Hanna Hansdotter, born in 1984 in Lund, Sweden, is an artist and designer who lives and works in Glasriket (the Kingdom of Crystal) in Southern Sweden. Since graduating from the University of Arts, Crafts, and Design in 2017, her work has received attention, nationally and internationally. Hansdotter works with art glass as well as small-scale productions and public sculptures, most recently a five-meter tall sculpture for Sergelgatan in Stockholm. Her work is often characterized as punk baroque inspired by architecture and ornamentation. During her career, Hansdotter has received numerous awards and scholarships. In 2020, she received the Åke Andrén artist scholarship, and she has also received prizes such as Elle Decoration Design Award and Residence Arts and Crafts Award. Her work exists in several collections internationally. "Glass has a process and a pace that attracts me. It is intense, demanding attention, and cooperation is essential. I am a trained glassblower in a place that is marked by a historic glass industry, and my role as a glassblower is central to my process. With arts and crafts as a method, the opportunity is given for the closeness to the craft as well as a questioning of norms concerning objects and aesthetics. I often move in the borderland between function and sculpture. Working with design provides an opportunity to influence our relationship with the object and how we socialize around it.”