The Elephant in the Room
Alice Bowsher and Grand Motion (aka Plastic Horse) collaborated to create a poignant animation as part of Save the Children’s national campaign around summer holiday poverty.

Little Neon Door
Rob Lowe (aka Supermundane) was commissioned by Full Fat Agency on behalf of Little Door & Co to create an original artwork for the double-fronted doors and giant planters of their new venue, Little Neon Door.

Super Community
Using creativity as a superpower in workshops and co-creation. Creativity is in all of us, and artist Supermundane (Rob Lowe) believes it should be used to bring people together.

50 Years of Harvey Lloyd Screens
Future Makers artists past and present have been working with Harvey Lloyd Screens to create three individual limited edition screen prints exhibitied at their 50th birthday show. 

Martha Oliva X LARK Whisky
Working with Manchester-based agency LOVE, illustrator Martha Olivia was commissioned to create the beautifully detailed and elegant hero illustrations for Tasmanian whisky brand Lark’s brand identity and packaging.

Thoughtful design meets illustration
Prang Vipaluk has created Cha Cha, an imagined brand inspired by her daily tea ritual that perfectly blends both her design and illustrative practices to create a range of colourful packaging, full of charm.

'Windows' by Thomas Hedger
We’re very excited to announce illustrator Thomas Hedger’s debut baby book – Windows! A bold and colourful journey of imagination and play told through 10 unique die-cuts.

The Wilds of Process
The bit without a map – rewarding once you navigate through, but a little unknown. To explore this, three of our artists presented talks, along with live art in the room from James Dawe & Hannah Robinson.

Commissioning animation: Getting started
Motion is a great tool in crafting stories that connect, whether on screen, in person or out in the wild. This guide will guide you through the production process and terminology.

Grand Motion X The Royal Foundation
We were asked by The Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood to work on a new film series which helps explain the science behind everyday moments of connection and the impact they can have on a child’s life.

At Nopoint Atelier Residency
Kezia Gabriella took part in an artist residency in the remote mountains of Gabrovo, Bulgaria, exploring the silkscreen printing process and how her work can be pushed and flexed to incorporate new techniques.

Kris Andrew Small X GRC Cycling
As part of a new limited-edition release, Kris collaborated with GRC Cycling to create a bold and expressive collection of cycling apparel – inspired by the energy of cycling and the raw, organic textures of Australia’s east coast.

Flow, with Gemma O'Brien
The creative brain works in unique ways. At a time when the industry seems largely shaped by outside forces, what positives does finding a state of flow as an artist present for commercial work?

Secret 7" 2025
With Secret 7” over for another year, we’re happy to present the designs some of our roster (and team!) created for this year’s charity exhibition and auction of 700 individual, one-off record sleeves.

Tom Abbiss Smith X Pilgrims Choice
As part of the recent rebrand of Pilgrims Choice, Tom Abbiss Smith collaborated with Brandon Consultants to create a new visual identity that brings the product’s flavour and character to life.

Kris Andrew Small X Outernet London
To celebrate Pride month Kris Andrew Small was commissioned by Outernet London to create a large scale animation that transforms The Now Building at Tottenham Court Road into an immersive and experiential environment.

Martha Olivia X Maybourne
As part of the iconic Maybourne Hotel Group’s recent rebrand, illustrator Martha Olivia created an elegantly detailed tapestry design that encapsulates the personality of each of the groups' hotel offerings.

Introducing Future Makers 2025
We’re excited to welcome this year’s Future Makers to the Grand Matter family! Meet Agnes Jonas, Hannah Robinson, Jill Tran and Prang Vipaluk, joining our artist development programme.

Get to know David Huang
A huge welcome to David Huang. A familiar name amongst the GM community and now joining the roster! To introduce his work he tells us about how his practice is evolving and what his plans are next as an artist.

Jakov Jakovljevic's Book Covers
Spotlighting five literary works, Jakov has created a series of elegant book cover designs that celebrate the evocative imagery across five different fiction genres. 

Laina Deene's Toast to 1970s Food
Imagining her very own café, Blancmange, Laina has elevated the colourful concoctions and sculptural foodstuffs of the 1970s in this self-initiated collaboration.

Comatose by Joanna Blémont
What does it look like when the lines between dreams and reality blur? Joanna has created a riso printed zine full of hand crafted artworks that tell a subtle narrative, with funding from Creative Scotland. 

Neurodiverse Ways of Working
We’ve been gathering perspectives from artists within our roster, to consider the small and simple ways we can all make the commercial creative process more supportive of different thinking styles.

