Step inside the technicolour world of Tekla Evelina Severin, a Swedish photographer and interior designer who crafts vibrant and imaginative sets that embody her passion for colour
Even as a child, Tekla Evelina Severin was enamoured with colour. Among her most striking early memories was the day her parents took out the pink carpeting in her room, and her five-year-old self’s dramatic reaction.
“I remember crying and being devastated. Later, I understood that maybe I cared more about that carpet than the average five-year-old,” recalls the Swedish photographer and interior designer. “I don’t think it’s a coincidence that I have a pale pink carpet in my bedroom today!”
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Her first working stint out of university was at an architect’s office in the noughties; she had recently graduated from the interior and furniture design programme at Konstfack University of Arts, Crafts and Design in Stockholm, Sweden. Back then, a modern monochromatic palette of white, grey and beige shades dominated the Swedish design scene.
Severin admits that she felt stifled by the minimalist selection: “I got so bored from the uniformity and lack of personality and colour.” In search of a creative outlet, she started experimenting with still life and interior photography in the 2010s and started posting her shots on Instagram as @teklan; an opportune timing that coincided with the quick ascent of the visual-focused social platform.
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