Journal

Drawing the way home: Illustrator Pauline Pete on her artistic process and the creation of ‘Homesick House'

Sometimes you have to go out into the world to find your way home — Pauline Pete on creating ‘Homesick House', a tender story of departure, longing, and return.

Illustrating Young Adventurers

"As a child I would have spent hours dreaming of being in the shoes of the children depicted in this book." Discover more from 'Young Adventurers' illustrator, Caroline Attia.

Step into the SPACE1O Library

What are the essential books for our current times? And how can we create a better everyday life for people and the planet? Step into the SPACE10 library. A curation of 100 essential design books,...

Recommended Reads From Admired Editor and Journalist

Here’s what London-born editor and journalist, Grace Banks, is reading this winter.

The Future of Sustainability, Books to Build a Better Tomorrow

A more sustainable future is yet to be built, but through collective action, the next generation could have it in their sights.

A Charming Children’s Tale of Nutrition and Life Outdoors

How does one pitch a book idea to gestalten? Or perhaps how to choose what aesthetic style the characters should be depicted in? Following the release of Sun and Shiro and the Polka-Dot Snake, we c...

Epic Expeditions and The Explorers That Made Them

When documenting historical expeditions, certain stories are portrayed as the achievement of one lone wolf. German illustrator Anton Hallmann explains that particular tales were "glazed" over, his ...

You and Me and Everybody Else

The feelings we share, desires that compel us, and emotions that rouse individuals, they are all feelings that are experienced by others. From a warm sense of adoration to unsettling loneliness, fr...

A Story of Numbers

Moving between the fantastical world of numbers, science, and expressive artistry—Daniela Olejníková has an illustrative style that was informed by her creative youth in Bratislava, Slovakia. Scien...

The World In Great Numbers

Numbers help the world go round, a world without numbers is unimaginable. They are found everywhere and help humanity make sense of the world. Without them, much of today's daily life would be dras...