Stylish, retro editorial illustration by Koji Tomoto by AKA Cozy Tomato

Date
10 December 2014

We came across Cozy Tomato’s illustrations when studying the Mr Porter Journal for our Behind the Screens feature. Cozy Tomato (whose real name is Koji Tomoto) gets commissioned by the guys over there all the time, to add a retro, fun element to their articles on fashion and lifestyle. Cozy’s work is reminiscent of 1950s children’s books and quilts, lots of pointy nosed people with gravity-defying ponytails having a wild, leisure-filled time in the great outdoors. What’s marvellous about Cozy is how his illustrations are so well-researched that they actually could have been lifted from back in the day, and are so packed full of unadulterated, candy-coloured joy that they can spice up even the most intellectually treacle-like article. Perhaps that’s why he gets so many commissions from Monocle.

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Koji Tomoto (Cozy Tomato): Monocle

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Koji Tomoto (Cozy Tomato): Monocle

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Koji Tomoto (Cozy Tomato): Monocle

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Koji Tomoto (Cozy Tomato): Mr Porter Journal

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Koji Tomoto (Cozy Tomato): Monocle

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Liv Siddall

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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