H&M SA collaborates with local illustration studio Yay Abe in efforts to support small businesses

• H&M South Africa has collaborated with nearby illustration studio Yay Abe launched by Cape City-centered illustrator Russell Abrahams.
• The collaboration is component of H&M’s initiative to guidance community modest corporations.
• Abraham’s lively illustrations have graced campaigns by big global organizations these types of as adidas, KFC, Burger King, and Apple Audio.
• The print collaboration assortment will be readily available at picked H&M retailers in South Africa from 2 June 2022.
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H&M South Africa has collaborated with South African illustration studio Yay Abe established by Cape City-based illustrator Russell Abrahams as portion of its initiative to guidance nearby little firms.

“The Yay Abe x H&M collaboration is a project initiated to support tiny business proprietors and encourage the regional structure marketplace in just South Africa.

“This collaboration is the 1st ever regionally printed collection from H&M in South Africa, and we are really thrilled to offer you our shoppers a distinctive collection which is influenced by the celebration of lifetime,” explained Nation Supervisor H&M South Africa Caroline Nelson.

Abrahams’ Yay Abe is a multifaceted illustration studio that offers a body of artistic work using its primary inspiration from area individuals and cultures. By his illustrations, Abrahams tells tales working with lively imagery charaterised by dazzling bold colours, small aesthetic and graphics that are just really hard to pass up.

According to the 29-yr-previous illustrator, his collection for H&M was encouraged by “[gratitude] and reciprocating appreciation between people today,” he claimed.

“I really preferred to develop a human body of get the job done that folks can don and be very pleased of. It can be all about feelings, affirmations and craft. I think illustration must usually evoke an emotion. It is really what will make folks gravitate to very good layout,” Abrahams additional.

The founder of Yay Abe is no stranger to collaborations that involve large businesses within the manner, audio, and foods industry.

Very last yr he announced a collaboration with adidas South Africa in the Impossible is Practically nothing campaign in which the group covered the FNB Soweto tower with Abrahams’ vivid illustrations showcasing some of South Africa’s sporting icons.

  

Abrahams was also commissioned by Apple Songs to create artwork for the global firm’s YVNG & No cost marketing campaign in celebration of youth thirty day period.

Other main collaborations include things like 1 with KFC where by his artwork lined KFC’s legendary buckets in celebration of its 50^th anniversary.  

The print collaboration collection will be offered at picked H&M retailers in South Africa from 2 June 2022.

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