Heimito von Doderer
For the New York Review of Books I made a portrait of the Austrian writer Heimito von Doderer, whose book "The Strudlhof Steps, or, Melzer and the Depth of the Years" was translated and published for the first time in English more than 70 years after its first publication in German in 1951.
George Orwell
Portrait of George Orwell for the FT Weekend Magazine.
Leibniz Magazine: On Hope
For Leibniz Gemeinschaft I illustrated an article on the principle and history of hope.
Ed Park
Portrait illustration of American novelist Ed Park for the New York Review of Books for a review of his second novel "Same Bed Different Dreams".
Albert Camus
Review of his Travel Journals to New York City (1946) and Brazil (1949), when he was very ill with tuberculosis. For the New York Review of Books
Cities
Cover for the Brazilian literature magazine Quatro Cinco Um about cities.
Emerson, Thoreau, James and grief
…in their early twenties and how it transformed the thinking of these influential American thinkers and philosophers. For the New York Review of Books.
Holiday and Literature
Cover illustration for the New York Review of Books special Holiday issue.
Franz Kafka
and his diaries. Review of Kafkas' diaries translated and published for the first time in the US for the New York Review of Books.
Family Guide: Berlin und München mit Kind
Cover art and spot illustrations for the family guide "Berlin mit Kind 2023" and "München mit Kind 2024" for Himbeer Verlag.
Norland Nannies
Cover art and illustrations for the FT Weekend Magazine about the Norland Nannies, their training, future jobs, duties, lives, hopes and dreams.
Too much!
The article discusses the so-called messy-syndrome and what is at its core, how to help people with trauma therapy and how to approach them in a sensitive way.
Adorno, Scholem and Benjamin
For the New York Review of Books I created this triple-portrait of Theodor W. Adorno, Gershom Scholem and Walter Benjamin. It's for a review of the correspondence between Adorno in New York and Gershom Scholem in Jerusalem about Walter Benjamin's work.
A Journey in 1943
During World War II in 1943, two Jewish Soviet artists, an actor and a writer, travelled from Moscow to the United States, Mexico, Canada and Great Britian to tell the world of the Holocaust. The article about this incredible "journey of hope" was published in the magazine of the Leibniz Gemeinschaft.
Two Refugees from Eritrea living in Switzerland
For the non-profit street magazine Surprise from Switzerland, I illustrated an article about the situations of the refugees from Eritrea.
Unusual Relationships in Film
For Beneficial Shock, Issue No 3, I illustrated an article about unusual relationships of men. It's a great read by Neil Fox.
Google Doodle: optician and chemist Marga Faulstich
Celebrating German optician and chemist Marga Faulstich's 103rd birthday, I was asked to make this Google Doodle.
March For Jobs
For FT Weekend Magazine I illustrated an article on a second March for Jobs 2019 from Liverpool to London.
What happens to you when you work at night
For the Financial Times Magazine Sleep Special I illustrated a piece on working at night.
Six useful lifehacks for the home
for Perspektive I illustrated six handy life hacks for house and home: vinegar dissolves grease stains, a spaghetti is useful for lighting candles, apples speed up the ripening of other fruits and vegetables, smart phones charge quicker when put into flight mode...
Women's Football
Illustrations about sexism and misogeny in women's football for the FT Weekend Magazine.
On Hearing
Illustration for Mount Holyoke Alumnae Quarterly about a personal experience on hearing loss.
Windy heads
For the German monthly magazine Das Magazin, some heads for the November issue.
New York Times Science
Two illustrations for the New York Times Science section: improving the eye vision of the elderly and the relation of sex and happiness.
Women & Power
Three illustrations for The New York Times Sunday Book Review's special issue "Women & Power".
I illustrated three book reviews: about the novel "How To Build A Girl", about "The Birth Of The Pill" and about "Pro: Reclaiming Abortion Rights".
And two alternative sketches for the "Pill" book – sleeping on the roof and cutting lemons.
Drawbridge No 16
For Drawbridge, a magazine from London, I made this drawing for the "Money" issue in 2009.
Slowing down
Illustration for The New York Times Sunday Week in Review about less productivity and economical growth and more time, passion and jobs for everyone.
Illustration for The New Yorker
This is an illustration for The New Yorker about the NYC premiere of the opera 'Séance On A Wet Afternoon'.
Cake And Coffee
This is an illustration for The New Yorker for the culture desk about breakfast menus.
Weather and Climate Change
Illustration for the New York Times Op-Ed page about the difference between weather extremes and climate change. Selected for the Notable Opinion Art of 2010.
Knitting
These two illustrations are about knitting as a temporary hobby in difficult times, for Crafts Magazine.
Bubbles
This is an illustration for a poem published in the literary journal Belletristik.
Collecting
These are two pieces I did for Crafts Magazine about collecting, being obsessed by objects and the benefit for the public when collectors donate their collections to museums.
Economics
Illustrations about the economic situations in four different states after the financial crisis in 2008 for The New York Times Op-Ed Page.
Voting Behaviour
This article discusses the connection between voting behaviour, social classes and the economic climate. Illustration for the New York Times Magazine
Reader to Reader Series
Four illustrations for the weekly 'Reader to Reader' letters in The Guardian's Family Forum: how to live with children and teenagers of different age under one roof, how to get your kids to bed earlier,...
Mixed-sex wards
The article describes the awkward situation in mixed-sex wards for old people. Illustration for The Guardian Newspaper
Valentine's Day Tradition
Illustration for The Guardian G2 Page.
This article discusses the old fashioned tradition of asking the father of the bride before proposing to the bride-to-be.