James Dawe X TfL Go
Digital Artist James was commissioned by advertising agency VCCP to bring to life their new integrated campaign concept for Transport for London’s app 'TfL Go', which heroed the iconic roundel logo.

Five Years of Future Makers!
As we enter the 5th year of our emerging artists programme, we've been looking back at the successes and learnings of the ride so far and celebrating some highlights from this year's cohort.

Introducing An Chen
We're excited to welcome illustrator An Chen! Her bold and energetic illustrations feature angular geometric shapes and clean lines combined with a grainy texture and print-like quality.

Why apply for Future Makers?
Applications are now open for Future Makers 2025! But it's not just a programme. Applying for Future Makers is a great way to make connections, build community and have your work seen by commissioning clients.

Where to find illustrators in 2025
A hot topic within our community – in a time of change for the visual arts, we've put together our 6 pointers to seek out illustrators in our changing digital space.

Introducing James Dawe
A huge welcome to James Dawe! To introduce his work, we spoke to him about his design influences, dream projects and rollercoaster journey abound the creative industry.

Introducing John Booth
We’re excited to welcome multidisciplinary artist, John Booth, to the Grand Matter family! We spoke with John about what motivates him to create the work he does, and an ever expanding bucket list of collaborations.

Say hello to Mini Editions
We're excited to present Mini Editions, a new interiors brand founded by Grand Matter, curating playful art prints for an inspiring home – designed for children, made for everyone!

Thomas Hedger X Wero
Thomas was brought on board by EPI to create a suite of bold and energetic illustrations which would form a key part of the brand identity for their new digital wallet and instant account-to-account payments solution – Wero.

What's Next in Illustration?
We were thrilled to host our first in-person Creative Cuppa event; where we heard from three brilliant Grand Matter artists, while we offered up our insights into recent shifts and trends we've seen in the illustration industry.

Introducing Enikő Eged
A warm welcome to Enikő Eged, who joins the Grand Matter roster! In this interview we hear more about her journey so far as an illustrator, unique way of working and love for horses!

Welcoming Martha Olivia
After a year working together as part of our Future Makers programme, Martha joins the Grand Matter roster! We look forward to many more years of collaboration to come.

Introducing Supermundane!
We're thrilled to welcome Rob Lowe, AKA Supermundane, to the Grand Matter roster! Find out more about him and the foundations to his prolific artistic practice, plus what he's been working on recently!

Introducing Future Makers 2024
We’re excited to welcome this year’s Future Makers to the Grand Matter family! Meet Jakov Jakovljevic, Joanna Blémont and Laina Deene, joining this year’s artist development programme.

John Booth X Rosewood London
John was approached by luxury hotel Rosewood London to collaborate with their Executive Pastry Chef Mark Perkins on a new afternoon tea collection inspired by John's bold and colourful artworks.

From the Field: fam° X Grand Matter
We were thrilled to be invited by Istanbul-based artist agency fam° to partner on a collective project and exhibition seeking to foster cross-cultural understanding and empathy through the art of collaborative storytelling.

Lena Yokoyama at El Sur Artist Residency
We spoke to Lena about her recent residency in Mexico, and how taking time out from her usual commercial practice has led to interesting discoveries about her work and opened up possibilities.

Charlotte Mei at NOW Gallery
We spoke with Charlotte about the inspiration behind her new exhibition, the joy of creating large scale work and how she's using her creative voice as an artist to inspire and encourage escapism into the fantasy realm.

Secret 7" 2024
The anonymous charity record sale is back with its 2024 iteration, and we were thrilled to have some of the GM artists and team take part – designing one-off record sleeves to raise money for War Child UK.

Applications Open March 4th!
We're excited to announce applications open for this year's professional development programme, Future Makers, on Monday 4th March. Find out more now and apply by midnight March 31st 2024.

Introducing Rosie Barker
We're over the moon to welcome Brighton-based illustrator Rosie Barker to the Grand Matter roster! We spoke with her about what she loves to draw, how her pieces come together and following her fitness dreams!

Usage Licenses: Explained
5 common questions answered, from what makes up a usage license to why they exist. We've put this guide together so you can take on usage discussions with confidence and get what you need from your agreement.

Costing illustration: On top of the details
We’ve put together our top 5 questions to ask yourself when requesting illustration quotes, from the creative to thinking about the future, so you can get the information you need to scope out your budget fuss free.

Counting down to Christmas!
Throughout the month of December our homepage has been transformed into The Grand Holly Jolly Hotel, revealing a new illustration each day, along with a prize draw in support of arts charity Heart n Soul.

