"I love when textiles give that shiny and cool feeling - something that only linen can do! When I designed the pattern 'Asp' for Klässbols, we used the old time-honored jacquard technique, with the same color in the warp and weft. Glossiness and dullness of the linen create life in the fabric and the fallen leaves in the pattern. A fairly simple and uncomplicated design language that goes hand in hand with the linen's own expression."

"I like working with Klässbols because of the company's high quality. Unusual and rewarding to meet the understanding and knowledge of the company's owner for the weaving. It provides more closeness and intimacy in the process from sketch to finished product.”

CURRICULUM VITAE: 

Pasi Välimaa was born in 1968 in Uusimaa, Finland and currently lives and works in Stockholm. He works as a textile artist and designer, and has been a professor since 2009.

Training:

1993-1997 MFA, Konstfack, Textile Art and Design, Stockholm.
1992-1993 Nyckelviksskolan, Stockholm.
1989-1992 Stockholm University, Art, Theatre and Literary Studies.

Represented at:

National Museum, Stockholm
Röhsska Museum, Gothenburg
Swedish Art Council
Gothenburg Art Council
Stockholm Art Council
Several Swedish municipalities and county councils