Nan Na Hvass
June 13, 2008 | Categories: Art / Design / Illustration

I was reading in an older issue of CA yesterday when I came across the work of Nan Na Hvass, an awesome artist from Denmark. Nan actually grew up in South Africa, eventually moving to Denmark when she was 10. She studied at the Danish Design School and is now currently at RISD here in the States. She’s also part of a design duo called Hvass&Hannibal which features her and her childhood friend, Sofie Hannibal.

There’s something about her work that totally makes me happy. I love that she uses these giant colorful shapes, and even though they’re totally simple looking, I couldn’t do what she does in a million years. The image above is a mural she did as a part of Hvass&Hannibal for the entrance of Vega Nightclub, a lounge in Denmark. The walls measure 5×15 meters and took about a week to complete, but it ended up looking really awesome. I love the black clouds and the raindrops all over, it’s kind of inspired me to create something like that in my bathroom actually! Check out the rest of her work and maybe you’ll be inspired as well?

Bobby

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  1. She’s done a few album covers for (awesome) Danish band Efterklang as well as a video for their song “Mirador” (.mov)(YouTube)

    Comment by John Phillip Stamos — June 13, 2008 #

  2. everything about this art says weekend…and it’s about time.

    this reminds me of something i’d see in hotel fox (my dream room is sleep seasons…http://www.hotelfox.dk/ )

    i couldn’t be more convinced to move to denmark.

    Comment by colleen — June 13, 2008 #

  3. maybe this could make you more convinced?
    http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d387abb6-38da-11dd-8aed-0000779fd2ac.html?nclick_check=1

    Comment by Chris Halsted — June 13, 2008 #

  4. Ugh, Tyler Brûlé is so pompous sounding, no matter what he writes.

    Comment by Bobby — June 13, 2008 #

  5. now i’m intrigued by minneapolis making the top twenty. trust me there’s nothing pompous about minneapolis.

    Comment by colleen — June 13, 2008 #

  6. That piece is her mural for Vega nightclub. Many lost evenings in there.

    Comment by Aaron — June 14, 2008 #

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