Anna Karlin is a self-taught product designer originally trained in visual communication. Born in London, Anna attended Central St. Martins School (ArtFoundation) and Glasgow School of Art (BA). Her work encompasses furniture and lighting design, interiors, a fine jewelry collection, and creative direction. She takes great joy in working across different mediums and aesthetics with an approach that is united by the same principles: The beauty found in the tension between the natural and the manmade, the tension between the familiar and the new, and a ritualistic approach to craftsmanship and detail. A sculptor at heart, Karlin often sculpts hundreds of iterations of each piece, and considers her work usable sculpture. She believes strongly that all forms of design should tell a story and that all the disciplines contribute wonderfully to each other and therefore no one area should remain untouched. Her studio practice, Anna Karlin Furniture + Fine Objects, and Anna Karlin Fine Jewelry, are the result of this sensibility.

Anna currently lives and works in New York, USA.

Portrait by Jordan Graham.