4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (293+ words) The independent studio reframes "psychic guidance" for modern life, with stunning illustrations by María Jesús Contreras. Given the unusual subject, Mother Design did some research beyond the usual category and spotted a cultural shift: people are increasingly turning to things…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (580+ words) The founder of Kwoo Studio discusses his career pivot, his move to another continent, and his approach to self-promotion. Kent Wood is currently going through that transition. "I used to think that by 30, you were supposed to have everything figured…...

6+ day, 10+ hour ago   (156+ words) The Bogota-based artist explains how a collection of hand-pinched ceramics, made in the days after an earthquake hit her home country, became a meditation on what keeps the world habitable. "I like having that space for intuition, where I don't…...

1+ week, 6+ hour ago   (351+ words) The illustrator talks about the winding path that led her to editorial covers for Die Zeit, Elle, and Der Spiegel, and the graphic novel she's now building. In Thomke Meyer's illustrations, you'll spot hair whipping sideways, vines coiling and unravelling…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (640+ words) The Turin-based artist fell in love with illustration one afternoon, thanks to an Andy Warhol ink drawing. Now she works for The New York Times and the Financial Times, inspired by "ordinary" moments she once dismissed. Ever had someone say,…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (386+ words) The artist behind the Substack In The Filing Cabinet is on a mission to preserve her family's table. From her mother's homemade chutney to her late father's lentil daar – one appetising artwork at a time. The colour hits you first…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (917+ words) Two years, five characters, and 42 pairs of creative hands were behind the London studio's most ambitious project, and also its most honest. We sit down with Vicky Ghose, Mike Moloney and Stephen Middleton to find out more. For an industry…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (276+ words) The artist on quitting the client-pleasing grind, sticking to a regular drawing habit, finding vitality in art-making, and building enormous, hand-cut paper flowers on the floor. "In an age when almost anything can be copied, what, if anything, cannot be…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (647+ words) Her evocative work reminds me of the storybooks of my 1970s childhood—only reimagined for the digital age. Originally from China, Fei Meng lived in the UK for ten years before relocating to New York in 2024. She's spent the last six…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (453+ words) The Bangkok-based illustrator makes what she calls "visual diaries", recording her thoughts and feelings on paper and screen to try to make sense of them. Her latest work is about letting go. We all hold on to emotional baggage longer…...