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Annu Kilpeläinen’s big, bright, bold work really gets us going. She’s a Finnish illustrator and artist who has risen to popularity with her signature summery work, having appeared in magazines such as The Gourmand, Lucky Peach. She’s even printed a zine with cool risograph guys Tan & Loose! That’s high praise!

Annu moved to the UK and graduated from University of the Arts London in 2010, and has been drifting in and out of the country since then. She’s hopped across America and even took a year to tour Australia, and is now back to being...

We collaborated with LA-based creative Elise Mesner on a photo series to celebrate the launch of our brand new collection.

Elise is known for her dreamy colours, fresh vibe and occasional drops of neon. In line with her usual penchant for creating idyllic dreamscapes with generous doses of whimsy, Elise created a pastel, summery world for our new collection to reside in.

The scenes are like a wild pool party, with bright geometrics made of foam and anemone-like textures crawling across watery, pastel surfaces. Oh yeah, and just in time for our...

If you have a thing for mind-boggling, kaleidoscopic gifs, bright colours and oh-so-satisfying geometry, you’re going to love the work of Skip Hursh. Skip is a Brooklyn-based designer, animator, artist and basically is the go-to man in NYC for all of the aforementioned talents. He was born and raised in the Midwest, and worked as a live caricature artist while he studied his BFA at Pratt Institute, before making the pilgrimage to the big apple. Skip’s come a long way since then, with companies like Tumblr and Nickelodeon lined up along his impressive resume. Currently, Skip works as a...

Yayoi Kusama, aka queen of polka dots, also aka one of the most inspiring artists on this planet, has just opened the first institution in the world entirely dedicated to her work. Located in Tokyo’s suburb of Shinjuku, the project started back in 2014 when Kusama commissioned the building. She has since left locals guessing as the mysterious structure slowly materialised. Finally, in August, she surprised everyone and announced it to be the Yayoi Kusama Museum, which then officially opened its doors to the public on October 1.

The museum is a large, minimalist five...

What is it with all of those wonderful Dutch artists who manage to nail utter simplicity and emotion all at once? Maybe it’s got something to do with growing up amongst homegrown modernism and design superstars like Mondrian and Dick Bruna, subconsciously passing on a baton of aesthetic greatness.

 Leonie Bos is an illustrator who we rank pretty high in this pool of contemporary talent in the Netherlands. Based in Amsterdam, Leonie is an illustrator who creates drawings of architectural views, interiors and exteriors in precise lines and tasty colour-blocks. She lists an obsession with buildings...