Lotta Nieminen facts for kids

Lotta Nieminen (born February 1, 1986) is a talented Finnish artist. She is an illustrator and graphic designer who lives in New York City. Lotta is famous for creating amazing children's books. She also designs many other things, like websites, magazines, product packaging, and even furniture! You might have seen her work for big companies such as Facebook, Google, Volkswagen, and Hermès.

Her Early Life and Education

Lotta Nieminen was born in Finland. When she was a child, her family lived in Paris, France, for five years. Her mother, Raija Malka, is an artist, and her father, Risto Nieminen, works in music.

Lotta loved art and design from a young age. She studied graphic design at two well-known schools. These were the University of Art and Design Helsinki in Finland and the Rhode Island School of Design in the United States.

Starting Her Design Career

In 2010, Lotta Nieminen was an art director for a magazine called Trendi in Finland. She decided to move to New York City to grow her career. She applied to many design studios there.

Lotta got an internship at Pentagram, which is a very famous design company. After that, she worked at another studio called RoAndCo. Later, she decided to start working for herself as a freelance designer.

Lotta Nieminen Studio and Big Projects

In 2012, Lotta Nieminen started her own company, Lotta Nieminen Studio. Since then, she has worked with many well-known brands. These include Facebook, Google, and Bulgari. She also designed for Volkswagen, Marimekko, and Wired UK.

One cool project she worked on was redesigning the Google Calendar in 2014. She made it look fresh and new!

Creating Children's Books

Lotta Nieminen is also a successful author and illustrator of children's books. In 2013, she published her first book, Walk This World. It was released by Templar Publishing.

In 2014, she wrote and illustrated an interactive cookbook for kids called Pancakes!. This book was part of her fun Cook in a Book series.

Lotta has also shared her design skills with others. In 2014, she gave a live talk at Portland State University. In 2017, she showed her illustration techniques in a live demonstration with a New York Times editor.

More recently, in 2019, Lotta redesigned Posture magazine. She is also the creative director for a fragrance company called Maison d'Etto.