong and Sweden. One of the works, Off Piste, is now housed in the French National Collections of the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, France.
Katarina Brieditis has collaborated with major international companies including Linum, IKEA and Rörstrand, designing textiles, tableware and products. She has also developed patterns and knitting designs for the Swedish Handicraft Society and clothing brand, Gudrun Sjödén. Katarina Evans’ background is in textile art, particularly embroidery, as well as the conservation of antique textiles. Before Re Rag Rug, Evans worked for twelve years in the textile industry as a product developer for Linum.
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