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Welcome Future Makers!

We’re excited to reveal the illustrators who will make up this year's Future Makers. Please welcome Agnes Jonas, Hannah Robinson, Jill Tran and Prang Vipaluk!

Future Makers is our annual artist development programme now entering its 5th year. We had an extraordinary selection of applications and the wiley amongst you may notice that this year we have decided to take on 4 artists instead of our usual 3. It was very hard to choose and we enjoyed looking at all of the portfolios.  

As part of our mission towards a more diverse illustration industry, Future Makers is open exclusively to illustration-based artists belonging to underrepresented groups, who are ready to take their next steps in the commercial illustration industry with the support of the Grand Matter team and artists.

As with all of our artists, Agnes, Hannah, Jill and Prang each bring with them their own unique artistic voice and style, as well as a creative curiosity to explore ideas and push their practice further. Over the next year we’ll be working closely together to help develop that, and perhaps even take on new commissions and opportunities. We’re excited for the year ahead! 

Find out more about Future Makers here.

Agnes Jonas

Agnes creates ethereal abstract compositions, beautifully balancing contrasting notes of light and shadow, soft and strong, reimagining botanical forms and morphing organic shapes. Having trained as a graphic designer before following a career in fashion styling, Agnes brings together multiple creative influences. Her illustration work can be seen in beautifully printed magazines and newspapers, including Serviette magazine, The New York Times and the Washington Post to name a few.

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My work is about finding a balance between contrasting ideas, represented by soft, flowing biomorphic shapes within an atmospheric weightless depth — like being in outer space or deep underwater.

– Agnes Jonas

Hannah Robinson

Hannah has a unique eye for narrative, bringing warmth and humour to her work with expressive linework and endearing characters. There is a distinct playfulness incorporating relatable details and eye catching compositions, sitting between the figurative and abstract.
With a strong grounding in editorial, collaborating with clients including The New York Times and The Guardian, Hannah is expanding her practice and applying her signature artistic voice to a range of projects and scales, from branding and packaging to large scale installations.

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I’m interested in visual humour; how can I communicate a point whilst entertaining? That mentioned, I don’t like being too on the nose, so I’m always exploring how far I can take it.

– Hannah Robinson

Jill Tran

Brighton-based illustrator, Jill Tran, crafts graceful and nostalgic compositions that weave together a diverse range of influences and detail to tell a story. Having grown up in Saigon and spent time in Singapore before the UK, Jill’s work is strongly connected to the design ethos of her cultural background in the layers of meaning and detail she uses. Jill’s work can be found across branding, packaging and campaigns as well as editorial. Clients include Le Monde, Breathe Magazine, 1664 Blanc and Amex amongst many more.

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 I’ve always been drawn to the unspoken emotions that lie beneath the surface. Feelings that are quietly carried but rarely expressed.

– Jill Tran

Prang Vipaluk

Blending the real and fantastical, Prang creates playful geometric compositions using vivid colour palettes, taking influence from the architecture, industrial design and everyday objects in her home town of Bangkok. Prang's mini worlds lend themselves to physical forms as well as a huge range of illustrative applications from campaigns and packaging to shopping mall installations. She has created work for companies including Sony Music Thailand, CentralWorld and FNF Thailand.

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I’m drawn to the process of finding balance between order and chaos – exploring how structured compositions can blend with bold geometric forms and unexpected colours to create compelling visual stories.

– Prang Vipaluk 

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