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Maja Johansson

MA work

MA work

A collection of woven fabrics for high-end womenswear. Hand and jacquard woven with a focus on material and colour.


Inspired by stories of the Swedish emigration to America in the 1800s, the big dreams and an intensified experience of nature, photo paintings by Gerhard Richter, paint strokes, clay and mark-making.


Info

Info

  • MA Degree

    School

    School of Design

    Programme

    MA Textiles, 2012

    Specialism

    Woven Textiles

  • A collection of woven fabrics for high-end womenswear. Hand and jacquard woven with a focus on material and colour.


    Inspired by stories of the Swedish emigration to America in the 1800s, the big dreams and an intensified experience of nature, photo paintings by Gerhard Richter, paint strokes, clay and mark-making.


  • Degrees

  • BA Hons, Textiles, Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design, 2010; Diploma, Construction Tailoring, Danmarks Tekniska Tillskärarakademi, Denmark, 2005
  • Experience

  • Work placement, Felder Felder, London, 2008
  • Exhibitions

  • New Designers, London, 2010; Heimtextil, Frankfurt, 2010
  • Awards

  • Scholarship, Fredrika Bremer förbundets Stipendiestiftelse, 2011; Scholarship, Fabrikör J L Eklunds Hantverksstiftelse, 2011-12; Scholarship, Estrid Ericsons Stiftelse, 2011-12