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TRAFO is an artist house. All visual artists and craftsmen who work professionally with art are included in the term artist. Studios can be artists in all types of techniques. Each artist is allocated their own studio and use it themselves. 12 studios with direct access from the ground floor are particularly suitable for larger 3-dimensional works and monumental art. Work can be done both indoors and outdoors, and all transportation is easily accessible. The location's work opportunities with such close proximity to the center of Oslo are unique. Before the 1970s, it was common for textile artists to work at home. The establishment of a shared workshop with equipment for dyeing yarn, finishing textiles and offering short-term rentals was therefore an important service for artists when TRAFO started in 1975. In the early 1990s, the need was not the same and the joint workshop ceased to exist. Today, there is a shared color studio on the second floor for artists working with this technique. A joint workshop for ceramic techniques on the first floor was inaugurated in 2016.
