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An illustration of the Grand Budapest Hotel, a symmetrical pink building with multiple storeys and two domed towers. A curved sign on the roof reads “GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL”, with a matching sign above the central entrance.

Here's a look at what architectural illustrator Thibaud Herem has been up to

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Date
1 December 2014

In spite of the myriad ways that the internet is one of the greatest inventions of all time, there are some corners of the creative world that it cannot measure up to. Illustrator Thibaud Herem’s work is one of them. And that’s not to say that his architectural drawings don’t look great rendered in millions of tiny pixels and presented in front of a light source – they do, of course – but there’s still nothing like seeing the huge lengths of stained, scratched and wrinkled paper unrolled across the carpet to admire the incredible detail in the inky lines of his enormous compositions.

With that in mind then, here are some updates on what he’s been up to since he published London Deco this time last year. Sticking to his signature architectural illustrations (drawn to scale, of course) he’s been hard at work with commissions from Anya Hindmarch and Schiaparelli, as well as drawing the magnificent Grand Budapest Hotel from Wes Anderson’s February release.

An illustration of the Grand Budapest Hotel, a symmetrical pink building with a dark roof and multiple storeys. An arched sign above the roof reads “GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL”, while a smaller sign over the entrance reads “GRAND BUDAPEST”. Below the hotel, a cross-section reveals a white brick foundation with dark, cavernous arches.
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Thibaud Herem: The Grand Budapest Hotel

A black and white illustration of a two-storey brick building with a traditional shop front. The signage reads “Anya Hindmarch” and “Bespoke”, with large arched windows displaying products on plinths.
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Thibaud Herem: For Anya Hindmarch

An illustration of Trajan's Column, a tall stone pillar wrapped in a continuous spiral of carved reliefs. A statue of a figure stands at the very top, above a small balcony.
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Thibaud Herem: Place Vendôme for Schiaparelli

A black and white architectural drawing of a four-storey building facade. The design features ornate window frames, arched doorways on the ground floor and a mansard roof with circular and arched dormer windows.
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Thibaud Herem: Place Vendôme for Schiaparelli

A black and white architectural drawing of a grand French chateau. A symmetrical facade features a central pavilion with a steep roof and a curved double staircase leading to the entrance.
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Thibaud Herem: Château Fontainebleu

An open magazine spread featuring an “Architects Directory 2013”. The pages contain architectural sketches of buildings alongside columns of descriptive text.
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Thibaud Herem: Architecture Directory for Wallpaper*

An open book displays a directory of architects with black and white architectural sketches. The pages feature technical drawings of various buildings alongside columns of descriptive text.
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Thibaud Herem: Architecture Directory for Wallpaper*

An open book displays a series of architectural sketches and technical drawings of houses. Each illustration is accompanied by a block of descriptive text and the name of the architecture studio.
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Thibaud Herem: Architecture Directory for Wallpaper*

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Maisie Skidmore

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Maisie joined It’s Nice That fresh out of university in the summer of 2013 as an intern before joining full time as an Assistant Editor. Maisie left It’s Nice That in July 2015.

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