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Live drawing with Hermès
To celebrate the release of the latest issue of Le Monde d’Hermès magazine, Lena Yokoyama and two of our Future Makers, Lily Kong and Jemima Muir, were invited by fashion label Hermès to spend a day mingling with guests drawing their portraits live, as part of a special 3 day long event in London's historic Soho Square.
Styled in iconic Hermès scarves and set against the specially designed kiosk, in the brand's signature orange, the artists had the opportunity to interact with scores of vistors and capture their likeness on paper, off the cuff, as a beautiful momento to take away.
As a unique mutual experience, the artists were able to step outside of their usual illustrative practice, make connections with visitors and work in new ways. Passers by could grab a free coffee and copy of the beautifully designed magazine, and take in the creative experiences of the day, which also included performance and bespoke poetry.
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I particularly enjoyed interacting with fellow creatives or illustrators – someone even drew a portrait of me which was a lovely surprise! A highlight for me was drawing all the fun, playful outfits and accessories people had on.
– Jemima Muir
L: Lily Kong
R: Jemima Muir
Photos: @mashamel
Lena Yokoyama
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I was doing a lot of improvised sketching in a much less scripted way, capturing people’s unique appearances in fleeting moments, while buying flowers or queuing for coffee. It was really rewarding to see how the act of drawing drew so many people in, curious to see what I was doing, which led to many many lovely conversations and new connections.
– Lena Yokoyama
L: Drawing by Jemima Muir
R: Drawing by Lily Kong
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One of the biggest challenges from the event was definitely the queue. Portrait drawings were very popular on the day, and I drew like a machine! But now that I'm thinking about it, I'm glad I drew like a maniac 
. I feel more capable of drawing fast, cute and fun (hopefully)! I made 70+ drawings in 6 hours. Success!
– Lily Kong
Drawing by Lena Yokoyama
About Lena Yokoyama
Lena is an illustrator and printmaker based in London. Her optimistic and playful illustrations feature characters of different shapes and sizes, with use of plentiful colour and texture. Working across a broad range of mediums, her clients include The Tate, Mondo Brewery, The Guardian and more.
About Lily Kong
Lily Kong creates joyful illustrations about the everyday. She brings pleasure to the awkward moments in life, and explores heavier topics through relatable humour and meme-like observations. Clients include Ace & Tate, Buzzfeed and It's Nice That amongst others.
About Jemima Muir
Jemima is a multidisciplinary illustrator with a background in film. Her playful illustrations feature whimsical characters, exuding movement and energy. Lending itself to story telling, Jemima's work suits a wide variety of outputs from editorial pieces to packaging and branding.
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