I'm home

Artist Pia Wallen's atelier/home is located along Narvavagen Street that extends from Karl square, in the center of Stockholm.
What made her most famous are her felt slippers. She gets inspiration from Swedish materials, traditional techniques and the typical climate of there. She reflects this felt with long history on the modern design, without abandoning the traditional process of manufacture. Felt slippers fit comfortably on the feet and they gradually get warm with one's body temperature. They appear to be a typical Northern European design, emphasizing functionality. A Cross is often used as a motif for Pia's works and it is a symbol of the Bible that influenced her most strongly. Also, she uses the cross, because she was largely influenced by the Gulf War in those days. The cross is also the Swedish symbol of hope and indicates the meeting point for the vault of heaven. Another piece of representative work is a blanket designed in the year when the Gulf War began and naturally, the cross became a motif.
For Pia, the appeal of designing in Stockholm is "I, myself, adore this city. The designers here know each other, help each other and learn from each other so that they can work productively."

Pia Wallen AB
Narvavagen 7 114 60 STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN
TEL+46-0-8-665-33-29 e-mail: info@piawallen.se
URL.http://www.piawallen.se

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