Ana Kras

• Name — Ana Kraš • Native Name — Ана Краш • Born — 25 July 1984 • Birthplace — Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia • Occupation — Designer and photographer • Website — anakras.com • Known for — Bonbon lamps • Notable Works — Ana Kraš: Ikebana Albums (Prestel Publishing, 2016)

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

Kraš has exhibited at NYC Design week, Maison et Objet in Paris, and at design weeks in Vienna, Belgrade, and Budapest.[7][8] Naomi Smart of Vogue appreciates her "slick personal style" and her "organic-modernist mash-up aesthetic".[10] Kraš first gained attention for her handmade lamps, especially her Bonbon Lamps, made with recycled threads from the fashion industry.[11][12] In 2019, Kraš collaborated with the Danish company HAY to produce a version of the Bonbon Lamps to be sold in their stores.[13] Kraš has a varied portfolio touching many aspects of design as well as photography.[14] She has designed tables,[15] lamps, wallpaper,[16] and swimwear.[17] In 2017, Kraš 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 Kraš the "it girl" of good taste. Ambra Medda, co-founder and former director of Design Miami, has listed Kraš as one of her favorite young designers.[20][21]

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