Ben Newman: BBC Radio 4 "Life & Fate"

Ben Newman was recently commissioned by BBC Radio 4 to design a poster for the upcoming dramatisation of Vasily Grossman’s epic novel “Life and Fate”. The idea behind Ben’s work was to convey that controversiality of the book during its time of print, that it was essentially ‘placed under arrest’. Starring Kenneth Branagh, Grossman’s extraordinary work is increasingly hailed as the most important Russian novel of the 20th century.

Ben Sandler + Le Creative Sweatshop for Orange

Photographer Ben Sandler and craftwork geniuses Le Creative Sweatshop have teamed up once again to create this stunning campaign for Orange. In a world where aesthetics and technology have merged, the artists propose a vision of future telecommunications through an Art Deco fashion accessory. Très chic!

Zim & Zou loves paper, glue and POCKO too!

Zim & Zou have joined our outstanding roster of artists, and they are truly the bee’s knees. Composed of Lucie Thomas and Thibault Zimmermann, the French Graphic Design studio is based in Nancy, and proposes a contemporary approach of design thanks to a mix of different fields such as paper sculpture, installation, graphic design, illustration. Zim & Zou’s strength is to be a complementary and polyvalent duo. The duo only work with PEFC papers, and always try to use the paper scraps to the maximum. Take a look at their wonderful creations here

Ben Newman: Masks Exhibition

September 16th marks the beginning of Ben's 'Masks' exhibition at the Nobrow gallery in East London. This will feature Ben's incredible designs for masks; a project he has been working on for the past six months and which has already won critical acclaim with mentions in The Guardian.

For more information about Ben Newman, please click here or call us at Pocko!

Lesjeanclode: The Horrors

LesJeanClode were invited to participate in an exhibition at Paris’ Metro Station Duroc, organised in conjunction with Rock en Seine 2011 festival. Each artist chose to work with one band, and here our fab trio set out to make a stunning faux stained-glass artwork for the über-cool The Horrors. A larger expo will be held during the festival late August, with over 60 illustrators participating. See more of our LJC over here!

IC4Design commissioned by Sanfrecce Hiroshima

IC4Design were recently commissioned to produce a charity t-shirt for Sanfrecce Hiroshima. The project is to invite the refugees of Tohoku earthquake in Hiroshima to Sanfrecce’s home game by selling this charity T-shirt. Lovely work guys!

For more information about IC4Design please click here or call us at Pocko Towers.

Ben Newman & Felt Mistress sneaky peek....

Ben has recently been collaborating with Felt Mistress to produce 3 fuzzy felt characters (Yokai) from his book The Bento Bestiary.The preview photo below is of the terrifying Taimatsu Maru!

You can click here to buy a copy of Ben's book, and please do call us at Pocko Towers to commission Ben or for more information.

Hennie Haworth for Hyundai

Hennie Haworth's signature teacups were recently used by South Korea's Hyundai department store to create a beautiful picnic mat....

For more information on Hennie or to make a commission please give us a ring at Pocko towers!

Soka Afrika wins the Golden Whistle Award at Kicking and Screening Soccer Film Festival in New York!

Congratulations to The SRK for scooping an award for their documentary 'Soka Afrika'!

The film was awarded a Golden Whistle at the prestigious Kicking + Screening Soccer Film Festival in New York. After all the votes by the jury panel were tallied, the 2011 Golden Whistle was won by Suridh "Shaz" Hassan's / The SRK's Soka Afrika. Congratulations to Shaz and producers Simon Laub and Sam Potter, both of whom were on hand to collect the actual whistle.

Massive congratulations from Pocko Towers to everyone involved in the film. For more information on The SRK or for a possible commission, please give us a call or email!

Welcome Ana Benaroya!

Once again, we have a fantastic talent to welcome to the Pocko Family! Say hello to Ana Benaroya. Ana is a US-based illustrator, designer and typographer extraordinaire; and above all, a jolly good person. When she isn't photoshopping, screen printing or drawing up something brilliant, Ana can be found consuming large amounts of hot sauce. Ana's client list is impressive, including Time Out New York, The New York Times, ABV News Tonight, The LA Times, Nickelodeon Magazine and several high-profile musicians including The Donnas, Beardyman, Wilco and Nite Jewel. Her work has also been honoured by American Illustration, The Society of Illustrators and the PRINT Regional Design Annual. Get some colour into your day (have you seen the weather outside?) and check out Ana's fantastic portfolio here, or call us at Pocko Towers for more information or a commission.

Featured illustration: Make Magic Happen