The work of Ho Chi Mnh-based, French illustrator, Nadège David, is stunning: intricate patterns woven deep amongst gently rolling, and pleasantly muted, colours.

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I’m very happy to have recently stumbled across the work of French illustrator Gwenola Carerre. It makes me think Russian Constructivism meets children’s books. Throw in Carerre’s fun sense of storytelling and textured sense of design coupled with her glorious type and you’ve got a pretty fun viewing experience.

My buddy Evah Fan just came back from her big show in Paris and it seems she made some pretty exciting discoveries while there, most notably the French artist Isabelle Boinot. It takes a good deal of clicking through her site to get your bearings, but once you manage to stumble into her main portfolio, the pastel tapestry of thumbnails greets you like an Easter egg hunt. Each image is a relatively simple vignette conveying some abstract concept, but it’s still that initial, coalescing view that really gets me.

I recently came across the work of French illustrator Tifenn Python. She is also showing at the current Young Blood show at New York’s Opera Gallery. What I love about her work is that it has a certain vibe to it that reminds me of some of the great masters like Lautrec and Shiele, which I’ve been drooling over these past weeks. Her work calls focus to the line, encourages simplicity, and bathes our eyes in colour. It also has a certain sense of comfortable melancholy, which feels familiar to me.

I’m very happy having recently stumbled across the work of French illustrator Gwenola Carerre. It sort of makes me think Russian Constructivism meets children’s books. Throw in Carerre’s fun sense of storytelling and textured sense of design, coupled with her glorious type, and you’ve got a pretty special viewing experience.

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I am obsessed with anything leather: jacket, bags, boots, you name it. Italians are so dedicated to fashion they even have Vogue just for leather, Vogue Pelle. I picked up the latest issue (March 2008) and it made me happier than ever. When was the last time Vogue had an illustrated cover, and one so beautiful? Illustrations were done by French illustrator Carine Brancowitz.

Paris-based designer Julien Canavezes creates slightly dark but quirky illustrations that capture a sense of childhood wonderment — but always with an edge. His website is very cleverly put together, with all sorts of animated surprises lurking beneath the surface.