Ludivine Billaud - Illustration

[Scott]

Great illustrator(and graphic artist)I have forgotten about...stumbled on her web site. I really adore her cut-out graphics and the way she uses this kind of stitching/thread style in some of her work.

LUDIVINE BILLAUD
free lance graphic designer since 2000.
lives and works in Paris 10,
studied sérigraphy and textile design at LA CAMBRE in Brussels (1993-95),
afterwards, studied graphic design and illustration at LES ARTS DECORATIFS in Paris (1995-1999).
ACTIVITIES
- art direction
- visual communication
- visual identity
- display - scenography
- packaging
- textile design
- illustration

SELECTED CLIENTS
ART/ ART PROCESS (ICONOMIX), L’ASSOCIATION FRAGILE C.RIZZO
FASHION/ ROCHAS, CACHAREL, KENZO, BERNHARD WILLHELM, ROBERT NORMAND, JP GAULTIER, HERMES
DESIGN/ POP DESIGN, LE LIDO, CONVULSIVE DISPLAY, STUDIO EDELKOORT, PECLERS
PRESS/ NOVA FOODING, N°B, DAZED & CONFUSED, STUDIO VOICE,
FAIR/ TRANOÏ, CASABO
INSTITUTION/ UNION CENTRALE DES ARTS DÉCORATIFS (UCAD), FFI (ANVERS), AFAA
PUBLICATION
NOVA FOODING, Paris, France 2003-2004
ETAPES, Paris, France 2003
MAGAZINE, Paris, France 2003
DAZED & CONFUSED london, UK 2002
ZOO MAGAZINE london, UK 2002
STUDIO VOICE, Japan 2002
N°B magazine. Anvers, Belgium 2001
EXHIBITION
- "TRAITS TRES MODE" French Fashion Illustration Now, curated by AFAA & C.Morisset
2005: at LE BON MARCHÉ, Paris _ at GALERIES LAFAYETTES, Berlin _ at CHRISTIE’S, Amsterdam
2006: India: New Dehli _ Russia: Moscow _ Ukraine: Kiev _ Cambodge: Phnom Penh _ Indonesia: Jakarta
Laos: Vientiane _ Slovenia: Ljubljana _ Viêt Nam: Hanoï _ Korea: Séoul _ Malaisie: Kuala Lumpur.
- "JEUNE DESIGN BELGE"- gallery «USAGE EXTERNE» - brussels. 2002
LECTURED AND WORKSHOP
- "UNIVERSITE PARIS III SORBONNE NOUVELLE"- Master 'mode luxe art', 2005
- IFM french Fashion Institute, suivi de projet - textile design, 2005

Versace show illustration for "Dazed & Confused", UK, 2003-

*all images and info from ludivinebillaud.com

 

[Scott]

Illustration for "Laboratory Work" fashion shop, Japan, 2002-

 

[Scott]

Prints for fashion designer: Robert Normand-

 

[Scott]

Her contribution to Bernhard's curated N°B Magazine-

 

[Scott]

more....

Inspiration-

Branquinho:

Theyskens:

 

[Scott]

Section "I love Cooking", pages 158-67-

 

[Scott]

Work for Bernhard Willhelm(Invitations)-

 

[Whitelinen]

Thank you for posting

 

[two months off]

<3!

These are amazing.

 

[Scott]

you're welcome,linen!

 

[Estella*]

so very inspirational scott, the pictures look as they were in-process, in a good way

nice to see more of you in 'visualizing', too

 

[Scott]

^yeah,I finally found some inspiration....anticipation has me excitable!

I actually was flipping through that very copy of N°B yesterday and I remember how much I loved the work she did in it.

Being a gifted and talented illustrator yourself,don't you think that the idea of she using textiles in illustration and graphics as extremely innovative? I have never seen that before,myself.

 

[Estella*]

thank you

being such, i think it is innovative and interesting (and very tempting) and this person does it very well:

paula sanz caballero

 

[Scott]

^WOW! All of this kind of working is really inspiring....and,me interestingly keen to send some invites....would be rather interesting to finally get some more artist contributions,yes?

could be the right oppurtunity for your temptation also,yes? it would be perfect.

 

[gius]

i think there are a load of artists/illustrators in textiles... my teacher was telling us the other day that the medium still isn't really considered as having the same significance as compared with more 'conventional' stuff like painting and photography. even pottery she says has gone up in importance, especially when you look at sales
it's interesting because in history, traditionally visual works were done in textiles (tapestries). it was the 'people's art' and only paintings existed in the wealthiest houses, where they were not seen by many people; so you could imagine nobody then ever thought of paintings. (i think this was in the middle ages)

 

[kikidior]

thanks scott! i like the childlike elements of her work ... quite surreal but she does it in her own way, unique needless to say.

 

[Scott]

that's terrible,gius. thank heavens for fashion,I suppose,as it's risen in great significance here.

you're welcome,kiki*

 

[gius]

yeah I agree! it's really super it's really helped bring handcraft back out into popularity/recognition. our workshops here open to the public often get packed really quickly, especially for fabric printing; and my classes are full of people who are interested in the fashion side

i should start posting some of the things i see in class it's like a whole other world. it feels 'underground' to me

as for billaud's illustrations, i really like the 'digital' feel in her stitched ones. i think this is what makes it a new idea. and the one with purple flowers looks very fresh. it's maybe the lighting and the melting words

 

[Scott]

^As I mentioned,earlier,i would actually love to get somebody like Ludivine and Paula Sanz to participate in my project...and maybe if Estella tries her temptation...hehe. I actually had an interesting idea of getting one these kind of artists to perhaps do a an interpreted-theme for a wall banner for each city I hold the event. Maybe like the image I'll be using with the title of the event-STITCH:the hand....Paris,London,Berlin etc. Ludivine and Paula Sanz would be perfect for that!

please do post some things!!

 

[gius]

that's a wonderful idea oh perhaps i can also contribute/collaborate somehow~~