Gemma O'Brien X Cult Beauty
The online make-up and beauty store tasked Gemma with designing a surreal and celestial cosmos-themed artwork for their 2023 product advent calendar and campaign.

Lena Yokoyama X National Illustration Day
Lena was enlisted by the Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration to create the vibrant identity for the first ever National Illustration Day! A day for everyone in the UK to celebrate the pictures that are part of our lives.

Briefing illustration: The right balance
Read our tips for successful briefing, from what to think about to useful approaches and mindsets, allowing the creative magic happen no matter what the project entails.

Hollie Fuller X National Portrait Gallery
As part of their recent rebrand, Hollie was commissioned to illustrate the NPG's new Family Trail – an activity booklet aimed at young visitors to the gallery teaching them about the artworks in a fun and engaging way.

Kris Andrew Small on Carnaby Street
Typographic artist Kris Andrew Small is launching an immersive pop-up on London's Carnaby Street, celebrating humanity, collaboration and colour with floor to ceiling artwork and a curated series of events.

Thomas Hedger: 10 years, 10 Prints
Thomas Hedger is celebrating 10 years of illustrating! To mark the occasion he's curated a selection of hand-picked artworks presented as a limited edition box of specially printed goodies – we find out more!

Introducing Kezia Gabriella
We're super pleased to welcome Kezia to the Grand Matter roster! We spoke to her journey to where she is now as an artist, creating chaotic harmony and what she likes to draw for fun + more!

Saskia Pomeroy X Art of Ping Pong
Partnering with Everpress HQ, The Art of Ping Pong commissioned a range of t-shirt designs from artists including Saskia Pomeroy, to accompany the ping pong bat designs.

Makings of a Man
Alec Doherty took part in a life drawing event and exhibition organised by It’s Nice That and grooming brand Harry’s, celebrating the diversity of the male form and challenging stereotypes.

New York comes to Tokyo
Illustrator Toby Triumph has created a set of typographic designs for an exhibition at Tokyo Bike in Shoreditch, London, on display until 29th November.

‘A Very Luxury Christmas’ for Space NK
Set designer Owen Gildersleeve was commissioned to create abstract tree and wreath sets for Space NK, made from paper for Space NK’s Christmas magazine cover shoot, featuring luxury beauty products.

Together Through the Years
Owen Gildersleeve created the set for Jigsaw’s heart warming Christmas film about togetherness, directed by Nick Cinelli, about two childhood friends from neighbouring families, whose love for each over grows over the years.

Sock it to 'em
Textile artist Jessica Dance has created a series of bright and fun sock puppets for luxury fashion retailer Brown’s, on display at the South Molton Street store for the festive period.

Alice Bowsher at Tokyo Bikes
Alice exhibited a selection of 4 large scale original paintings at the beautiful Tokyo Bike store in Shoreditch, London, on display in store and for purchase until January 2018.

Jessica Dance X Becca’s Bunch
Textile artist Jessica Dance worked on the original puppets for a brand new Nick Jr preschool series called Becca’s Bunch, directed by Conor Finnegan and created by Jam Media.

Alec Doherty X Partizan Brewing
As part of his long term collaboration with London-based micro-brewery, Partizan brewing, Alec created a series of joyous 3 dimensional beer tap characters for their tap room in Bermondsey.

Uplifting office murals for Seven
Alice Bowsher has been at marketing agency Seven this month, painting her playful characters and animals on to their office walls, from the foyer and working spaces, to the lifts and the toilets.

Owen Gildersleeve X James Day
Owen Gildersleeve collaborated with photographer James Day featuring Asics Gel-Lyte III limited edition sneakers designed by Kith’s ​Ronnie Fieg, using 3D paper constructions in the shape of the brand’s logo.

Alice Bowsher X Beach London
Guinea pig obsessed illustrator Alice Bowsher has teamed up with Beach London to curate a series of workshops at Camden’s Daughter featuring her favourite animal.

Embroidered Badges for Volkswagen
Textile artist Jessica Dance has created a series of embroidered patches for Volkswagen, playfully showcasing the skills and experience of their aftersales team.

Alice Bowsher X GENTSPACE for SS18
Alice created a Moroccan holiday themed capsule collection for SS18 in collaboration with Chinese luxury menswear brand Gentspace, along with a bespoke mural painted on site at their Shanghai store.

Work Together, Accomplish More
In partnership with Wood Street Walls, Saskia Pomeroy has created a 160m long mural along the perimeter of the Kitchener Road Park to help promote community cohesion.

