Known for her material-driven approach to design, Sundkler explores how discarded resources can be transformed through process-led experimentation. Her work is rooted in the use of Swedish waste wool and is recognized for its balance between traditional craft, material innovation, and sculptural form.

“For me, this felt like a very natural collaboration,” says Sundkler. “I’ve always appreciated Swedish Stockings and was interested in working with tights as a material. When I began sorting the stockings by colour, they stopped feeling like waste and started feeling like a resource. I remember looking at the piles of sorted tights and feeling inspired by them as they were. The colours had already begun forming compositions, and the collection grew from a desire to preserve and translate those relationships into garments.”

“This collaboration is a celebration of creativity, craftsmanship, and circular thinking,” says Therese Groth, Product & Sustainability Manager at Swedish Stockings. “By working with talented designers through initiatives such as the Textile Movement Talent Program, we can continue exploring new ways to give materials a second life.”

Read an interview with Matilda Sunkler on our journal.