Artist | Emilie Sarnel
Illustration
French / Hong Kong
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About Emilie Sarnel
French designer Emilie Sarnel has worked internationally, as well as presented her illustration works at exhibitions in Tokyo, Shanghai and Hong Kong. Professionally trained in graphic design, Emilie graduated from renown French design school "Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs", in Paris. After graduation, Emilie went to Shanghai to provide art direction for the creative advertising agency Wieden+Kennedy, that later relocated Emilie to Tokyo in 2009. In 2011, Emilie left Tokyo for Hong Kong where she worked as a Art Director for the product design company Native Union. After two years based in Hong Kong in May 2013, Emilie set up her own creative studio, Pleaseconfirm Ltd. Among various illustration projects, her studio Pleaseconfirm ltd., focuses on visual identities, editorial, packaging and art collaborations.
Artist Statement
My drawings are usually related to the places I travelled to, lived in, to personal experiences, or dreams and places I would dream to go to. It’s a way for me to question my environment, and raise what is different, and why I like it or not. It’s a very special experience to live so far away from home for such a long time, so I think it’s definitely driving my art motivation.
I use mainly black and white ink or paint and then play around adding colors. I like the deepness of the black and the vibrancy it creates on the paper with the white and the other colors. It’s also the black of the Chinese ink, and Asian art will always be a source of inspiration.
CV
EDUCATION
June 2007
M.A. Degree Graphic Design from ENSAD (National Superior School of Decorative Arts) Paris, France
2002 – 2007
ENSAD / Graphic Design & Multimedia
2001 – 2002
One year studying Art at Ecole de Sevres ( Sevres’ Art School preparing ENSAD entry) Paris, France
2000 – 2001
A - Levels ( Baccalaureat L – Litterature / Arts )
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE & TRAINING
May 2013
Creation of Pleaseconfirm Ltd. Emilie SARNEL’ Studio Hong Kong based. Projects include : branding for 126 GRAMMES, packaging and artworks for PAUL LAFAYET, rebranding for SETARE, Patterns designs for B70, art direction, design and Illustrations for LEAP & HOP ( kids travel books series ), etc...
June 2012 - March 2013
Art Direction - branding Guidelines for Native Union.
January 2012 – March 2012
Freelance for Native Union, Illustrations, Hong Kong Dec 2011
Freelance for CARAT* Jewellery Hong Kong Apr 2011
Freelance Illustration works for Communion W, Joel Chu / HK
Jan 2009 – March 2011
Graphic designer at Wieden + Kennedy Tokyo, Japan
Clients: Google Japan, Nike Japan, W+K Tokyo Lab, Playstation Japan.
Freelance works for the French Institute of Tokyo, Japan
March 2010
Art direction, graphic design (freelance) for Teamlab, Tokyo
Jan 2008 – Jan 2009
Art Director, Graphic designer at Wieden + Kennedy Shanghai, China
Clients : Converse China. Nokia Global.
Jan 2008
Freelance Graphic Design Signage design for MQ-Studio Shanghai, China
Client: 1933 Building
June – Dec 2007
Art Direction, Graphic Designer at Hopesun Design Shanghai, China
Client: Shanghai Grand Theatre, Food and Beverage
March 2006 – Feb. 2007
Graphic Designer at Integral Philippe Delis Paris, France
Project: “Egypt’s Sunken Treasures” Exhibition at Grand Palais, Paris, France
Sept 2005 – Jan 2006
Multimedia internship at Abakos and Haiku-Media companies / Barcelona, Spain
Flash, website design, animation, on line advertising.
Nov 2004 & June 2005
Two report travels to Minsk / BELARUS & Kiev / UKRAINE for the 20 years commemoration of Chernobyl Disaster. Art, photography project.
EXHIBITIONS
November 2011
Solo Exhibition “HK with Love” at Daydream Nation Gallery, Hong Kong
October 2011
Solo Exhibition “I’ve missed you” at Naco Gallery, Shanghai, China
May 2011
Solo Illustrations Exhibition “Sayonara” at Hatos Bar, Tokyo, Japan
November 2009
Drawings + illustrations show at Barcelona Yokocho Shop, in Harajuku, TOKYO.
May 2004
“The Risk” Exhibition at Environment & Ecology Ministry in Paris about Industrials & Natural Risks.
Two Installations and exhibition poster design.
Education
February 2004
“Mars Planet” Exhibition at Cité des Sciences et de l’Industrie–Paris La Villette.
Exhibition poster design, collective scenography.
October 2004
“European Social Forum”, Ivry-sur-Seine, France.
Public intervention in Ivry to inform inhabitants and visitors about world water issues.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Softwares
Adobe Indesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, Dreamweaver
Languages
mother tongue French
good skills both written and spoken in English and Spanish
beginner Mandarin
beginner Japanese
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