Joe Cruz Solo Exhibition in Tokyo
Mixed media artist Joe Cruz held a solo exhibition at Tokyo’s Common Gallery in May, showcasing over 100 original pieces created using a variety of production processes.

Saskia Pomeroy X Make Ready Workshop
Surface designer and artist Saskia Pomeroy recently teamed up with silkscreen printing specialists Make Ready, for The Conran Shop as part London Craft Week 2018.

Secret 7″ is Back for 2018
We were lucky enough to preview this year’s Secret 7″ exhibition, featuring 700 vinyl sleeve designs created by some of the best in contemporary design and illustration, including the Grand Matter roster.

Alice Bowsher X Camden Town Brewery
As seasonal artist for 2018, Alice has created the design for the first of two limited edition beers for Camden Town Brewery and a special summer pint cup.

Owen Gildersleeve for Penguin UK
Owen Gildersleeve has worked with Penguin Books UK to create their summer campaign for 2018, featuring three quintessential summer scenes playing host to the hottest summer reads this year.

Observations from the Unknown
Owen Gildersleeve has created a body of nine original artworks as part of a special solo exhibition ‘Observations from the Unknown’ in San Fransisco, based on data from NASA’s Kepler Spacecraft.

Alice Bowsher illustrates the Anna brand
Alice Bowsher has teamed up with NB Studio and Michael Wolff to create a suite of charming illustrations, with heaps of personality, to help communicate the human side to new finance brand, Anna.

Vanity Fair Watch Report
Paper artist and set designer Owen Gildersleeve has created a series of aviation inspired sets for Vanity Fair’s watch report out September 2018, shot by photographer James Day.

Toby Triumph X Turnbull & Asser
Working with esteemed London tailors Turnbull & Asser, Toby designed a limited edition silk pocket square for their Artist Collection, a new take on a classic product.

Thomas Hedger at citizenM Bankside
Thomas Hedger has created an installation of colourful graphic banners in citizenM’s Bankside hotel on 1st December, as part of their annual Secret Garden series.

Saskia Pomeroy X Riposte
Multidisciplinary artist Saskia Pomeroy will be exhibiting a new piece in an upcoming London based exhibition organised by Riposte magazine, in partnership with Amnesty International.

Making It: Owen Gildersleeve
Owen was recently invited to speak at Brief Festival – a 3 day long event held in Madrid celebrating all things Graphic Design and creative, where he was also interviewed by Adobe for their Make It series.

Toby Triumph X Coach
Toby worked with luxury fashion brand Coach, in partnership with The Future Project, to design and hand-paint two uplifting murals in the entrance hall of a New Jersey high school.

Alec Doherty X 25 Park Row
Alec has created a set of illustrations for new luxury property development in New York, 25 Park Row, to form part of its visual identity created by agency DBOX.

Aiste Stancikaite x Creative Debuts
Aistė was invited to showcase a piece in an exhibition curated by Creative Debuts held at the adidas originals store on London's Hanbury Street, celebrating International Women’s Day.

Thomas Hedger X OffBlak
A series of bold and colourful illustrations and icons for new subscription tea brand, Offblak, commissioned by &SMITH design agency, and representing each of their 12 flavours.

Thomas Hedger X Brummell Magazine
Thomas has designed the cover artwork for the new Summer issue of Brummell Magazine inspired by their 'Ones to Watch' theme, also creating an animated gif of blinking eyes to announce the issue online.

Introducing Future Makers 2023
We’re excited to welcome this year’s Future Makers to the Grand Matter family! Meet David Huang, Chloé Biocca and Martha Walmsley, joining this year’s artist development programme.

Owen Gildersleeve X Vanity Fair
After the success of Owen’s first designs for Vanity Fair’s On Time watch report he was asked to create the designs for the April 2019 Watch report with the theme of Space to inspire the paper cut designs.

Joe Cruz X New Balance
A series of animated gifs to mark the launch of a new space themed limited edition trainer for New Balance, commissioned by creative agency Studio MM.

Alice Bowsher X Cicada Books
Alice had the pleasure of illustrating the brilliant latest children’s book from publishers Cicada Books, ‘Fly Flies’ written by Ziggy Hanaor, in her signature playful style.

Grand Matter Artist T-Shirts
We teamed up with artist t-shirt printing platform Everpress to launch a new collection of tees designed especially by our roster of artists, available to pre-order until 30 May 2019.

Aiste Stancikaite x Seiko
Aiste illustrates a special feature in collaboration with Seiko published in Brummell magazine, that explores notable creatives who’s work is inspired by Japanese design philosophy.

