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Damien Cuypers applies his spontaneous, lively style of drawing to the design world in an article for M Magazine. These hybrid objects, once reserved for high society, now figure in collections from affordable decor brands that seek out partnerships with independent designers. This trend is revolutionising the decorating industry, giving creators greater visibility but also exposing them to the risk of being copied.

It's a singular pleasure every time you work with Hermes, whose communications are always creative and elegant. For their digital communications, Playground has developed several GIFs with colours that pop and vibrant textures to put a fun spin on several of the brand's iconic products.

Every month for the past three years, Antoine Corbineau has created illustrations for Air France magazine depicting destinations served by the French company. With these sweet, simple postcards, Antoine Corbineau helps us daydream about being somewhere else.

OpenLux is an investigation conducted by the newspaper Le Monde into taxation in Luxembourg, the tax haven at the centre of the European Union. The investigation breaks down the facts and reveals the clever schemes that allow several CAC40 companies and major fortunes to bypass regulations in their country. To illustrate this thorny issue, Julien Pacaud has created a series of collages that question the link between Luxembourg and and the wealth that passes through it.

Laurent Duvoux shows major virtuosity once again by illustrating complex subjects in a simple way. For Alternatives Economiques, he has created an important series that breaks down how the CAC40 and the companies that have dominated the stock market for the last fifteen years work.

Violaine et Jeremy once again put their talent to work, this time for the restaurant business. For La Case, the restaurant of chef Jean Imbert at the heart of the Cheval Blanc St-Barth Isle de France, the duo created a chic, clean-lined visual identity that gets taken to the next level with hyper-realistic pencil illustrations by Jérémy Schneider. In the same way the restaurant’s cuisine is inspired by local flavours, Violaine et Jeremy were influenced by Caribbean flora and the space’s architecture.

Dans le cadre de leur exposition en ligne “Histoire naturelle de l’architecture”, le Pavillon de l'Arsenal publie chaque semaine un nouvel épisode qui explore les influences et les enjeux de l'architecture au cours des siècles, documenté par Merci Alfred et illustré et animé par Playground. Sur une animation hybride, le studio Playground Paris nous montre l’éclectisme de son talent mêlant personnages naïfs, collages, typologies très graphiques, et bien sûr motion design. Ces vidéos au format dynamique, ludique et pédagogique sont un support de médiation sur Internet pour le Pavillon de l’Arsenal, faute de pouvoir accueillir son public entre ses murs. Retrouvez tous les épisodes sur l'onglet IGTV du Pavillon de l'arsenal.

Jean André supplies the feminine lines of his iconic tattoos for a capsule collection from Etam for Valentine’s Day. A week’s worth of limit-edition t-shirts and knickers that cheekily and humorously celebrate the wide range of moods and personalities. Check it out in the shop from February 9 onward!

Having already worked with Damien Florébert Cuypers in 2020, the SEPA – an architecture and land use organisation in the Pyrénées Atlantique – asked Kim Roselier to create its New Year’s card for 2021. He created a series of lively illustrations showcasing some of the spaces created by the SEPA, aptly depicting the busy atmosphere they give off.

Antoine Corbineau created the Memphis movement-inspired album art for Trevor Horn’s album Reimagine the Eighties. It features kitsch motifs, pop colours, and geometric shapes in homage to Ettore Sottsass, who created the movement one night in December 1980, deeply inspired by the irreverent spirit of the song Stuck Inside of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again by Bob Dylan.

Since 2007, the French acoustic engineering firm Devialet has had a single goal: to enable as many people as possible to experience perfect sound from their everyday equipment. They hired Playground to help them with digital communications, who create a series of animated GIFs inspired by stories and themes that the brand especially likes, such as innovation and the emotions generated by music.

The cover of the latest issue of the latest Petrossian catalogue by Jean-Michel Tixier, with a winking reference to the founder’s moustache.

Following a visit to the Musée des Arts et Métiers, which holds one of the largest collections of industrial and technological objects in the world, Laurent Duvoux amused himself by illustrating a series of objects that particularly impressed him. His refined design and sober colour schemes are a tribute to the formal and functional simplicity of these objects from the past.

Following Nantes, Rome, London, Paris, the Ile d’Yeu and Tokyo, Antoine Cobineau has now added Strasbourg to his collection of illustrated maps. Details emerge gradually when you take a close look at these overflowing illustrations. Monuments, icons, local celebrities, anecdotes and humorous details emerge to form a particularly lively and colourful vision of the city. Order on his e-shop!

Les Echos Week-end have once again asked Kim Roselier to illustrate a feature, this one entitled “Breathing Well is Vital”. With subtlety and imagination, Kim has created three warm-coloured illustrations showcasing various breathing techniques to help you recover your strength, relax and find balance.

Cruschiform is pleased to have collaborated with the revue XXI for its just-published “Autopsy of a Vaccine” issue. The superb cover and illustrations for the investigative report inside show the reality of producing a vaccine in major French pharmaceutical labs. The issue is exclusively available through their website. Support the press and bookshops!

Yellowpop has joined forces with Jean André for a limited edition collection of neon lights consisting of five iconic visuals from the Bonjour Tattoo Club: the "Pinched Heart", "Stand", "Karma", "Lips" and "Bonjour". Jean André decided to “tattoo the walls with glow-in-the-dark lines” using these low-energyconsumption LED neon lights, which arepractically indestructible and don’t heat up. The "Bonjour" can be customised by Jean André with the word(s) of your choice! Pre-order yours here.

Boscolo, an Italian travel agency, asked Antoine Corbineau to design the packaging for their new collection of gift boxes, entitled the "36 HOURS Project". Alively series of illustrations about new travel destinations in major cities around the world.

Childhood memory and nod to the aesthetics of the 80/90's with this superb airbrush illustration by Thomas Cantoni.