We work on commission for artists, weaving their artworks for private and public spaces. The studio works primarily with handweaving and always with a focus on the highest quality of material, weaving techniques, and artistic expression.
Our primary collaboration the past few years has been with the textile artist Helena Hernmarck. Any collaboration between artist and weaver requires constant experimentation with different weaving techniques and materials to attain the desired expression.
Pictured: Ebba Bergström and Tova Vibrandt weaving Helena Hernmarck’s “Maple Tree” in 2019, to be delivered to 35 Hudson Yards, New York in 2020.
Detail of the weaving process for “Maple Tree”, Alice Lund Textilier 2019.
Photos: Pär K Olsson
The textile artist Helena Hernmarck has been commissioned to create two sets of tapestries for a lobby at 35 Hudson Yards, New York. Weavers Ebba Bergström and Tova Vibrant were given the challenge of creating four tapestries for two installations. The first was delivered in 2018 and the second will be in place in 2020.
Pictured: Helena Hernmarck and Frida Lindberg discussing yarns, Alice Lund Textilier 2017.
The commission is a fantastic opportunity to bring Swedish textile art to another part of the world. Alice Lund Textilier has promoted handweaving and textile art for more than 80 years. The studio is dedicated to modernizing and developing the role of handweaving in the present day. Our collaboration with Helena Hernmarck is an important part of the studio’s work, which include textile furnishings, liturgical textiles, and art. A commission like this one is a great opportunity to continue passing down skills and knowledge to new weavers and will keep at least two weavers busy for four years.
Pictured: Ebba Bergström weaving one section of “Flowers” at Alice Lund Textilier, 2017.
Yarns in many shades of green for the tapestry “Flowers” at Alice Lund Textilier.
Helena Hernmarck has worked with monumental textile art for public spaces for more than 50 years, often in collaboration with famous architects. She is unique within the free experimentation of American textile art, adhering to and expanding upon her Swedish textile heritage through traditional weaving techniques and tapestries that tell stories. Hernmarck has collaborated with Alice Lund Textilier since 1975 and the studio has woven more than 20 large tapestries for her over the years.
Pictured: Helena Hernmarck and Frida Lindberg at the loom.
Detail of the weaving process for “Flowers”.
Another important partner has been Wålstedts Textilverkstad, which has spun and dyed yarn from Swedish wool especially for Hernmarck’s tapestry. Wålstedts’ work preserving native breeds of Swedish sheep and creating beautiful yarns stretches over four generations. The collaboration between Helena Hernmarck, Alice Lund Textilier, and Wålstedts has created a transparent production chain from raw wool to finished tapestry.
Pictured: Yarn samples from spinning and dyeing for “Flowers”.
Yarns in shades of purple and blue for “Flowers”.
Helena Hernmarck’s “Flowers” in the loom at Alice Lund Textilier, 2017.
Close-up from the weaving of “Flowers”.
Yarn “butterflies” for the weaving of “Maple Tree”.
Ebba Bergström weaving a section of “Maple Tree”. Alice Lund Textilier, 2019.
Tova Vibrandt weaving “Maple Tree”. Alice Lund Textilier, 2019.
Video of the weaving process for “Flowers” by Adam Powers.