Jenny Mannerheim
Swedish art director (born 1977)
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Early life
Mannerheim was born in Stockholm, Sweden in 1977.[1] After she graduated high school in 1996 she moved to Paris to study drawing and film.[1] A year later she moved to New York City studying film at New York University, then enrolling at the Parsons School of Design studying communication design.[1] She also spent time studying at Parsons Paris and Central Saint Martins in London.[1]
Education
Timeline of her education:
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Design), Parsons Paris, 1997–1998
- Bachelor of Arts (Graphic Design), Central Saint Martins, 1998–1999[3]
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Communication Design), Parsons School of Design, 1999–2002[3]
Career
Whilst studying at University she began working as the associate art director at PowerHouse Books and worked on the 'Punk Picasso' art book with Larry Clark.[1] She returned to Paris in 2002 and worked as art director at Numéro, Standard, Muteen, Vogue Hommes International and Beaux Arts.[1]
She launched Nuke magazine in 2004 and opened the Galerie Nuke art gallery in Paris.[1][4] Nuke was a biannual publication with a circulation of 20,000 distributed in French and English.[1] Since then the gallery (now Nuke Mannerheim Gallery[4]) has hosted exhibitions about the work of Jean-Charles de Castalbajac,[5] Lieko Shiga, David Birkin, Devon Dikeou, Kris Van Assche, Latifa Echakhch, Paul Emmanuel, and more.
She co-founded the Each X Other clothing label in 2012 with Ilan Delouis.[6] According to Interview Mannerheim and Delouis were "championing an androgynous mix of unisex clothing".[7] The label would collaborate with Maripol in 2014.[8]
In 2024 she became editor-in-chief of L'Officiel Riviera and L'Officiel St. Barth.[2]
In recent years she has worked as an art director across multiple Éditions Jalou publications (Jalouse, L'Officiel Art, L'Officiel USA, L'Officiel Voyage), she also worked with brands including Diesel, Lancôme,[5] Nissan,[5] PlayStation, Tommy Hilfiger,[5] and others.
Timeline
Timeline of her notable occupations:
- Associate Art Director at PowerHouse Books, 2001–2003
- Art Director at Numéro, 2003–2005
- Art Director at Vogue Hommes International, 2004–2006
- Art Director at Beaux Arts, 2006–2008
- Art Director at John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, 2009–2013
- Art Director at L'Officiel St. Barth, 2015–present
- Art Director at L'Officiel Art, 2019–present
- Art Director at L'Officiel Riviera, 2021–present
- Editor-in-Chief at L'Officiel Riviera, 2024–present
- Editor-in-Chief at L'Officiel St. Barth, 2024–present