Stockholm Alternative
Exclusively Bespoke and Holistic Tattooing
Since 2007 By
🌚 TOUKA 🌝
Would you like to feel more confident and attractive? I can help!
My name is 🌚 TOUKA 🌝. My aim, before anything else, is to enhance and reshape your body with elegant patterns that are exclusively designed to bring your body as close as possible to the way you wish to see yourself.
No premade designs here; every design is composed exclusively for your body and the direction you would like it to take. Everything starts with an efficient consultation. Regardless of the size of the tattoo, there are great possibilities to reshape and transform the body when the design is created with attention and intention.
Touka, Year 1996 Stockholm
Touka, Year 2011 London
Touka, Year 2013 London
Touka, Year 2025 Stockholm
To many, I may look like a completely ordinary man, but I was born female in Tehran in 1972 into a prominent, multi-generational family of theatre professionals with diverse ethnic backgrounds. Raised in Sweden, I later embarked on a journey of comprehensive body modification as an adult, after moving to London in the late 90s. This has included full-body tattooing, testosterone hormone therapy, and a mastectomy to reshape my body in line with my inner energy. Some may like it, some may not—but I did it for myself. This transformation has made me a happy, masculine woman.
Publications and exhibitions featuring my work;
- The Vessel 2024
By Norwegian Ministry of Culture and Foreign Affairs.
- QTTR, Queer Tattoo 2022
By Florian Rudolph, Benjamin Wolbergs and Brody Polinsky. This book is the first comprehensive introduction to the vibrant and diverse international queer tattoo community.
- TTT Contemporary Tattooing 2018
By Nick Schonberger, A survey of 300 of the best international tattoo artists working today, all of whom work towards pushing the boundaries of the art form.
- National Maritime Museum - Cornwall, United Kingdom 2017 - Present
Curated by Alice Snape for the National Maritime Museum. A Silicon arm tattooed by me is featured as part of the permanent exhibition, titled "Hundred hands". This exhibition is based around one hundred silicone arms, each tattooed with an original design by 100 of the leading tattoo artists working across the UK. In the same year 2017, I left the United Kingdom and moved back home to Sweden.
- The Spirit Behind the Tattoo 2014
By Maria Keilig. Presenting the best, most talented and creative tattoo artists of all styles from around the globe.
- The Black Tattoo Art2 - 2013
By Marisa Kakoulas. deemed the "Bible of Blackwork Tattoos", this book is a photographic journey across the globe, showcasing the absolute best of Blackwork and Dotwork tattoos that capture the magic of an ancient art form in exciting contemporary interpretations on the body.
My Past,
19 years ago, in 2007, I initiated my Tattoo journey in England, leading me to an apprenticeship at "London Tattoo" in North London. In 2001, a pivotal encounter with my mentor, the revered tattoo master Xed Lehead—renowned as the godfather of Dotwork tattooing had left an indelible mark on my artistic development. Although not my conventional teacher, Xed significantly influenced my craft and perspective on tattooing. During that period, Xed was associated with "Into You," a progressive tattoo studio in London led by one of the most influential figures in British tattoo history, Alex Binnie.
In 2009, a significant chapter unfolded as Mad Alan, an awesome experimental Iron sculptor and a prominent figure in the London "alternative" scene, collaborated with Xed Lehead to establish the iconic Divine Canvas tattoo studio in Islington, London. I joined Divine Canvas shortly after, to work full-time alongside an extraordinary team, all of whom have become some of the world's most innovative artists. Divine Canvas earned a lasting place in British Tattoo history as a crucial hub for the evolution of pattern-based tattooing and advanced body modification. Sadly Xed who recently passed away, became quite unwell due to severe nerve damage and Divine Canvas dispersed slowly. At that point, I made the decision to move back home to Sweden.
In 2017, a short while after moving back home to Stockholm, I established Stockholm Alternative in Gamla Stan. This studio is meticulously arranged with sound and light effects, to provide a holistic and therapeutic tattoo experience.
My aim is to make each step of the tattoo experience as pleasant and awesome as the transformation itself. Stockholm Alternative is a spacious tattoo studio and bookings are made with care to provide as much space and privacy as possible for each client. The studio mainly presents my own work, occasionally featuring internationally renowned guest artists known for their exceptional work and ethics. Feel free to follow the studio on Instagram to keep an eye on featured guests of the year.
I am a proud member of the covenant of registered Swedish tattoo artists, Sveriges registrerade tatuerare and Gamla stan's cultural association, Hembygdsföreningen Gamla Stan.
𓂃˖˳ Kärlek عشق אַהֲבָה ˳˖𓂃
See you soon for an awesome Transformation