Elise Jakhelln

Together with Gusse Bade, in 1935 she established a weaving studio in Oslo which later moved to larger premises in nearby Lysaker.

From the mid-1940s, she collaborated with Norway's leading furniture manufacturers and interior designers, producing fabrics for homes, hotels and ocean liners.

[3][5] From 1928 to 1930, she attended the women's art industry school in Oslo, Statens Kvinnelige Industriskole, specializing in textile pattern drawing.

[3] From 1932 to 1934, Jakhelln spent a lengthy period in Bilbao, Spain, working in Somme's weaving studio.

On returning to Norway, together with Gusse Bade (who soon left), she established a weaving studio in Oslo where handwoven woolen fabrics were produced.