Textile Designer & Artist

Felicia Hansen

Professional teddy bear killer

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Felicia Hansen is a professional teddy bear killer and multidisciplinary textile artist. Her primary medium is dismantling stuffed animals to create sustainable art and atypical interior designs. 

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There is a constant increase in post-consumer waste from the toy industry. In the past, it has been a tradition of inheriting family members' old toys, but these days it has become a competition for some children to own the most teddies or other toys. But since we do not live in a Peter Pan world and children grow up, most children grow apart from their toys, but what happens to the toys after we do not need them anymore? In many cases, the toys we owned were our best friends and most important companions when growing up; therefore, they should be treated as so even when we no longer need them.

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Felicia Hansen's artistic practice deals with post-consumer waste from the toy industry by creating awareness through art and design. Felicia has a five-year design education from The Swedish School of Textiles, where she used her Master's degree to specialise in textile practices focused on repurposing toy waste. Felicia is currently based in Malmö, Sweden. 

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Felicia offers a variety of textile services. Please contact her if you want to do a collaboration.