Tekla, from Copenhagen to London: household linen made to last

On 26 November 2025, Tekla opened its first shop outside Denmark in London, on Marylebone High Street. According to Hypebeast, the premises used to house a bank branch. The partitions are made of thick Yorkshire wool, the ironwork is blackened, and the shelves follow the brand’s categories: bed linen at the front, towels and bathrobes in the middle, nightwear at the back. Behind this London address stands a household linen house born in Copenhagen, which builds its reputation on simple pieces and carefully chosen shades.

A brand born in Copenhagen

According to the brand, Tekla was born in 2017 as an antidote to the bedding of the day: plain white sets, busy patterns or quality that did not last. It starts with the essentials and bets on quality, colour and honest design. Wallpaper* adds that it was founded in Copenhagen by Charlie Hedin, now creative director, and Kristoffer Juhl, managing director.

Their first shop opened in Copenhagen’s old town, on Vognmagergade, more than two years before the London one, according to Wallpaper*. The space is designed to evoke a home, with chairs by Gerrit Rietveld and a bed by Pierre Chapo dressed in Tekla linen.

The range

Bedding remains the foundation. It comes as duvet covers, pillowcases, sheets and bedspreads, in stonewashed organic cotton percale, in satin and in broderie anglaise, as well as down duvets and pillows and children’s bed linen. The brand then widened its collection to the whole home: towels, bath mats and bathrobes, clothing including nightwear, throws, cushions and candles.

The candles are recent. Wallpaper* reports that their vessels were created with the Irish ceramicist Sara Flynn, and that they can be refilled with a new candle rather than replaced.

The craft

The duvets and pillows in the down collection are made in Denmark, according to the brand. The down in the duvets is exclusively European goose down; the brand buys it from suppliers who are members of the European Down and Feather Association (EDFA). A sample from each batch is checked in the factory laboratory before use, to confirm that it comes from a goose and to measure its fill power. The down is then washed, dried at a high temperature, sorted by weight, then blown into covers. Every piece is sewn and labelled by hand, the brand says.

The detail matters in use: the brand states a fill power of 800 for all its duvets. It explains that this figure measures the down’s ability to hold air, and therefore to insulate, for less weight.

What the brand stands for

Tekla says it rejects fast fashion cycles and designs for the long term. It puts its question in two stages: “Will it last?”, then “Will it be loved?”. According to the brand, growth means reaching more people with this conviction, not encouraging those who already share it to consume more than they need.

The brand states that it has been B Corp certified since 2023 and, according to its ESG report, consistently used between 97 and 100% of what it calls preferred materials, by volume, from 2022 to 2025. It measures the company’s carbon footprint every year and favours certifications such as GOTS and GRS for its suppliers.

Right now

The Marylebone opening is the news of autumn 2025. The space was designed with the Copenhagen studio Mentze Ottenstein: Yorkshire wool, original oak parquet brought back to light, blackened ironwork, archive pieces from the Finnish maker Artek and works by Sara Flynn. Charlie Hedin sums up the spirit of the place to Wallpaper*: British spirit meets Scandinavian clarity.

On the online shop side, Tekla says it ships to more than sixty countries. It also publishes, in the “Stories” section of its website, a guide to down that details the stages in the making of its duvets.

For readers in Switzerland

Tekla’s online shop delivers to Switzerland and displays prices in Swiss francs. According to the brand, taxes and customs duties are included in the price for Switzerland. Among its past collaborations, Wallpaper* cites the one with the Swiss company Les Couleurs Suisse, which catalogues the colours used by Le Corbusier.