Pilar for Vogue Mexico's Shopping Experience

Bella Pilar illustrated for Vogue Mexico's Shopping Experience in Polanco, Mexico City. The one-day shopping event takes place on Masaryk Avenue, one of Mexico's most luxurious neighborhoods. Guests are invited to explore the area's chic boutiques, with participating retailers offering exclusive promotions and activities. It takes place on Thursday, November 11th, 2010.

Bella's fashionable femmes can be seen in advertorials in the Mexican editions of Vogue, Glamour and AD magazine, as well as on various promotional materials, including these cute t-shirts and tote bags. The proceeds from the sale of these items will be donated to charity. Click here for more information.

Haworth for Clover

Hennie Haworth illustrated for a recently launched competition from Clover Butter and Hunter Wellies. Every Sunday afternoon between now and the end of February, Clover will be giving away a set of Hunter Wellies for the entire family. The competition is part of a new initiative promoting healthier lifestyles and encourages families to stay in shape by getting out and going for a walk together.

Roumieu: Raising Readers

Graham Roumieu recently partnered with branding and design agency, Viva & Co, and North America's premiere supplier of high-quality paper, Domtar Distribution Group, for a campaign promoting their HannoArt papers, while also supporting childhood literacy. For the campaign, Graham and fellow illustrators, Chris Silas Neal and Edel Rodriguez, were each asked to illustrate a poster responding to phrases about the importance of words, their meaning and reading in general.

The limited-edition posters, printed on HannoArt paper, are available through Viva & Co's sister company, whigby.com. All revenue collected from the sale of the posters will be donated to Raising Readers, a Canadian non-profit childhood literacy group. Through their programs in Ontario’s public schools and libraries, Raising Readers’ mission is to provide enthusiasm, knowledge and the right environment to stimulate and sustain a young child’s interest in becoming a reader for life.

Haworth: The Truth About My Name

Hennie Haworth illustrated for Klutz Books' recently released title, The Truth About My Name and What It Reveals About Me. The cover features dozens of girls' names, each uniquely hand-lettered by Hennie. Her bright, youthful type and sweet doodles continue throughout the book, which includes a variety of games and quizzes intended to help kids find out the hidden meaning behind their name in a fun, lighthearted way.

Haworth's Cupboard Love

Hennie Haworth illustrated for London-based company, Cupboard Love. Her playful illustrations can be seen on the company's homepage and feature their eclectic mix of specialty children's items. The collection includes brightly colored wellies, comfy woolen blankets and a selection of clothing and toys that are sure to spark imaginations and inspire.

Hennie also illustrated a brochure promoting their Cupboard Love Tea Parties where a Cupboard Love rep comes to your home and hosts a tea party for you and your guests, while you browse new products and enjoy complimentary French treats and Earl Grey tea, all served in beautiful vintage china cups, saucers and cake stands.

Pilar's Girly Girls for Studio E

Bella Pilar's debut line of fabric is now available from Studio E as part of their Winter 2010 line. The appropriately named Girly Girl collection consists of eighteen 100% cotton fabrics, including tosses, ditsy prints, washes and a great panel repeat.

Visit the Studio E website to download their free Glamour Girls quilting project, using fabrics exclusively from the Girly Girl collection. The collection is available at most fabric stores and online at River City Quilts.

Haworth's Furoshiki for Link

Hennie Haworth recently collaborated with Link on their premier product, the Furoshiki cloth. Her graphic hand-drawn objects cover the the traditional Japanese folding cloth and are inspired by the wide range of items one could carry in the Furoshiki. "I also wanted it to act like a visual shopping list, the pictures reminding you of things you need to buy, then wrap in the furoshiki and carry home,” says Hennie.

Link is a Los Angeles and Tokyo-based collective that aims to cross cultures and generations by bringing beautiful and functional products from Japan to the world, and from the world to Japan.

Visit www.thelinkcollective.com for purchasing information and tips on how to use and care for the product, including step-by-step instructions for simple wrapping and tying techniques.

Pilar's Fleur for Italian Vanity Fair

Bella Pilar’s illustrated character, Fleur, is the spokeswoman for Italian beauty retailer La Gardenia. She recently made an appearance in Italian Vanity Fair to promote one of her favorite beauty brands - Lancôme.

Pilar's Prints for Little Lanya

Bella Pilar's illustrations can be seen on adorable handmade skirts and dresses from Los Angeles-based designer, Lanya. The fabrics are part of the Girly Girl collection from Studio E.

