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Jean-Michel Tixier has created a series of elegant portraits of a number of contributors tothe most recent issue of Fédération, the magazine of the French Federation for Ready-to-Wear. This annual editorial project aims to promote a new generation of designers. It includes interviews with Sophie Fontanel, Wies Schulte, Marc Llorens, and Elsa Muse.

Cruschiform was delighted to collaborate with Robb Report magazine for their special September issue on fall fashion. The cover had to depict a simple but luxurious scene of a stylish man wearing a long classic coat, walking with his dog in a beautiful fall landscape. As a bonus, here’s a peek behind the scenes: the three sketches that weren’t selected as well as the final one, which was!

Le Coq Sportif is teaming up with Jean André and his BonjourTattooClub for a first collaboration around the iconic sneaker LCS R1000. Inspired by the theme "Loveto Death” and its twofold nature, these sneakers by Le Coq Sportif x Jean André are based on two monochrome models: a whiteone associated with love and a black one for death. This unique pair draws inspiration from the French brand's archives and is taken to the next level with Jean André’s drawings. .

Kim Roselier created this superb scene of neighbourhood life for the fall catalogue of The Grommet, a site offering a selection of unusual and original products.

Alexis Tyrsa was delighted to be asked by Nike to design decor for several spaces in their new Parisian headquarters on the Avenue des Champs-Élysées. One could hardly imagine a better playground for Alexis, who has been collaborating with Nike for years. As usual, he made a point of expanding upon his visual universe by playing with space and using different mediums and materials. In one area, an immersive anamorphic lettering featuring a quote from Michael Jordan: "Just Play, Have Fun, Enjoy the Game". In another, a swoosh made from a block of wood (in collaboration with the designer Helder Barbosa) that mentions the names of strong and inspiring women who have dedicated their lives to their sport. Elsewhere, a multicoloured fresco celebrating the full range of nations and sport.

Holmen Crisp is a Norwegian family-owned company that aims to pass on a particular culture of food through its authentic, natural products. Since the 1930s they have paid close attention to their packaging, which has won numerous prizes. So it made perfect sense for them to call on Jean Michel Tixier to illustrate their JYTTE product range, which consists of naturally unique, gluten-free flour!

Laurent Duvoux was commissioned by the magazine Le Pelerin to create a series of conceptual illustrations on the theme of “conspiracy”, specifically about the ways in which certain conspiracy theories manage to draw people in in our society.

Explore the latest adventures of the Mini-Mondes illustrated by Antoine Corbineau. Following on from their trip to Italy, the Duchemin family continue their world tour to Russia. Explore the range of inviting images, stickers and coloring-in on lesminimondes.

Tyrsa’s portfolio has been updated with three recent projects: a title in the new FKA Twigs video “Sad Day”, directed by Hiro Murai ; the Nike Air Force 1 Low “Drew League”, a limited edition of one of his favorite sneakers with the logo he designed for the Drew League ; the lettering for Awake NY’s Spring/Summer 2020 collection, part of the funds from which were donated to the charity NICE based in Queens in New York.

It’s always a real pleasure to leaf through the pages of Colorama, Cruschiform’s picture book about shades of color published by Gallimard Jeunesse.

This superb mural was commissioned from Stefan Glerum by the city of Amsterdam. In the mural, Stefan returns to the story of Reynard, an anthropomorphic figure popular since the Middle Ages, in his unique style mixing clear lines with manga and retro-futurist influences.

Jean-Michel Tixier created this new series of illustrations exploring one of his favourite areas – gastronomy! Continuing Jean-Michel’s collaborations with Maison Plisson, chef Pierre Gagnaire and collective Junart, the illustrations are all drawn with wit and appetite!

On top of being a brilliant illustrator, Jérémy Schneider is a hugely talented typographer and graphic designer through his creative studio Violaine et Jérémy. Their type foundry, VJ-TYPE, has been very successful since its launch last year. We’re particularly fond of the Cako font, with the particularly graphic form of its letters and serifs. Check out the rest of their typography at https://vj-type.com/.

Kim Roselier signs a series of sunny daily life sights in Marseille for Café de l’immo. A real estate agency hosting landlords to be in their boutique-café.

The last three years have been prolific for Tyrsa, as evidenced by this poster compiling a selection of his latest projects. It features a mix of logos, lettering and illustrations created for Nike, Booba, Childish Gambino, NTM, PSG, Ami, Galeries Lafayettes Champs Elysées, and many others. This beautiful composition is available in 2 colors on his eshop!

Jean-Michel Tixier created a series of six illustrations on the theme of holidays for Birkenstock 1774. He brings the brand’s stand-out collaborations to the fore in these comic scenarios : a giant Birkenstock in a pool, a man lost in the desert with his parasol, or Birkenstock rollerskates…

Culture TV channel Arte turned to Playground to create the teasers for its summer documentary series “La Vie en Face” (Face to Face with Life). Using the protagonists’ voice-overs as a basis, Playground came up with a series of lively illustrations, animated image by image, echoing the powerful testimony of these witnesses to some very dramatic situations. Discover the series on arte.fr

Tableware publisher Maison Fragile and Jean-Michel Tixier have decided to expand the “Chers Parisiens” (Dear Parisians) collection launched in 2018, this time extending the invitation to novelist Marcel Proust. Reimagining with relish Proust’s era, his universe, his texts and his iconic madeleines, Jean-Michel Tixier uses his pared-back, clear line to decorate a fine porcelain set (including plates, coffee cups and tumblers) made in Limoges to the highest standards by certified craftspeople. Explore the collection here.

Damien Cuypers is both a contributor to, and an avid reader of, the famous US food magazine Bon Appétit. He recently created full-length portraits of a selection of their journalists, demonstrating his characteristically precise and subtle stroke.