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* by  Elvira Glänte

ABOUT

                   PAI is a textile product designer based in Stockholm who is passionate about sustainability and circularity. She describes herself as a craft investigator and learner.

Her work is inspired by everyday life and the diversity of cultures. She is interested in the stories behind the lives we lead. She has a broad knowledge of Asian craftsmanship and materials. Her diverse experience includes textile and product design, research, problem-solving, textile mass production processes, and management.

 

 

CV

2022 - Present          Associated Designer - Textile product

                                    Designers Trust by Timothy Jacob Jensen Studios

 

2016 - Present          Founder and Aesthetic Director

                                    AIKA Atelier Stockholm

2010 - Present          P . A . I  Design Studio

       

2015                           Design intern

                                    Front Design AB   Stockholm, Sweden

                                     

2010 - 2013               Freelance

                                    Textile product design, brand identity and uniform design

 

2010 - 2012               Designer of Home textile product

                                    Ginger Co., Ltd.,   Chiang Mai, Thailand  

                                    (former partner of Rice A/S, Denmark)

                                     + Textile Journey and Collaboration in hand printing technique

                                     New Delhi & Jaipur, India

                                   

2009 - 2010               Textile product and print Designer in the Hotel department 

                                    BeHouse Co., Ltd.,   Bangkok, Thailand

EDUCATION

2013 - 2015       Konstfack - University College of Arts, Crafts and Design

                            Stockholm, Sweden

                            MFA Textile in the Expanded Field

                            - awarded Global Swede 2015

                            - granted  Ulla Fröberg-Cramérs Stipendiestiftelse 2014

                            - granted  Konstfack's International students scholarship 2013

 

2023 - 2024       University of Borås, The Swedish School of Textiles

                            Distance learning

                            Fashion design and Sustainability
                            Textile Fibres - From production to recycling
                            Textile Innovation
                            Textiles in Contexts
                            Textile Overview - Assembly Techniques
                            Textile Overview - Dyeing and finishing
                            Textile Overview - Fibre and yarn technology

2023                   Lund University                           

                            The International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics (IIIEE)                                    Distance learning                           

                            Circular Economy: Managing Materials Sustainably                           

                            - Materials                           

                            - Circular Business Models                           

                            - Circular Design                           

                            - Innovation and Assessment                           

                            - Policies and Networks                           

                            - Circular Societies

 

2004 - 2009       King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi - KMUTT           

                            Bangkok, Thailand

                            BA Industrial Design, Human-centred design (English Program)

 

2008                   University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland - HGK

                            Academic exchange student, Institute of Industrial Design

                                    

RELEVANT TRAINING & EXPERIENCE

2023                Introduction to Colour, Material and Finish Design

                         Central Saint Martins, UAL Short Courses

                         University of the Arts London, UK

 

2014                ‘Interconnected Design Thinking: Material Journeys’

                         collaboration course between Konstfack and

                         Textiles Environment Design (TED)           

                         University of the Arts London, UK 

                                   

2006                Basic sewing techniques and pattern design course

                         Alliance Française   Bangkok, Thailand

                                   

 

SELECTED EXHIBITION

2018                AIKA Atelier collections launch, Formex January 2018

                         Stockholm, Sweden

2017                AIKA Atelier first collection launch, Formex August 2017

                         Stockholm, Sweden

 

2015                ‘Knitting with The Fisherman’  Konstfack degree exhibition 2015    

                         Stockholm, Sweden

 

2015                ‘Pleasant Slowness’  Stockholm Furniture Fair 2015 (Greenhouse)

                         Stockholm, Sweden

 

2014                ‘Why Are You so Distant?’  Rossana Orlandi Gallery,

                          Milan Furniture Fair 2014

 

2012                ‘Hemp, Tribal treasure’  Talent Thai 2012 exhibition            

                         Bangkok, Thailand

 

2012                ‘My Secret Garden‘  Chiang Mai Design Award 2012 exhibition  

                          Chiang Mai, Thailand

 

2009                ‘The Kindergarten Uniform’ 16th-anniversary exhibition of        

                          School of Architecture and Design   Bangkok, Thailand 

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