Hero — Raphaël Garnier: Cola Maya Scarf

Work / Graphic Design

An old favourite is back with sparkling new updates, here’s Raphaël Garnier

Words by Liv Siddall, Thursday 18 April 2013

We love Raphaël Garnier, his wonderful French mind is capable of conjuring up all kinds of weird and wonderful shapes that are a trip inside the hazy limbo between graphic design and illustration. He’s been a bit of a man of mystery of late (yes, any artist without a website is a “mystery”) but now he’s back and bigger than ever with a very professional website, which launches tomorrow, and a new exhibiton under his belt.

Stuck Inside of Mobiles, Raphaël’s recent show in collaboration with Sixpack France was exhibited in Paris last month, and featured “fictional topography of his own underground world.” Because that’s the best part about Raphaël’s work, it’s like some kind of mystical eco-system that only he understands but that you can recognise tiny parts of. His ability to translate his infamous illustration into pieces of fascinating ceramics and textiles is just a hint at how far he is going to go, and we want him to take us along for the ride.

Raphaël Garnier: Pays Sage

Glazart_mars — Raphaël Garnier: Glazart Mars

Nature_vivante — Raphaël Garnier: Nature Vivant

Rukh_magazine_02 — Raphaël Garnier: Rukh Magazine

Cucu_sculpture — Raphaël Garnier: Cucu Sculpture

Glazart_septembre — Raphaël Garnier: Glazart Septembre

Le_feu_sacr%c3%a9 — Raphaël Garnier: Le Feu Sacré

Romance — Raphaël Garnier: Romance

Le_jour_me_nuit — Raphaël Garnier: le Jour Me Nuit

Rukh_magazine_01 — Raphaël Garnier: Rukh Magazine

Stuck_inside_of_mobiles_01 — Raphaël Garnier: Stuck inside of Mobile

Stuck_inside_of_mobiles_0 — Raphaël Garnier: Stuck inside of Mobile

Stuck_inside_of_mobiles_02 — Raphaël Garnier: Stuck inside of Mobile

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