Copenhagen home-textiles label founded in 2017 by Swedish-born Charlie Hedin. Its terry towels and bathrobes are made in the Braga–Guimarães textile cluster in northern Portugal from organic, Oeko-Tex-certified cotton, and the brand opened its first flagship store in Copenhagen’s Egmont Building.
Tekla was established in Copenhagen in 2017 by Swedish-born founder Charlie Hedin with a tight product thesis: modern, minimalist bed linen, towels and bathrobes that are organic, chemical-free and made to last. For the terry categories — towels and its signature chunky striped bathrobes — the brand manufactures with the skilled workshops of Braga and Guimarães, the historic heart of Portugal’s home-textile industry.
The Portuguese-made lines carry Oeko-Tex certification and have travelled far beyond Scandinavia: Tekla is stocked by major international luxury retailers and opened its first own store in Copenhagen’s historic Egmont Building, putting Portuguese terry craftsmanship in one of Danish design retail’s most visible addresses.
Tekla is one of the clearest examples of the premium Nordic home-goods wave betting on Portuguese mills rather than Asian volume production — the same near-shore, high-spec sourcing logic that keeps the Minho region’s textile economy growing as EU sustainability rules tighten.
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