illustration

Who hasn't doodled with a ballpoint pen, during a boring meeting or a lengthy lecture? But your roughly sketched flowers, rainbows, and clouds probably have nothing on Helena Hauss's depictions of the teenage dream. The Parisian-based illustrator got started the way most of us did, drawing during classes instead of paying attention. But while most of us never progressed past…

Babeth Lafon's illustrations feel French. The pastel blues are reminiscent of the periwinkle shade found all over the south of France. The still lifes, accoutrements of women impossibly glamorous; leave it to the French to give even drafting paper their je ne sais quoi. Even her branded perfume bottles, already works of art in their original form, are infused with…