of illustration? Lucia: Experimental and author Cinema. I used
to work in video making and watch films every day. u SB Tell
us about a favourite recent project. Lucia: I designed a beauty
fragrance feature in Instyle magazine. The brief was really fun
and full of creative freedom as I had to illustrate bad and good
girls, choose how to dress them and add some key details to
associate with the fragrance’s characteristics. u SB What would
be your dream commission? Lucia: Design a wallpaper, concept
film and fashion patterns for Miuccia Prada. u SB Who are your
design heroes? Lucia: Fashion wise Viktor and Rolf; they started
their amazing career dressing up dolls rather than models,
following their dream to create their experimental, fantastic
collections full of cultural references. u SB What advice would
you give to someone wanting to get into illustration? Lucia: Be
unique don’t just copy other illustrator’s styles, draw inspiration
from the endless history of arts. u SB Why do fools fall in love?
Lucia: According to Luigi Pirandello the fools are the ones who
take their exterior mask off.
Lucia Emanuela Curzi’s Favourites
Art Equipment Fabriano paper, Dr Martin’s radiant water-colour
Food Shellfish
Drink White flowery wine
Shop Les Trois Garcons (www.lestroisgarcons.com)
Magazine www.amagazinecuratedby.com
www.illustrationweb.com/luciaemanuelacurzi
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