Ann-Sofie Johansson and representative. Her job involves travel, fashion research, designer collaborations, and the overseeing of H&M's "brand building" collections. Ann-Sofie Johansson Ann-Sofie Johansson is a Swedish fashion designer, known for being the Creative Advisor and former Head of Design for retailer H&M. Johansson grew up in Ronneby, an hour away from Stockholm, Sweden. As a youth, she shopped often at H&M, calling it the "heaven of fashion". After first thinking about becoming a veterinarian, Johansson instead pursued art science studies and archaeology at Gothenburg and Lund universities – it was then that she realized she wanted a career involving artistic creativity.
Athena (retailer) retailer. Athena (retailer) Athena is a British art retailer and retail chain, which was founded in 1964. Today it sells fine art prints from a variety of UK artists. However it is best known for its iconic posters such as "L'Enfant" (a picture of a muscular man cradling a baby), The Lord Of The Rings from 1976 by Jimmy Cauty, the Tennis Girl poster from 1976 and "Beyond City Limits," published in the 1990s. The company's popular success divided opinion amongst intellectuals and art critics who were uncertain as to whether these works were too vulgar and populist to be