Naja Conrad-Hansen

Member since Jun '11

Naja Conrad-Hansen is a designer and artist who lives and works in Copenhagen, Denmark. Graduating from Danmarks Design School in 2003 with an MA in Visual communication and a background in fine art; she started her profession as a freelance designer and artist in 2003. Her practice embraces illustration, painting, graphic design, art direction, and making silk-screen prints. Inspiration comes equally from the worlds of fashion, hard core music, and traditional art and design and in general observing the world around her. The illustration style is basically about "finding some untouched areas of the mind and stimulating the eye and imagination. Naja Conrad-Hansen has worked on projects ranging from Max Mara to Fiorucci, as well as an award-winning children’s book. Her works have been included in over 30 books and a wide variety of fashion/graphic magazines. She also designs print and pattern design for different clothing labels including limited edition print for her own brand Meannorth. She was nominated and selected for "200 best illustrators worldwide" 2007/2008 and 2009/20010, by Lürzer's Archive and again she has been nominated and selected for "200 best illustrators worldwide" 2011/2012