Step into illustrator Hisashi Okawa's dotty-eyed dreamworld

Date
11 September 2014

Tokyo-based illustrator Hisashi Okawa is a veritable model of wide-eyed joy that we should all aspire to replicate. His charismatic illustration, rendered in painstakingly-applied felt tip and finished with his trademark Opie-esque dot eyes, is succinct and charming, securing him commissions from the likes of Bayerische Straatsballett, the Debrief, and Apartamento. Just see if you can scroll through his admirable portfolio without being drawn into the alternative universe he has constructed, full of artfully recreated street style shots, fantasy landscapes and sartorially sharp dogs.

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Hisashi Okawa: Untitled, for The Debrief

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Hisashi Okawa: Untitled for refinery29

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Hisashi Okawa: Untitled

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Hisashi Okawa: Untitled

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Hisashi Okawa: Untitled, for Apartamento

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Hisashi Okawa: Untitled, for Apartamento

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Hisashi Okawa: Untitled, for Apartamento

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Hisashi Okawa: Untitled

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Hisashi Okawa: Untitled for Refinery29

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Hisashi Okawa: Untitled, for Bayerisches Straatsballett

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Maisie Skidmore

Maisie joined It’s Nice That fresh out of university in the summer of 2013 as an intern before joining full time as an Assistant Editor. Maisie left It’s Nice That in July 2015.

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