byloren - Illustrated stories by loren

3 mai 2019

George's birthday

Three weeks ago I went to graphic journalism workshop organised by Drawing the time.We had to do a really cool exercise: interview our colleagues about something personnal and tell their story with drawings. Here is the story from Mark about his father...

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19 novembre 2018

INKTOBER 2018 - A LITTLE INTRODUCTION TO FEMINISM

Again this year I took the #inktober challenge: one month, one list of words for everyone, one drawing a day. On top of that I decided to link each word with a sexist phrase and the feminist answer that can support women. Keeping it light, funny and colourful...

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Tags: byloren, illustration, art, feminism, feminist, gender equality, metoo, sexism, women fights, women rights

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19 novembre 2018

INKTOBER 2016

In October 2016 I did the Instagram challenge Inktober, One month, one list of words for everybody, one drawing a day. It was quite a hard time for me and I never posted it here, although I still really like this series. You can still see all of it on...

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Tags: black and white, ink, byloren, art, drawings, illlustration, inktober, inktober2016

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15 octobre 2018

DROOG hotel, a design paradise

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Tags: reportage illustré, byloren, dutch the magazine, illustrated Amsterdam, bd, claude pasquier, comic strip, corinne detroyat, design hotel, droog, droog hotel, dutch design, gijs bakker, marcel wanders, renny ramakers, richard hutten, tejo remy

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9 août 2018

Blijburg aan zee, the place to swim in Amsterdam!

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Tags: amsterdam, byloren, article illustré, illustrated article, dutch the mag, illustrated Amsterdam, amsterdam illustratedreport illustratedarticle, blijburg, blijburg aan zee, nager a amsterdam, swim, testeetillustre

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5 mars 2018

Illustrated Amsterdam: welcome to MEDIAMATIC

The new issue of Dutch the magazine is out with the article I've made about MEDIAMATIC.An other very interesting and alternative place next to Amsterdam central station where you can learn about art, design and science!!!

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24 décembre 2017

LOLA LIK, an inspiring hub that help refugees intergrate

I'm happy to share with you the latest article I did for Dutch The Magazine. I chose a subject that is very important for me, an amazing project built around the refugee center based in the former prison of Bijlmerbarjes in Amsterdam. I let you discover...

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Tags: loren, testé et illustré par loren, testeetillustre, amsterdam, byloren, article illustré, illustrated Amsterdam, amsterdam illustratedreport illustratedarticle illustration, bijlmerbarjes, lola lik, prison, refugee center, refugee company

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11 décembre 2017

WINDOW DRAWING for WILDERNIS, Amsterdam

I was asked by the beautiful plant shop Wildernis, in Amsterdam, to do their window drawing.I got inspired by the impression of jungle and cosy house that you can feel inside the shop. I also created a series of postcard with the same design.

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Tags: amsterdam, byloren, wildernis, cactus, cactusmaniaaaa, carte postale, dessiner, jungle, plant, plant shop, postcard, vitrine, window drawing

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20 novembre 2017

SINTERKLAAS

New article for "Dutch the magazine",this month I talk about Sinterklaas, the most celebrated feast in the Netherlands, and about its controversal "Zwarte Piet" or "Black pete" that is still very present throughout the Netherlands unfortunately!!!

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Tags: amsterdam, byloren, dutch the magazine, illustration, illustrated article, illustrated report, sinterklaas, black Pete, piet le noir, zwarte piet, Netherlands, colony, saint nicholas, sinterklaas parade, article illusoré, dutch the mag, illustrated Amsterdam, magazine

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31 août 2017

Cafe de Ceuvel - Illustrated Amsterdam

Hi all!! I'm happy to share with you today my last article for Dutch, the magazine.This time I'm talking about one of my favourite places in Amsterdam, the cafe de Ceuvel. It is to me the best sustainable experience I've ever seen, but I let you discover...

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Tags: amsterdam, cafe de ceuvel, byloren, article illustré, amsterdam life, de ceuvel, illustrated article, illustrated report, sustainability, sustainable

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31 mai 2017

MEXICAN TRIP #2 San Miguel de Allende & Guanajuato

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Tags: loren, illustrations, byloren, carnet de voyage, mexican trip, mexico, travel book, aqurelle, guanajuato, mexique, sans miguel de allende, south america, travel, watercolor

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13 avril 2017

MEXICAN TRIP #1 MEXICO CITY

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Tags: loren, byloren, carnet de voyage, casa azul, cdmx, chapultepec, condesa, coyoacan, frida kahlo, iglesia de san francisco, mexican trip, mexico, mexico city, museo nacional de antropologia, paseo de la reforma, polanco, quesadilla, travel book, xochimilco, zona rosa

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4 avril 2017

MY DUTCH CONVERSATIONS

I'm back!!! I know it's been a very looooong time, I have to confess that Instagram became my best friend since 2 years (_byloren_) and it's so easy to post drawings every days there that I forgot to take the time to write proper articles here. Also I...

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25 août 2016

DE NIEUWE ANITA

Thanks to Lucie for the company and the help to write this article.

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Tags: amsterdam, 60's bar, amsterdam bar, byloren, cocktail bar, dancing on hard rock, de nieuwe anita, disco ball, dragqueen, funny dance, going out in amsterdam, karaoke bar, liberating dance, marie laforet, toi mon amour