Alec Doherty X Victory Plaza
Alec Doherty has installed a fantastic new sculptural piece at Victory Plaza in Stratford, measuring 3.5 meters square, and inspired by his experience of the London 2012 Olympic Games.

Alice Bowsher X The Hoxton
Alice was commissioned to design some bold and characterful window hoardings for two new Hoxton Hotel sites in London's Southwark district and Chicago, enlivening the buildings whilst under construction.

Thomas Hedger X ICON Magazine
Thomas was commissioned to design the cover for the architecture and design magazine’s Summer ’19 issue, celebrating the centenary of the Bauhaus movement.

Owen Gildersleeve X High Calibre
Owen worked with creative agency Northstar on a series of minimal paper sets for a feature in Calibre Magazine – Watches of Switzerland’s bi-annual luxury print publication.

Thomas Hedger X Adobe Stock
Thomas was invited by Adobe to take part in a ‘creative improv’ session at last month’s Nicer Tuesdays event organised by It's Nice That, creating live drawings that utilise Adobe Stock imagery.

Toby Triumph X J&B Whiskey
J&B Whiskey have teamed up with Toby Triumph to create a short film celebrating their new pocket sized bottle, part of a range of pocket sized spirits released in Spain and South America.

Bryce Wymer X Greenpeace
Bryce was invited by Greenpeace to contribute to their latest campaign using an instagram hashtag to inspire people to protect the ocean, inspired by the lost city at the bottom of the Atlantic.

Owen Gildersleeve's New Online Shop
Paper artist Owen recently opened up a new online shop where he has a whole range of beautifully designed products available to purchase, from prints to pin badges to baseball caps.

Kris Andrew Small X Knee Deep Festival
Kris was asked to design the branding assets for the 2019 edition of the two day music and arts festival set in Cornwall's countryside, with energetic typography and textures.

Thomas Hedger X The Hoxton
Working with hotel developers Ennismore, Thomas developed a suite of illustrations to be used across a range of new marketing collateral for The Hoxton.

Alec Doherty x Saltus
Alec was commissioned by Brighton based design agency, Baxter & Bailey, to create a suite of playful illustrations for wealth management company with heart and soul, Saltus.

Kris Andrew Small X Reebok
Kris collaborated with Reebok Classics and Champs Sports to create a vibrant lenticular artwork for the 'Ill-ustrated' series, celebrating the launch of the new Trideca trainer.

Alice Bowsher X Bloomsbury
Alice had the pleasure of illustrating a new science themed quiz book that uncovers amazing scientific explanations behind all sorts of questions about the universe.

Thomas Hedger X Snapchat
Thomas was invited by multimedia messaging app Snapchat to be the latest creator to design a series of digital stickers for the app representing a range of moods and feelings.

Aiste Stancikaite X Forbes
Aiste has been working with Forbes to create a series of portrait illustrations for a special spotlight feature on the class of 2019 Forbes 30 Under 30, which honours the brightest young innovators aged 29 and under.

Tom Abbiss Smith X Soapsmith
Tom was commissioned to design a series of beautiful packaging illustrations for London based luxury soap brand, Soapsmith, inspired by different districts in London.

Thomas Hedger X WeWork
Co-working space giants WeWork collaborated with Thomas to work on two illustrations for their summer 2019 campaign and bring their creative concepts to life.

Tom Abbiss Smith X Tesco Finest
Tesco Finest collaborated with Tom Abbiss Smith and Coley Porter Bell on the rebrand of their Finest Coffee range with a series of bespoke designs, each depicting the key notes and flavours.

Alec Doherty X Paul Smith
The luxury fashion brand enlisted the help of Alec to create a series of witty and charming illustrations to adorn the tableware in the new Paul Smith Café at Printemps department store in Paris.

Joe Cruz X Art of Ping Pong
Joe was invited by Art of Ping Pong to contribute an original design applied to a ping pong bat, for their latest charity auction to celebrate the opening of The Hoxton, Southwark.

Alec Doherty at Nicer Tuesdays
Alec was invited by It’s Nice That to speak at their monthly that sees four guests from across the creative industries share an insight into a recent milestone project of theirs.

'Keep It Fresh' – Ever-changing Billboard
Kris Andrew Small and Thomas Hedger were commissioned to create a design for Italian chewing gum brand Vigorsol as part of their ever-changing billboard campaign.

