The Danish chef-turned-crochet designer you need to know now
The Danish chef-turned-crochet designer you need to know now
As Copenhagen Fashion Week kicks off online for A/W 2021, we celebrate the work of crochet designer Lulu Kaalund, who has created pieces for Ganni and Soulland
‘Copenhagen is so small and everybody knows everybody,’ says crochet designer Lulu Kaalund. Like the Danish capital, where cultural disciplines such as food, fashion, art, design and music cross-pollinate, Kaalund herself is a creative polymath.
Crochet was a second career she never envisaged. After four years’ training at culinary school in Denmark, she landed her dream job at restaurant Relæ (a regular fixture on the world’s top 50 restaurant lists until its closure last year). Then, five years ago, Kaalund had an accident that left her with severe concussion and unable to continue working as a chef. A friend taught her to crochet while she was recovering.