Sarah Illenberger is the rare artist that works fluidly across craft, graphic design and photography. We first became familiar with her editorial work for The New York Times Magazine and were delighted to discover her humorous, vivid food photography that transforms the familiar textures, colors and forms of our favorite foods—including fruits in her Tutti Frutti series—into delightful visual puns. Illenberger hopes to, “explore the fertile overlap between art and design,” she tells MOLD, by incorporating the rigorous work of handcrafting objects, from painting patterns on the leaves of houseplants to staging abstract sculptural still life, into her art practice. Illenberger has collaborated with a diverse range of clients including Nike, The New Yorker, Vanity Fair and Diesel.
From Illenberger’s Wonderplants Series.
For MOLD’s design week newspaper, SNACKS #01, Berlin-based Illenberger submitted work from her On Vegetarianism series for The New York Times. For more from Sarah Illenberger, visit her online shop or pickup her monograph on Gestalten.
In celebration of New York Design Week we’re proud to announce SNACKS #01, a limited edition newspaper and poster collection featuring 18 artists and designers upending the visual tropes of food and design. Win a copy + our HungryEyes Pineapple pin collaboration through our @thisismold Instagram giveaway or pickup SNACKS #01 at any of our select Distribution Partners in New York City.