Jessica Dance X Hey Duggee
Textile artist Jessica Dance was commissioned by BBC Studios Creative to bring to life the chicken and frog Hey Duggee characters, in large scale, as part of their Friends Flow yoga video.

Alice Bowsher X Brick by Brick
Alice Bowsher was commissioned by design agency, North, to create a series of character illustrations as part of the visual world of Croydon based developer Brick by Brick.

Kris's Animated Typography
Artist and designer Kris Andrew Small has recently been developing his signature bold typographic work into mesmerising animated sequences. We're excited to see this side to his practice grow!

Alec Doherty X WeTransfer
Alec Doherty was invited by WeTransfer to create the cover artwork for their podcast, Influence, looking at the highs and lows of the ad industry past and present.

Owen Gildersleeve for Time Out
Owen created the beautiful, layered cover artwork for the latest issue of Time Out London, titled 'Into the Woods', that focusses on ways in which we can get in touch with nature in leafy London.

Friend Friend by Bryce Wymer
We spoke to artist and illustrator Bryce Wymer about his latest art book publication, Friend Friend, a 14 page illustrated book co-published by Grand Matter.

The Art of Travel
To celebrate British Airways' 100th Birthday, three of our artists were commissioned to create a travel-inspired postcard design forming part of a limited edition set with the Sunday Times.

Quite a Party
Illustrator Alec Doherty has released a brilliant new zine with Hato Press. 'Quite a Party' is a collection of drawings the artist drew on holiday in Greece, inspired by the song 'Night People' by John Cooper Clarke.

Urban Loneliness
Thomas Hedger was commissioned to illustrate the Future Spaces Foundation's annual report, which this year looks at the idea of Urban Loneliness in the built environment.

Toby Triumph X Hattie Newman
Illustrator Toby Triumph recently collaborated with artist, set designer and director Hattie Newman on a set of beautiful 3D typographic artworks. We spoke with Toby and Hattie about collaborating together.

Stay Home, Make Art
In difficult and uncertain times like this, we wanted to share some of the projects our artists have been busy working on in response to the the current global crisis, and hopefully put some much needed positivity out there.

Introducing Hollie Fuller!
We are excited to welcome illustrator Hollie Fuller as the first in our Emerging Artists programme. We spoke to her about her practice, the moment her style clicked into place and what she wants to do next.

Scents of Normality
Thomas Hedger collaborated with Uncommon Studio and Earl of East on a packaging illustration for one of three of their candles, all raising money for charity in the current crisis.

'Cake' Opening Titles by Bryce Wymer
Bryce was asked by FXX to design and animate 20+ custom idents/opening titles for seasons 1 and 2 of its new show Cake – a handcrafted assortment of psychedelic short stories featuring both live action and animated narratives.

Alec Doherty X Costa Coffee
Alec Doherty has created a series of charming illustrated scenes exploring ways to enjoy a proper coffee while stores are closed, for those missing their Costa Coffee fix and friendly barista.

Kris Andrew Small X Pull&Bear
To celebrate Pull&Bear's latest capsule collection in collaboration with Smiley™, Kris created a set of colourful and energetic illustrations inspired by the historic Smiley icon.

Owen Gildersleeve X Vanity Fair
Owen was recently tasked with creating a series of intricate paper sets in which to house a selection of unique watches for Vanity Fair's annual watch report – On Time.

Thomas Hedger launches World2
Thomas has launched an online interactive space as part of his RCA graduate show called World2, that prompts conversation between image and text through collaborative interaction and audience contributions.

Alice Bowsher X Green Flag
Alice Bowsher was commissioned to illustrate a short film for Green Flag, announcing their free vehicle check scheme for customers getting back into their car post lockdown, animated by Plastic Horse.

Bryce Wymer X BALLY
Bryce was one of five artists commissioned to interpret letters of the alphabet to represent the Swiss luxury fashion brand's history and values, for a campaign celebrating their 170th year.

Chemistry in Motion
Illustrator Alice Bowsher and animation studio Plastic Horse are long time collaborators. We spoke to them both to find out more about working together and combining illustration and motion.

In conversation: Henry Holland & Kris Andrew Small
After collaborating on the striking identity for Henry's newly launched podcast, we set up an opportunity for the pair to discuss all things creative.

Toby Triumph X TfL
Working with ad agency VCCP,  illustrator Toby Triumph was enlisted to work on a series of vibrant and uplifting adverts depicting various ways we can all be more considerate when using the transport system. 

Deck the Stalls
Tom Abbiss Smith collaborated with toilet paper brand Who Gives a Crap for their annual limited edition A-Z box and wrapper design. Worthy of display in anyone's bathroom.

