Hanna Konola
30 // Hanna Konola is a designer and illustrator based in Helsinki, Finland. Hanna has a master’s degree from Aalto University in Helsinki, where she studied Graphic Design and Illustration. She has also studied at Tama Art University in Tokyo and Bergen Academy of Art and Design in Norway. Hanna finds she can be inspired by a certain form or colour or material, as well as by music and things that make her feel awake, like the change of seasons. She is also influenced by happenings in the fields of design and art. Hanna’s clients have included Kauniste Finland and Wrap magazine. Hanna has been exhibiting in Tokyo and hopes to develop her work further in the future. She would love to work with rugs, exploring the techniques of weaving, and to create illustrations exploring biology and science.
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Pyykkipäivä
A giclée print exhibited at Lokal, Helsinki, spring 2012. Pyykkipäivä means ‘laundry’ in Finnish.
August, June and September
These pieces are from Hanna’s ‘Triangle with Stripes’ series, which was part of her thesis work at Aalto University. Hanna created a different poster for each month.
Pala
A geometric study with diagonal stripes and dots in a dark colour palette.