Linda Zetterman is a textile artist, designer and dyer. She is situated at wip:sthlm, one of Sweden's biggest studio collectives with 80 members, all active artists, craftspeople and designers.
She strives to find sustainable solutions for both humans and nature in her practice. Her work connects diverse practices, materials and techniques and ranges from product design, art projects and crafted objects. Linda is one of two founders of Boom craft studio who collaborates with textile artisans in Kutch, India. The studio is making limited editions of high quality textiles and pigments with a clear presence of the hand. Her design process most often starts with a curiosity in a certain material or technique that leads her towards the final aesthetic outcome. In her artistic practice she explores materiality and natural hues through plant pigments and investigating interactive art projects that involves the whole process from seed to dye.
Linda also conducts workshops and lectures on the topics of indigo and natural dyeing in combination with different pattern techniques such as shibori, resist print etc. She has more than twenty years of experience in indigo dyeing, which she has studied in both India, Japan and Vietnam.
CURRENT
Runs the interactive dyeing project "From seed to dye" * with support from Nämnden för hemslöjdsfrågor 2020. At Capellagården, Öland. Reed more at FROM SEED TO DYE.
Runs Boom Craft Studio with her companion in craft Sara Carlsson. The studio collaborates with textile artisans in Kutch, India making limited editions of sustainable crafted textiles. pigments, tools, workshops and more. Launching a web site in 2023, meanwhile welcome to follow the journey on instagram; @boomcraftstudio
UPCOMING
Boom craft studio solo exhibition at Rotundan, Kalmar June – August 2023
Curating the exhibition "Vidar & Liselotte Malmsten" at Capellagården,
June – August 2023
Workshops in indigo and natural dyeing, pls. see full schedule for 2023 at "WORKSHOPS"
TWO BOOKS IN THE MAKING
"Block print – with trace from the hand" Release 2023.
A program with lectures and master classes in hand block printing with Juned and Sufiyan Khatri from Ajrakhpur will follow. More information about the program will come! "A dyers notes" Release 2024, With notes and insights from Linda's dyeing practise. Including cultivation, harvest, extraction and dyeing with indigo and other dye plants as well as different pattern techniques.
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For inquiries pls. send an email to; linda@lindazetterman.se
CV
CLIENTS
(in selection)
Gudrun Sjödén
Dadas Diamonds
Dub Sweden
Ölandsfolkhögskola
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(Click for links to
web sites)
WORK HISTORY
(In selection)
BOOM craft Studio
2020 – Current
Co- founder
Designskolan, Ölandsfolkhögskola
2020 – 2021
Program manager and tutor at Designskolan,
Ölandsfolkhögskola
Capellagården
School for craft and design
2013 –- Current
Tutor in textile
craft and design
Self-Employed consultant
designer and tutor
2011 – Current
Böle Tannery &
Sandlund/Hossain
2011 – Current
Design and product development for veg. tanned bags and other accessories. With product development in Bangladesh.
RedQ
2011 – 2013
Design and product
development for
sustainable homeweare.
In Sweden and
Bangladesh.
Ganga Overseas, Delhi
2012
Designer for womenswear
Placed in New Delhi
Gudrun Sjödén Design
2005 – 2011
Designer for womens wear,
and accessories. Collection cordination and designteam manager. With product development in India, China, Portugal etc.
House of Scout
2003 – 2009
Creative collective working
with styling, costume and set design for theatre, shows, music videos etc.
EDUCATION
MFA 2003
Konstfack, University
of Arts, Crafts and Design
Textile design
1998 – 2003
Capellagården
Textile craft and design
1997 – 98
Stockholms
Tillskärakademi
Pattern construction
sewing and design,
1996 (One year)
Stockholms
Konstskola
Sculpture & photography
1993 – 94
MASTER CLASSES
IN NATURAL DYEING
“Plantes Et Coleures”
2020 – Natural dyes with Michel Garcia at Konstfack
"Master class" in
Indigo dyeing
2018 – Indigo dyeing
with Aboubakar Fofana
in Athens
"Indigo & Shibori"
2011 - Indigo dyeing with Eva Lagnert, Konstfack
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ARTIST IN RESIDENCE
2019 – Blockprint & natural pigments, Ajrakhpur, India
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OTHER
"Ceramic – throwing"
2019 – Two week course with Kenneth Williamsson
"Färg i fokus"
2018 – Practical colour theory. One week course with Kajsa Lindgren,
"Slab building"
2013 – Two weeks course with Malin Grumstedt
GRANTS
Nämnden för hemslöjdsfrågor
- Bengt Julins Stiftelse
Gudrun Sjödén Foundation
Artist in Residence 2019, Blockprint, Ajrakhpur
Siv & Carl Malmstens Minne
Längmanska Kulturfonden
Kungliga Patriotiska Sällskapet
Minor Field Studies, Sida
Helge Ax:on Johnssons Stiftelse
Estrid Ericsons Stiftelse
Capellagårdens Vänner
REWARDS
1st prize in category “Lifestyle”, Årets måltidslitteratur 2017
Svenska Måltidsakademien
for “Capellagårdens Kokbok”
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OTHERS
Co-founder
BOOM Craft Studio
2020--
Board member
2021--
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
2022
SYDOSTEN UNITED 2022
Kalmar Konstmuseum
2022
Stockholm Craft Week
WIP:stlhm
"Parts & Pieces"
2022
VIDA museum & Konsthall, Öland, "Capella goes la vida loca", Curator
2022
Sörmlandsmuseum,
Nyköping, "Inte bara färg"
2021
Marabouparken Konsthall, Stockholm, "Parkfärg"
2020
Norrlängan, Capellagården, Öland
"Textile salon"
2020 & 2019
Galleri Anna H,
Göteborg,
"Stjärnor"