Throw Ho Ho!
We're spreading some much needed festive warmth this year with a special collection of woven blankets, designed by our roster of artists and with 100% of profits going to support Accumulate – the Art School for the Homeless.

Creativity & Mental Wellbeing
After working with mental health charity CALM on a series of artworks for their website, we spoke to our artists about how they cope with strains to their mental wellbeing, and how being creative might help with that.

Rap Therapy
Kris Andrew Small has been working on a set of animated typography for a video series for E4, created by TOAD, exploring mental health through the experiences of 5 rap artists.

Mood Rings
90s nostalgia and youthful feelings of a long lost night out encapsulate artist Alec Doherty's Mood Ring collection, available on his recently launched online jewellery store with photography from Sophie Green.

Tom Abbiss Smith X Merry Jane
Tom was commissioned by cannabis-focused digital media platform Merry Jane to create a series of abstract pieces to illustrate their new book, all about introducing CBD/cannabis to aspects of your everyday life.

No Bullshit Sustainability
Kris Andrew Small has been collaborating with Ocean Bottle, to design a limited edition bottle for Earth Day 2021 and artwork for their No Bullshit Sustainability campaign.

Introducing Lena Yokoyama
We're excited to welcome illustrator and printmaker Lena Yokoyama! Her colourful illustrations feature characters of all shapes and sizes, arranged into harmonious compositions with a sense of spontaneity and fun. 

Alec Doherty X Resy
Alec was commissioned to create a series of whimsical characters for Resy's new dining access loyalty programme Global Access, to capture the joy hospitality of fine dining.

Hollie Fuller X The Guardian
Hollie Fuller was commissioned a series of illustrations by The Guardian Labs for a new campaign of online articles that walk us through the new etiquette of office life.

Introducing Jesse Auersalo
We're excited to welcome illustrator and creative director Jesse Auersalo to the Grand Matter family! Jesse plays with unusual colour palettes, shapes and textures to create beautiful images with an uncanny and surreal edge.

Behind the Scenes with Saskia Pomeroy
We caught up with multidisciplinary artist Saskia Pomeroy to discuss her love of working across different mediums, the relationship between making and wellbeing, and how a change in pace of life can affect your work.

Alice Bowsher X Walker Books
Alice Bowsher worked with Great British Bake Off winner, David Atherton, to bring to life his brand new fully illustrated cook book which aims to get more children into eating delicious vegetarian dishes.

Alec Doherty X ENO
Illustrator and artist Alec Doherty has been collaborating with the English National Opera this year on a special project designed to introduce music composition to primary school children.

Hollie Fuller X Highland Fleets
Hollie was commissioned by Utah-based brand design agency, Figure, to create a collection of uplifting characters and scenes to form a key part of the new brand identity for Highland – an electric schoolbus subscription service.

We will get through this together
Kris Andrew Small has recently launched a large scale typographic installation with the support of the City of Sydney in response to the current lockdown around the country.

Notes to Self with Thomas Hedger
We caught up with the visual artist to find out about the importance he places in breaking his own rules, being drawn to depicting 'rainy day emotions' and writing emails to himself, amongst much more.

Onomatopoeia
Illustrator and printmaker, Lena Yokoyama, has created a new series of work exhibited at tokyobike in London, exploring the intricacies of Japanese Onomatopoeia.

Introducing Future Makers
We’re excited to welcome this year’s Future Makers to the Grand Matter family! Meet Aaron Marin, Julie Lai and Wadim Petunin, joining this year’s artist development programme.

Kris Andrew Small X Adidas for Zalando
Artist and typographic whiz kid Kris Andrew Small was recently invited by fashion brand Zalando to collaborate on their Adidas wild postering summer campaign 'Can U Feel It'.

Like No Other
We spoke to Owen Gildersleeve about his recent exhibition, Like No Other, that showcased a series of fifty uplifting and one-of-a-kind artworks, the result of a unique collaboration.

We're in New York!
It's the start of an exciting new chapter, the launch of our New York office! We're looking forward to building on our community together with the wonderful people in New York and beyond.

Introducing Dror Cohen
We're super pleased to welcome New York based illustrator, Dror Cohen, to Grand Matter, joining us as we launch our US office. We spoke to Dror about her work and inspirations.

Introducing Gizem Vural
We’re excited to welcome illustrator Gizem Vural to the Grand Matter family! Based in New York, Gizem joins us coinciding with the launch of our US office. Hear more about how she works here.

