About Nanny Still
Lived 1926 – 2009 (aged 82). Nanny Still was a Finnish glass artist and designer.
Career Nanny Still studied design at the Central School of Industrial Arts in Helsinki (now part of the Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture) from 1945 to 1949.
Still drew attention from early on with her bold use of colours and unconventional shapes.
Some of her designs are included in the collections of the British Museum, MoMA and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, among others.
Major retrospective exhibitions of Still's oeuvre were held at least in Belgium (1995, 2006), Finland (1996, 2001) and Hungary (1998).
Personal life In 1958, Nanny Still married American engineer George C. McKinney, the European and Middle East director of the Virginia Port Authority, and the following year the couple settled in Brussels, where Still lived the rest of her life.
Don’t just read it —
keep it.
Full-length biographies made to live with: read them, listen on the way to work, watch them tonight.
- E-book
- Audio
- Video
Instant download · yours to keep · every purchase keeps this site free
Important facts
People in Nanny Still's life
Named in this biography and alive at the same time
Related people
Same field, nearest in time
Contemporaries
People whose lives overlapped Nanny Still's
Frequently asked questions
Who was Nanny Still?
Finnish glass artist and designer (1926-2009)
When was Nanny Still born?
Nanny Still was born on 31 July 1926 in Helsinki.
When did Nanny Still die?
Nanny Still died on 7 May 2009 in Brussels.
What was Nanny Still's occupation?
Nanny Still was a glass artist and designer.
What nationality was Nanny Still?
Nanny Still was Finnish.
Sources & further reading
Cite this page
APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Nanny Still. https://biography.guide/nanny-still/
MLA: "Nanny Still." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/nanny-still/.
Chicago: "Nanny Still." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/nanny-still/.
Data last updated: 2026-09-23 · Spot an error? Report a correction.
Portrait: Wikimedia Commons · author & licence
Page generated 2026-09-27 05:05 UTC