Design Milk recently caught up with the Danish artist, designer and ceramicist, Naja Utzon Popov.

Naja Utzon Popov is the first female ‘solo artist’ that Danish furniture brand Carl Hansen and Søn have worked with (they also work with design duo Strand + Hvass ? Christina Strand and Niels Hvass), and she has designed their first serious foray out of furniture and into textiles. Design Milk caught up with the Danish artist, designer and ceramicist to find out more…

What is the most important thing to know about you"
That I’m not only a designer but also an artist. My two creative worlds run parallel to each other and cross over. I wouldn’t really consider myself a designer or an artist, it is more a creative process. Your grandfather is Jørn Utzon, the Danish architect responsible for the Sydney Opera House. Your mother is Lin Utzon, an eminent Danish artist, and your father is the acclaimed Australian architect, Alex Popov. Tell me about the influence your family had on your creativity growing up.
Something that comes very naturally to me, and to my brother and cousins, is the way we look at the world. It’s something we took for granted I think, and assumed everyone was the same, but we were always taught to look at the finer details of nature. We would pick up a shell on a beach and choose elements or details and draw them. That’s how my brother and I were taught to explore nature. My mom is also very creative and ...