Introducing Charlotte Mei
We’re excited to welcome Charlotte Mei to the Grand Matter family! We spoke to her about her multidisciplinary practice, carving out time for self initiated projects, her dream collaborations and more.

Applications Open!
We're excited to announce applications are now open for this year's professional development programme, Future Makers. Find out more now and apply by midnight March 31st 2023.

Kris Andrew Small X BONDS
The Australian underwear brand commissioned Kris to help create an incredibly special collection of clothing, underwear, and sleepwear commemorating World Pride '23 in Sydney.

Lena Yokoyama X Selfridges
Department store Selfridges invited Lena, along with four other artists, to spruce up the windows of their London flagship store with some incredible large scale illustrative displays.

Grand Matter Turns 5!
In May we had the pleasure of putting on an evening of talks, live art and merriment to mark our 5th birthday (and not to mention a rare opportunity to be in the same room together after over 2 years of pandemic!)

Owen Gildersleeve X The Balvenie
Owen was tasked by creative agency Here Design to create a series of stunning designs for single malt whisky brand, The Balvenie, celebrating their whisky collection with craft at its heart.

Introducing Future Makers 2022
We’re excited to welcome this year’s Future Makers to the Grand Matter family! Meet Jemima Muir, Lily Kong and Sofia Iva, joining this year’s artist development programme.

Worlds of Imagination with Alice Bowsher
We spoke to Alice about her journey into character creation, the first ever character she had published at 13 years old, as well as goofy bears, fun loving birds and more.

Using Your Voice with Kris Andrew Small
We hear from artist and designer Kris Andrew Small all about making work entirely for yourself, manifesting the types of commission you want, and what it’s like using his artistic voice to create work with purpose.

Toby Triumph X PROPER Snacks
Toby worked with the lovely people at PROPER Snacks to create a suite of incredibly fun illustrations and gifs to be used across the identity of their latest exciting brand activation – The PROPER Dropper!

Alec Doherty X Wednesday's Domaine
Recently launched non-alcoholic wine brand, Wednesday's Domaine, enlisted the brilliant Alec Doherty to help bring their bold new visual identity to life with his characterful illustrations.

Lena Yokoyama X Bombay Sapphire
Lena was invited to design and paint an uplifting and summer-tinged mural for British gin brand Bombay Sapphire – inspired by their new Bombay Citron Pressé flavour.

Introducing Gemma O'Brien!
We’re excited to welcome illustrator and mural artist, Gemma O'Brien, to the Grand Matter family! We spoke with her about her artistic journey, where she finds inspiration and her dream collaborations.

Future Makers - Class of 2021
With the call out for the next group of Future Makers underway, we’ve been reflecting on it's inaugural year, and how the experience has shaped us all going forward.

Sense Sign School
Alice Bowsher has been collaborating with GOOD Agency and charity Sense on their recently launched sign school – a monthly course teaching British Sign Language.

Google x Lena Yokoyama
Lena Yokoyama was invited by Google’s Artist in Residence Programme (AIR), to design a mural in celebration of International Women’s Day at the new Google development in Kings Cross, London.

Kris Andrew Small X Adidas
Artist and designer Kris teamed up with Adidas to create a varied and vibrant clothing range for their Pride 2022 collection, which aims to celebrate and empower the LGBTQIA+ community.

We Were Always Alone
We hear from Aistė Stancikaitė, who has created a fresh new body of work for her solo show at Berlin's renowned GNYP gallery, exploring the intrinsic incompleteness that underlines human existence and a new paint medium.

Owen Gildersleeve X Meta
Owen was commissioned by Meta Open Arts to commemorate Mental Health Awareness Week, reimagining how we understand and talk about mental health through delicate and meticulously constructed paper artworks.

Introducing Creative Cuppa
Sign up to be the first to hear about our virtual talk series Creative Cuppa, where you can discover new artists + hear about their creative practice in the time it takes you to drink a cup of tea.

A grand welcome to Elliot Kruszynski
A big welcome to illustrator and printmaker Elliot Kruszynski in to the Grand Matter roster! He's known for creating vibrant characters bursting with wit and personality, utilising an array of mediums.

Welcome Vicki Turner
We’re excited to welcome the wonderful Vicki Turner to the Grand Matter family! Vicki's work is characterised by the graphic flowing shapes and rhythmic forms she uses, and her passion for the natural world.

Welcome Aistė Stancikaitė
We’re delighted to announce the addition of Aistė Stancikaitė to the Grand Matter family. Aistė is a mixed media artist whose work often pairs intricate pencil drawings with other traditional or digital mediums.