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An illustration of the facade of the Carlton theatre. A large sign reads “THEATRE OPENING SOON!” with the phrase “Be Wise – Carltonise –” written below.

Publication: London's architecture according to astonishingly talented illustrator Thibaud Herem

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Date
28 November 2013

Christmas came early yesterday afternoon when the lovely Thibaud Herem came to visit us bearing his beautiful new publication and a whole load of original drawings for us to gawp at. To many people, Thibaud is ‘the guy who draws those amazingly detailed buildings’ and that’s fine, because that’s what he is. What I mean by this is that nobody else in the entire illustration world, nay world, creates anything like Thibaud.

Going through Rotring pens faster than cups of coffee and sometimes spending over 200 hours drawing one building, Thibaud is something of a miracle worker. NoBrow, who published this beauty of a book, gave Thibaud complete freedom with the layout allowing him to design exactly the kind of publication he needed to put across his enormous, scale drawings of London’s most curious buildings across. The result is a Tiffany-blue, hardback beauty with thick, concertina pages for you to pull out and have your mind blown over and over again.

The turquoise cover of a book titled “London Deco” by Thibaud Hérem. An illustration of an Art Deco building features the “Michelin” brand name and the phrase “Nunc est bibendum”.
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Thibaud Herem: London Deco

A black and white illustration of the facade of the Carlton theatre. A large sign reads “THEATRE OPENING SOON!” above a smaller banner that says “Be Wise — Carltonise”.
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Thibaud Herem: London Deco

An architectural drawing of a two-storey building facade in black and white. The design features long horizontal windows and a dark garage door on the ground floor.
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Thibaud Herem: London Deco

A black and white illustration of a cinema facade. A large arched sign reads “The Screen on the Green”, with a marquee below listing films including “The Birds”, “Precious”, “No Country for Old Men” and “The Life Aquatic”.
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Thibaud Herem: London Deco

A black and white illustration of a symmetrical Art Deco building facade. A large arched sign at the top features the Michelin Man and the words “NUNC EST BIBENDUM”, with “MICHELIN-TYRE CO” written below.
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Thibaud Herem: London Deco

An architectural drawing of a symmetrical Art Deco building facade. The structure features strong vertical lines, recessed windows and decorative geometric detailing across its multiple storeys.
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Thibaud Herem: London Deco

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Liv Siddall

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Liv joined It’s Nice That as an intern in 2011 and worked across online, print and events, and was latterly Features Editor before leaving in May 2015.

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