Ana Kraš

Ana Kraš
Born 1984 (age 33–34)
Belgrade, Serbia
Occupation Designer and photographer
Known for Bonbon lamps
Notable work Ana Kraš: Ikebana Albums (Prestel Publishing, 2016)
Website http://anakras.com/

Ana Kraš (Serbian Cyrillic: Ана Краш; born 1984) is a Serbian-born American furniture designer, photographer and fashion designer who is based in New York City. She has gained recognition for her Bonbon Lamps and for her photography for the Copenhagen Fashion Week sets, as well as for swimwear.[1]

Background

Born in Belgrade, Serbia, Kraš studied furniture design at the University of Arts in Belgrade.[2] In her final year of studies, she won a contest allowing her to exhibit a plywood chair at the Milan Furniture Fair (Salone del Mobile) in Italy.[3] The designer Konstantin Grcic,[4] who headed the jury, gave her some valuable advice, encouraging her to be more free in her work.[5][6] As a teenager, she briefly modeled in Japan after declining modeling contracts in New York and Paris.[7] She moved to Los Angeles in 2011 before settling in Manhattan in 2013.[8]

Career

Design

Kraš has exhibited at NYC Design week, Maison et Objet in Paris, and at design weeks in Vienna, Belgrade and Budapest.[9][8][10] Naomi Smart of Vogue appreciates her "slick personal style" and her "organic-modernist mash-up aesthetic".[11] Kras first gained attention for her handmade lamps, especially her Bonbon Lamps, made with recycled threads from the fashion industry.[12][13]

Kraš has a varied portfolio touching many aspects of design as well as photography.[3][14] She has designed tables,[15] lamps, wallpaper,[16] and swimwear.[17] In 2017, Kras oversaw visuals for the fashion designer Maryam Nassir Zadeh and also designed the set at Copenhagen Fashion Week for fashion designer Ganni.[18] Other fashion houses she's collaborated with include Martin Margiela and Etudes Studio.[19] Vogue and W Magazine have named Kras the "It Girl" of good taste.[11][3] Ambra Medda, co-founder and former director of Design Miami, has listed Kras as one of her favorite young designers.[20][21]

Photography and fine art

Regarding her photography, Kraš has done work for Ganni, as well as for Lou & Grey (see Ann Inc.). This includes the Lou & Grey look book and their online magazine Ampersand. In 2016, Kras released her photography book Ana Kraš: Ikebana Albums, which focuses on both portraits and landscapes.[22][23] In 2017, Kraš collaborated with Natalie Weinberger for a showing at the Picture Room gallery in Brooklyn, New York. The exhibition, entitled "Family", consisted of ceramic sculptures and drawings which explored the "...emotional interplay between inanimate objects."[24]

References

  1. ↑ Molvar, Kari (4 June 2015). "At Home With Ana Kras, New York Design Star of the Moment". New York Times. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  2. ↑ "Ana Kraš". Side Efects. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 Lawrence, Vanessa (24 July 2014). "Ana Kraš: It Girl, It Trend". W Magazine. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  4. ↑ https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konstantin_Grcic
  5. ↑ https://www.semaine.com/stories/ana-kras
  6. ↑ https://www.pamono.ca/stories/ana-kras
  7. ↑ "Ana Kras, Artist". Into The Gloss. March 2014. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  8. 1 2 "Ana Kraš". Chamber. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  9. ↑ Martin, Hannah (28 April 2017). "Where Are All the Women Designers?". AD: Architectural Digest. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  10. ↑ Navey, Kezia. "Ana Kraš' Semaine". Semaine. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  11. 1 2 Smart, Naomi (28 August 2017). "Meet Ana Kraš, The It Girl With Designs On Your Home". Vogue. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  12. ↑ Charmoy, Maud (11 March 2013). "The moodboard of Ana Kras". Vogue, Paris. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  13. ↑ Carnick, Anna. "Ana Kraš: A studio visit with the rising Serbian design star". Pamono. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  14. ↑ Bonesso, Lily (11 February 2013). "Ana Kras's floral arrangements". Dazed. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  15. ↑ Tucker, Emma (24 April 2017). "Faye Toogood and Philippe Malouin design minimal furniture for Matter Made's XVII exhibition". Dezeen. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  16. ↑ "Calico Wallpaper Collaborates with Faye Toogood, Snarkitecture, Ana Kraš and BCXSY". AD: Architectural Digest. 4 April 2017. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  17. ↑ Hartman, Eviana (29 December 2016). "Ana Kraš Dives Into Fashion: A First Look at Her New Swimwear Collaboration". Vogue. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  18. ↑ Ahmed, Osman (6 February 2018). "Ana Kraš' Visual Homage to Copenhagen's Eclectic Beauty". AnOther. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  19. ↑ "Ana Kraš". Pamono. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  20. ↑ http://www.missoni.com/experience/en/moment/ana-kras-3/
  21. ↑ http://www.core77.com/posts/25532/Design-Gatekeepers-Ambra-Medda
  22. ↑ Kras, Ana (2016). Ikebana Albums. Prestel Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7913-8274-6.
  23. ↑ Bobb, Brooke (15 November 2016). "3 Days in Iceland With Artist and Designer Ana Kraš". Vogue. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  24. ↑ http://www.sightunseen.com/2017/06/ana-kras-natalie-weinberger-picture-room/
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