Gabriella DeGennaro is a writer and editor living in Manhattan, New York. French artist Emilie studied at the Estienne school in Paris. After graduating, she travelled extensively and spent time living in both Morocco and Spain. Now based back in her homeland, Emilie spends her time creating a joyous and detailed world full of brightly coloured illustrations for a broad range of clients including La Petite Salamandre, Ladybird and Hachette. Often inspired by the natural world, Emilie’s vibrant illustrations are created digitally whilst maintaining a hand drawn and textural quality. Emilie also enjoys paper engineering and loves to design fun pop-ups and 3D puzzles.