HENNIE HAWORTH's 'Power of Design Cover

Our illustrators' recent magazine covers tackle subjects as diverse as finance, health and travel. Check out our newest favorite…

HENNIE HAWORTH, Power of Design for Perspective This eclectic mix of traditional and natural elements with modern, geometric shapes is reminiscent of  fabrics and wallpapers, making it the perfect cover for the Summer issue of Perspective, the magazine of the International Interior Design Association.

Appearing Every Month: Graham Roumieu

Frequent flyers have surely come across Graham Roumieu's humorous illustrations in the monthly Dispatches column in Hemispheres, the in-flight magazine for United Airlines.

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(Clockwise from top left) The detonation of Texas Stadium, Simulated storms at Chicago Museum, Molecular gastronomy, Robotic housekeepers in Seoul, A 95-pound beaver escapes in England, Russian ballet goes 3D

Haworth for Neil Gaiman's Stories

Hennie Haworth illustrated the cover of Stories (Headline), a hugely original anthology of imaginative fiction edited by best-selling authors Neil Gaiman and Al Sarrantonio. Stories presents never-before published works from a Who’s Who of contemporary literature, including Lawrence Block, Joe Hill, Walter Mosley, Joyce Carol Oates, Chuck Palahniuk, Carolyn Parkhurst, Peter Straub, and, of course, the inimitable Neil Gaiman himself.

In Black & White, and Full Color

Funny and sophisticated, and sophisticatedly funny, illustrations by Graham Roumieu and

Graham Roumieu, Celebrity Break-Ups for The Globe & Mail Celebrity break-ups unfold in the public-eye, often revealing the all too familiar story of the Good Woman, the Bad Boy and his Low-Rent Lovers.

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Graham Roumieu, The Secret of Ribs for The New York Times The secret to perfectly barbecued ribs is already in the kitchen - the oven.

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Haworth's Nerve Centre of the Empire

Hennie Haworth is participating in Nerve Centre of the Empire, a new exhibition recently opened at the Porthcurno Telegraph Museum, near Lands End in Cornwall. Formally the largest cable station in the world, the exhibition at Porthcurno shows what massive impact on society and technology this remote corner of south-west England had.

The exhibition was designed by Neil Tinson Studio.

Falcioni at ICON6: LA

Chrystal Falcioni will be moderating a luncheon discussion at ICON6: Los Angeles on Friday, July 16th, 2010. The discussion will explore the value of ethics in illustration, focussing on client requests, creative concerns and getting the work you want. It takes place in the Georgian Ballroom between 12:15 and 2:00pm.

ICON6 delivers a compelling and provocative program with over 50 speakers who bring their unique take on the illustration industry and professional practice. Representing the brightest minds from many creative fields including publishing, advertising, galleries, film, animation, fashion, design and retail, each guest speaker offers their experience, knowledge and insight through main stage speeches, roundtable discussions, hands-on workshops, exhibitions and networking events. It takes place July 14th through 17th at the Langham Hotel in Pasadena CA.

Haworth for Sony Ericsson

Hennie Haworth illustrated for the launch of Sony Ericsson's Xperia X10 Mini Pro. The in-store posters show the phone's full QWERTY keypad while Hennie's quirky renderings illustrate the phone's many other features, including a camera, web-browsing, email and media library.

Pilar for Mudpuppy

Bella Pilar illustrated a set of high school themed magnetic dress-up dolls for Mudpuppy. The kit includes two double-sided backgrounds and three sheets of clothes and accessories that allow you to take your doll from the classroom to the playing field to the high-school dance. The kit is intended for children ages 6 and up and is printed with non-toxic inks.

Haworth Featured in Soup

Hennie Haworth was recently featured in Japan's Soup magazine. Hennie discusses her illustration career and her recent work in the magazine's Real Life section.

Roumieu Wins 4 Awards

Graham Roumieu's illustrations were honored at the 33rd National Magazine Awards in Toronto. From nearly 2000 individual entries from across Canada the judges nominated a total of 390 submissions for awards in 46 written, visual, integrated and online categories. Graham's illustration for This Magazine won a Silver Medal in the Spot Illustration category and three others received Honorable Mentions. Congratulations go out to all!

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Carrie On, Fleur!

Italian beauty retailer La Gardenia is celebrating the release of Sex and the City 2 with an animated spot by Bella Pilar that follows Fleur, their illustrated spokeswoman, as she embarks on her own fashionable Dubai getaway. The spot airs in movie theaters across Italy at showings of the anticipated movie. Click here to see the ad.