Hanna Anonen: Design Forum Finland Awards 2021: Young Designer of the Year Prize Exhibition

Young Designer of the Year 2021: Hanna Anonen

Designer Hanna Anonen is Design Forum Finland’s Young Designer of the Year 2021.

Hanna Anonen (b. 1987) is a versatile designer whose portfolio covers a wide range from spatial and graphic design to interior decoration products, such as furniture and smaller items. The pieces, which are often made from painted wood, are characterised by bright colours, unexpected ideas and playfulness.

Hanna Anonen’s bold and unique style and her expert skills have gained her assignments from many Finnish brands. Her pieces are reinventing the image of Finnish modern design and have received international attention. Thanks to her strong identity as a designer, Hanna Anonen is paving the way for other young designers.

The prize sum is €5,000 and in 2018–2022 it also includes participation in IF Studios, the artist-in-residence program of the Finnish Institute in France in Paris. The IF Studios residence program supports the internationalization of Finnish artists, curators and other creative professionals in France.

The prize jury of 2021 consisted of CEO Petteri Kolinen / Design Forum Finland, Senior Lecturer Merja Kosonen / Metropolia AMK, Design Director Antti Olin / Isku Oy and Director Johanna Råman / Institut finlandais.

Young Designer of the Year 2021 prize exhibition is a part of Design Forum Finland Awards exhibition at Galleria A2, Helsinki, 3–24 June 2021

Photo: Elina Simonen

 

Galleria A2, Annankatu 12, 00120 Helsinki
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Johanna Gullichsen: Design Forum Finland Awards 2021: The Kaj Franck Design Prize Exhibition

The Kaj Franck Design Prize 2021: Johanna Gullichsen

Textile designer Johanna Gullichsen receives the Kaj Franck Design Prize of 2021.

Johanna Gullichsen is known for her interior textiles that combine traditional weaves. She has also made determined and systematic efforts to update traditional textile types and patterns. An appreciation of natural materials, handicrafts and the preservation of the weaving tradition is clearly visible in the textiles designed by Johanna Gullichsen.

Johanna Gullichsen has managed to combine her artistic and creative work with sustainable serial production. The textiles produced under Johanna Gullichsen brand are woven in Finland from natural materials, and their carefully considered colour combinations are a natural addition to Finnish interior and furniture design. The patterns are clear and distinguishable, yet looking new, and the quality of craftsmanship and materials is always impeccable. The unique approach has also resulted in collaborative projects with domestic and foreign designers and companies. Johanna Gullichsen’s designs are a strong continuation of the Finnish tradition of textile art.

The members of the Kaj Franck Design Prize jury of 2021 were CEO Petteri Kolinen / Design Forum Finland, Chief Design Offícer Hanna Harris / City of Helsinki, clothing designer Anna Ruohonen, CEO Päivi Tahkokallio / Tahkokallio Design+ and designer, Professor Heikki Orvola.

The prize sum is €10,000. The Kaj Franck Design Prize was established in 1992 by Design Forum Finland and it is funded by the Finnish Fair Foundation.

Kaj Franck Design Prize exhibition is a part of Design Forum Finland Awards exhibition at Galleria A2, Helsinki, 3–24 June 2021.

Photo: Elina Simonen

Galleria A2, Annankatu 12, 00120 Helsinki
Free entrance