Do you feel a sense of belonging in your field as a creative?
I do. But this haven’t always been a given fact for me. When growing up I didn’t think that I had a creative mind and thought I was going to spend my life working 9 to 5 or doing something similar to what my parents do. So, becoming a stylist isn’t something I’ve always dreamt about. Now I can’t imagine doing anything else.

What makes you excited about work?
Working with women.

Name a defining moment in your life.
When I decided to study fashion. Dad <3 helped me apply for a program he found on Södertörn University, only hours beofre the application closed.
On my first day I met a new friend, Emilia, who gave me a push in the right direction, telling me about a stylist course that resulted in my first job as a stylist assistant. A few years later that led to an interview at STYLEBY Magazine and I started working for Columbine Smille.

What’s the biggest risk of your life?
I guess the only thing I risk is my relationships as I give work related things too much space in my mind. Sometimes I get too caught up in work that I forget to check on the ones I love. It breaks my heart thinking about all the times I’ve been absent on the phone when talking to someone that means the world to me. Like my mom.

What’s your relationship with time like?
– It feels like there is an internal clock and an external one and they do not always necessarily match.

Who would you would love to work with? 
– I would love to work with someone who has a completely different point of view or subject matter than my own. A documentary photographer from Magnum perhaps? I think it would be interesting to search for talent in different fields of creativity and not only use fashion photographers for fashion and so on.

What’s your preferred space?
– It could be anywhere really, with someone I love or at home in the bath tub if I’m by myself.

Do you feel a sense of belonging in your field as a creative? How?
– As an art director, I think that sense of belonging is very much a magic that happens in some constellations. I love to be part of a group of people that can inspire each other in working towards a mutual goal.

What makes you excited about work?
– Feeling that you can do something serious with a sense of ease and feeling challenged and inspired at the same time.

Name a defining moment in your life.
– Becoming a mother… And (nothing to do with the previous) understanding that if you underestimate yourself, the risk is that other people will do too.

What’s the biggest risk of your life?
– No idea, which makes me think that perhaps it’s not yet taken?

What’s your preferred space?
– Places where I feel creative and inspired to write new chapters in my life. It could be anywhere really. An interesting conversation with someone, an empty beach somewhere, warm beds, beautiful views, my lil island where I grew up, on the road, coffee shops, etc etc

Do you feel a sense of belonging in your field as a creative? How?
– Yeah. Being creative colors everything in my life, the way I think and how I see things. It’s a part of who I am.

Name a defining moment in your life.
– When I traveled alone to the other side of the earth for the first time.

What’s the biggest risk of your life?
– To take the people I love for granted.

What’s your relationship with time like?
– I’m trying not to be controlled by time. Observing myself in relation to time I’ve notice that the past is just a vague memory, the present is hard to perceive and the future is my constant goal.
I understand that being in the future isn’t a sustainable path but where I am is not who I am. Learning how to accept time is also how I learn to accept my own process in life.

What makes you excited about work?
– I get really excited finding new inspiring people. That’s why I really like my work.

Who would you would love to work with?
– The ultimate dream would be to work with people that I’ve discovered myself or maybe working with creative people that doesn’t have a big influence yet, but soon to come.
Then there’s of course a lot of amazing creators out there that has already made a name of themselves that could be amazing to work with, but I haven’t really decided of who and why.
If I have to namedrop a few it’s pretty obvious that it would be Harley Weir and Oliver Hadlee Pearch when it comes to fashion photography and Jacquemus when it comes to fashion design, I absolutely LOVE him.

What’s the biggest risk of your life?
– To truly trust in myself and my intuition.

What’s your preferred space?
– Anywhere among creative and eye opening people.

Do you feel a sense of belonging in your field as a creative? How?
– Not really. But I hope and believe that it will become clear for me in time. Or if doesn’t and I will just keep exploring different fields of my creative self. Sounds alright to me aswell when I think about it.

What makes you excited about work?
– Those moments when you get lost in the process, kind of forgets time and space and when you finish, you can feel how that state of mind got captured in your work.

Name a defining moment in your life.
– When I moved to Stockholm from a smaller village. It has given me so many possibilities, but most importantly, it has made me feel free.

What’s your preferred space?
– My home.

Do you feel a sense of belonging in your field as a creative? How?
– Yes. But it hasn’t always been like that. Starting out in the field of theatre I soon realised that I felt trapped within “the black box”. I wanted to explore and capture the real world, the real life, not limit it to a stage. So I turned to film and instantly knew that this is where I belong.

What makes you excited about work?
– There’s so many exciting parts in the process of filmmaking; stories to tell, visions to bring to life and places to see. But most important for me is the people. Being surrounded by great people who I trust, respect and feel inspired by is key. Without them nothing of the above would be worth it.

Name a defining moment in your life.
– When I realised that I couldn’t stay awake when going to a play. If something bores you that much, it’s not for you.

What’s the biggest risk of your life?
– This might sound corny, but I’ll risk that. I rarely see things as risks, I’ve always seen them as opportunities.