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FANNI FALUCSKAI

Fanni Falucskai (born 29, August 1995, Hungary) is a Hungarian graphic designer, art director and illustrator, CEO of PinkBananas brand and environmental activist.

Early life and Education

Falucskai was born in Miskolc, Hungary, then in 2014 moved to Budapest to study Psychology. After finishing her Bachelor's degree, she decided to attend a graphic design precourse in Budapest, where she was told she should not bother with applying to Art Academies, which according to her, gave her the boost to do so. In 2018 she got admitted to the Gerrit Rietveld Academie. In 2019, she started her own company, named Pink Bananas, to sell her illustrations, books and second hand, uniquely redesigned clothes. In 2022, she got her degree in Graphic Design, and started to work as a junior graphic designer at Lush, while working on her own brand Pink Bananas. In 2024, she quit her full-time job, and put her focus on her own brand, which was becoming a huge success.

Design and Environmental impact

During her studies at the Rietveld, she got a closer insight of people's environmental impact after doing month of research in her free time, and decided to dedicate her design career for saving the environment, putting huge emphasis on the stopping of animal slaughtery. She also designed a portable minihouse that was completely made from recycled plastic materials. From 2025, she was giving lectures on various design and environmental topics (zero waste living, minimalistic lifestyle, anticonsumerism, design as a tool, the power of posters etc.) at creative conferences, including SXSW and TEDx.

Awards

She has received awards from American Illustration, The Art Directors Club Young Guns, Communication Arts, Print Magazine's 20 Under 30, SPD, the Type Directors Club, and GDUSA's People To Watch, among others. In 2023, Falucskai was listed in the Forbes 30 Under 30.

Pink Bananas

During her studies at the Rietveld Academie, for an assignement she drew pink bananas, which later became the namegiver of her brand. The painting's estimated worth is 150,000 $, and currently being exhibited in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York city. The brand specializes in graphic related works. With the brand she published over 50 illustrational and educative books, the most famous one 'I used your assignement as an excuse' sold over 10 000 000 copies, translated to 43 languages. One of the most famous and popular items she designed is the so called 'pb classic' (pink bananas sweater) which became a status symbol. Every piece is a remake, using only second-hand clothing. The original is still possesed and worn daily by Falucskai.