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Illustrator Lennard Kok's undeniable style is stitched up for new embroidered artwork

For a new project, illustrator Lennard Kok has collaborated with Unframed in Amsterdam to design a limited edition embroidered artwork entitled Tryst.

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Close-up detail of Lennard Kok's embroidered artwork Tryst, showing abstracted figures in peach, grey and blue tones with bold black outlines, created in collaboration with Unframed Amsterdam

The initiative regularly joins forces with young artists to create unique tapestries that have amazing detail – it's a "unique development in the tradition of printmaking, combining great illustrations with the powerful semiotics of old-school patches", according to Unframed.

Born in 1988 in Utrecht, the hometown of Miffy’s creator Dick Bruna, Lennard is a graduate of the School of Visual Arts in Utrecht who has developed an amazing signature style in recent years, which is mostly inspired by his predilection for comics. His drawings look wonderfully minimalistic but when you look more closely, a surreal narrative comes to the surface.

His work has been published in the New York Times, Migrant Journal and Appartamento Magazine. You can discover more of his recent work at www.lennardkok.com.

Illustration from Lennard Kok's Tryst embroidered artwork showing a reclining nude figure in a minimalist line drawing style with muted earth tones and architectural elements in the background
Lennard Kok's embroidered artwork Tryst showing a stylised figure in a minimalist line-drawn style with peachy and grey tones on fabric panels
Close-up of embroidered textile showing a minimalist face with a curved smile and single dot eye in black thread on pink fabric
Framed illustrations displayed on a shelf with potted plants, including one showing a minimalist elongated figure and another with abstract line drawings
Wooden desk with framed artworks on the wall above, including an embroidered piece, alongside potted plants and decorative objects
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