PREVIOUS WORK
WEARABLE TENSION
Exploration of shape and alternative materials, using the body as an anchor.
3 wearable scupltures.
The work examines tension, structure, and silhouette through a minimal material language. When worn, the tension is physically experienced, as rubber bands strain to hold the paper forms together on the body. Constructed with only two primary materials: white cardboard and black stretch rubber bands, exploring its sculptural and performative potential.
PRINCESA DE LA CALLE
Transforming vintage dresses into sculptural streetwear. Experimental collection.
This work rethinks their purpose and lifespan. Dresses are often worn once and discarded, reimagined as versatile, reusable garments, challenging traditional ideas of gender and cultural expectation. Crafted entirely from redesigned dresses and recycled monofilament, each piece celebrates the possibility of fashion that is both expressive and sustainable.
BIO-PLASTIC
Alternative to plastic, material exploration, 3 wearable shapes.
An exploration of color and form usingalternative materials through the making of biodegradable plastic. The material resembles water or ice in its appearance, yet is rigid and shaped by hand. Created using both vegan and animal-derived ingredients, the work investigates sustainability, tactility, and material transformation.
CANCER CLOUDS
The tension between appearance and sensation. 7 wearable sculptures.
Soft looking, cloud-like tulle is hand-woven into industrial metal fencing, creating a surface that appears light and delicate but feels heavy, abrasive and resistant to the body.
Inspired by visual depictions of healthy cells versus cancer cells, the work translates biological disruption into material form, where beauty and discomfort coexist.
INDIGART DESIGNS
A dialogue between fashion, craft, and cultural memory. Collection for Indigartdesigns.
Elfström’s first collection with Indigart merges Scandinavian design practices with ancestral Mayan weaving techniques. Presented first at the 2019 MakeHER Mart event hosted by the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington, D.C., the collection is a collaboration with master women weavers from the Atitlán and Ixil regions of Guatemala. The Indigart collaboration extends into public engagement through a weaving workshop with recycled textiles at the SAAM Studio Workshop, part of the DC Crafty Arts & Makers Festival, sponsored by the Smithsonian American Art Museum and Washington City Paper.
DRIFT DENIM
A material-driven exploration of denim through redesign. 5 wearable pieces.
Each piece is constructed from three pairs of vintage pants, reworked and hand-painted to create new forms and silhouettes. The project examines transformation and Denim’s history and continous relevance, highlighting denim’s potential beyond its original function.
CROSS-ROADS
Two stories dependent on each other to exist. Knittings interlocked, new methods of knitting.
An exploration of knitting techniques and draping, created by simultaneously knitting two different materials into one continuous structure. Cotton and metallized yarn are joined through crossovers and mirrored turns, forming a single interconnected knit where each piece relies on the other for balance and functionality.
ALOK PERFOMANCE LOOK
Custom made look for Alok Vaid Menon for thier Gothenburg performance.
Made entirely from vintage ball gowns, reshaped into sculptural streetwear that moves between softness and strength.
The garment plays with excess, vulnerability and power, echoing Alok’s fearless gender expression.
Reimagining dresses shaped by tradition, as garments freed from it, allowed to move and transform.