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Monday, July 30th, 2012

Ugo Gattoni – ‘Bicycle’ – 5 Metre Long Illustration

French illustrator Ugo Gattoni turns his attention to cycling and London to create this 5 metre long illustration inspired by the 2012 Olympics. He describes: “from elite athletes to cycle couriers, commuters, bankers, delivery boys, mums with kids, youths on stolen…

Illustrator, Adrian Johnson

Stylesight point us towards Adrian Johnson, an illustrator with a thing for midcentury, cartoon inspired design. Reminiscent of kids books of the era which often leant towards the psychadelic, the Liverpool born artist has exhibited across the globe and was…

“Paris versus New York: A Tally of Two Cities” Book

We featured Vahram Muratyan’s work a while back. He continues the series with a new book, Paris versus New York: A Tally of Two Cities featuring 105 colourful illustrations poking fun at two idiosyncratic cities. As Cool Hunting“Muratyan presents his unique observations in…

Burkman Bros. Autumn/Winter 2011 Illustrations

The Brothers Burkman have been cutting up a storm recently, gaining plenty of new fans in Europe – including the likes of Dover Street Market, Liberty & L’Eclaireur – and they’ve just released these illustrated images to show off this…

Guest Blogger | Gingerland

It’s been a guest blogger heavy week for us and we’re gonna end it with a blog we’ve admired for quite a while, Gingerland. It’s not specifically menswear linked, but we check Sam Alden’s blog consistently for great images and…

Paris Vs. New York by Vahram Muratyan

Curated turns us onto this nice little project by Vahram Muratyan. “Illustrator Vahram Muratyan compares and contrasts Paris and New York City. The result is a charming set of similarities and differences. ” See the rest of the examples at…

Feathers, Fins, and Fur at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston

Alexander Wilson, White-Headed Eagle, 1832

Pioneering works of natural history illustration on view at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston. Interest in the natural world over the course of the 19th-century generated an enormous visual record produced by artists and naturalists alike. Fascination with detail…

Maira Kalman: Various Illuminations of a (Crazy) World

Last year, I had the great pleasure of working on a project with Maira Kalman. She is an artist of truly unique vision, as talented an illustrator as she is a story teller. Kalman’s career is impressive both for output…

Ladybird Mug: Bicycle

Wondering through the Conran shop last Sunday I spotted The Story of the Bicycle mug. Having been forced to read Ladybird books for hours on end as a youth, the illustrations have an instant hook. The other benefit of these,…

Maira Kalman on Abe Lincoln

Artist Maira Kalman’s work for 21stcenturyabe.org appears in today’s New York Times. The story traces her personal love affair with Lincoln through visits to the Rosenbach Museum & Library, a trip to Springfield, IL and talks with noted scholars, including…

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Monday, July 30th, 2012

Ugo Gattoni – ‘Bicycle’ – 5 Metre Long Illustration

Wednesday, January 11th, 2012

Illustrator, Adrian Johnson

Wednesday, January 4th, 2012

“Paris versus New York: A Tally of Two Cities” Book

Friday, July 15th, 2011

Burkman Bros. Autumn/Winter 2011 Illustrations

Friday, January 14th, 2011

Guest Blogger | Gingerland

Wednesday, November 3rd, 2010

Paris Vs. New York by Vahram Muratyan

Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010

Feathers, Fins, and Fur at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston

Friday, January 15th, 2010

Maira Kalman: Various Illuminations of a (Crazy) World

Friday, November 27th, 2009

Ladybird Mug: Bicycle

Friday, February 27th, 2009

Maira Kalman on Abe Lincoln