Hello, I’m Réka Király an illustrator, storyteller and artist based in Helsinki, Finland.

Working on the border of the imaginary and the real, I weave lines between the two. Whether it’s a picture book, pattern design or a unique artwork, drawing is a way of thinking for me, a process of making sense of this world. Curiosity, playfulness, and modularity are the cornerstones of my work.

Through art and design, I create works that bring beauty and relief to the everyday and spark dialogues, believing that objects made with care will light up our curiosity.

See my works below

PICTURE BOOK:
Japanese edition of my latest picturebook will be published in the autumn 2026

Translated by Akira Minagawa
Published by Korvapuusti

(orig.title: Pieni suuri tarina surusta, 2025 Etana Editions)
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The books received the Most beautiful books of 2025 -award in Finland

“Though our physical bodies will all eventually come to an end, the memories and deeds that bear witness to our lives leave their mark upon people and society, living on as they are passed down through stories.

Is it not this very trace of a life lived that can be called true life? I believe that when a life ends in the worldly sense, true life begins to sprout and take root in the world. Our lives are seeds charged with that very energy.”

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　 – AKIRA MINAGAWA

"An extraordinarily sensitive and beautiful picture book, it subtly depicts the impending death and grief of losing a friend. How wonderful that books for children are made with such skill."

– KIRJAVINKIT.FI

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EXHIBITION:

5–30.8.2026
PLANTS on PAPER
Lokal Gallery Helsinki

The works at this exhibition are recordings of my daily observations and thinking through making. Enter gardens, where plants are depicting human emotions. Landscapes of minds. Filled with juicy imperfections, obscure connections, the gardens tell stories of lived lives. Awareness becomes resilience, fragility transforms into strength on paper, that speaks of the invisible pact between the eyes and hands.

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ARTWORK:
JACQUARD WALL TAPESTRY
(in private collection)

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Pattern design:
Breeze

for PAPU Design

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As delicate as an autumn breeze, with frost touched plants in soft shades of brown, plum and cool blue – a quiet tribute to nature’s resislience as winter draws near.

– PAPU DESIGN

Pattern design:
Papilion

archive 2016-2019

Artwork, Wall mural:

A silent celebration of diversity in Glasshouse Helsinki.

“Király paints with a free-flowing, natural technique that fits the subject matter perfectly.”

– Jani Niipola

Textile design:
Herbarium

limited edition scarves, designed and produced in Finland.

My story

Working on the border of the imaginary and the real, I weave lines between the two. Whether it’s a picture book, pattern design, or a unique artwork, drawing is a way of thinking for me, a process of making sense of this world. Curiosity, playfulness, and modularity are the cornerstones of my work. Read more…