This month’s guest is French artist Malika Favre.
And even though she speaks perfect English, we hesitated and finally decided to do the interview in French.
Because it's her mother tongue — and so that her mother, Ouisa, could actually listen to one of her daughter’s podcasts for once!
So I thought it would be nice to add a bonus in English for non-French speakers, with a quick recap of our conversation.
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You might not know Malika Favre’s name — but you have most likely come across her illustration work over the internet, on billboards, in books and/or magazines.
Famous for her bold style blending Pop Art and Op Art, she has already produced a dozen covers for The New Yorker — the ultimate aspiration for all illustration artists —; the poster for the 2017 edition of the Montreux Jazz Festival — the ultimate aspiration for all jazz fans —; dozens of covers for Penguin Books, editorial work for Vogue, and even two art books published by Counterprint.
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We covered a range of topics including: launching a career as an artist; why and how to select your agent(s); copycats; building your reputation; fostering a community; collaborating with brilliant people and fantastic brands; workload and time management.
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What's next?
Never stop drawing.
Make more objects. This month's guest is French artist Malika Favre.
And even though she speaks perfect English, we hesitated and finally decided to do the interview in French.
Because it's her mother tongue — and so that her mother, Ouisa, could actually listen to one of her daughter’s podcasts for once!
So I thought it would be nice to add a bonus in English for non-French speakers, with a quick recap of our conversation.
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You might not know Malika Favre’s name — but you have most likely come across her illustration work over the internet, on billboards, in books and/or magazines.
Famous for her bold style blending Pop Art and Op Art, she has already produced a dozen covers for The New Yorker — the ultimate aspiration for all illustration artists —; the poster for the 2017 edition of the Montreux Jazz Festival — the ultimate aspiration for all jazz fans —; dozens of covers for Penguin Books, editorial work for Vogue, and even two art books published by Counterprint.
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We covered a range of topics including: launching a career as an artist; why and how to select your agent(s); copycats; building your reputation; fostering a community; collaborating with brilliant people and fantastic brands; workload and time management.
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What's next?
Never stop drawing.
Make more objects.
If you’d like to find out more about what I call Creative Management, I dedicated a full episode to it a few months ago.
Today, I would like to take a closer look at one aspect of Creative Management: team-building.
What exactly does it involve?
What are the benefits?
I also share a great example, as well as a counter-example, from my own experience as an employee.
And bonus: I talk about my favourite sports coach, Ted Lasso. (no spoiler as I haven’t started Series 4 yet).
If you're interested in offering your team a workshop / team-building / training session, do drop me an email! lbm@lilibonnet.com
I can organise and facilitate almost anywhere in the world 🙂
I’ve known Fabien for over 20 years, back when he was a graphic designer.
We worked together on a project and have stayed in touch — partly because it’s something I enjoy doing, of course, but mainly because I’ve always admired his entrepreneurial spirit.
Even when he enrolled at art school, he didn’t know what he was going to do later on; he just had a fairly broad vision of his future:
– getting up whenever he wanted;
– not working for a boss;
– and living in a loft.
Today, that’s exactly what he’s doing.
He’s the owner of UNSEEN, a vintage shop in Brussels, but he’s also a designer, a carpenter…
it’s clearly impossible to define him in a single word, as he has developed and put to use a wide range of skills.
And it’s quite fascinating to see how much this multi-potential individual needs to free himself from the constraints that a single skill entails, to allow himself not to be confined to just one profession. Not to limit himself. And that is precisely the driving force behind everything he undertakes.
this episode, we also talked about:
– pop culture,
– imposter syndrome,
– mental health,
– and identity, thanks to his recent reconnection with his country of origin, Vietnam.
