Can you imagine walking for a forest and find out a Troll? If you are walking for a Danish forest this is possible (and in some other countries too), but don’t be afraid, these trolls doesn’t eat you. Thomas Dambo, a Danish artist, build giants trolls, some of them are until 18 mts high, […]
Martin Haake, travel illustrations.
If we think of travel illustrations, Martin Haake comes straight to our mind. His first pictured book, City Atlas (2016), was translated into 15 languages and was our first blog entry ;-)) Today we want to share with you some of his illustrations. He plays around with roughs, paint, draw and cut […]
Les Rencontres, d’Arles
Every year, the first week of July is the opening week of Rencontres, the famous International Photo Festival which runs until the end of September. We love to visit the Festival during its Opening week and walk through his streets participating in all the events. A week full of proposals to enjoy […]
Books to Play, Toys to Read
A few weeks ago while we were visiting the London Illustration Fair we fell in love with a project that shares totally our philosophy Owl & Dog Playbooks is an independent children’s book publisher based in the UK who design books to be read and used creatively. They explore new and unusual formats, creating new […]
A taste of Insandong
Seoul is a vibrant city, full of areas to discover and to get lost in but in Nòmades we would like to talk about our favorite one Insan-dong. Insadong is a popular neighborhood in the heart of Seoul that is often visited by locals and tourists wanting to experience traditional culture of Korea. Streets and […]
Yayoi Kusama
Today in Nòmades we are talking about Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama. Born in Matsumoto in 1929, Kusama is one of the most admired contemporary artists. Marked for a traumatic childhood, Kusama begins to have hallucinations which makes her see the world from a different perspective. In the sixties, she moved to New York where becomes a recognized artist and where she […]
Glasgow Street Art- Sam Bates
Today’s recommendation is about the australian artist based in Glasgow Sam Bates, best known as Smug . His high-quality murals demonstrate a photo-realistic style, and a careful and precise attitude to his work. Smug is inspired by the people he knows creating thoroughly unique pieces that have been exhibited globally. Glasgow is a city full […]
The City Reports, maps that are small pieces of art
Happy to share with you our last discovery. The perfect combination for our Nòmades city breaks are the collection of the “City Reports” maps, hand drawn by Luis Mendo, an artist we have fallen in love with. They are meant to give a personal view on the […]