BIOGRAPHICAL CATALOG OF THE MODEM'S COVERS AUTHORS

39 François Berthoud (1961, Le Locle) is an internationally known Swiss fashion illustrator, highly skilled craftsman, that creates xylographs that combine graphics and painting. He cultivates a memorable and expressive style that can be sorted between Pop Art and German Expressionism. He draws sophisticated female figures with tender, transparent forms, and contrives to present gestures and details in a very precise way. He began his work in the fashion capital of Milan in 1982, after his graduation at the School for Graphic Design in Lausanne, and quickly developed his inimitable signature illustrations of clothes, shoes, handbags, perfumes, and accessories. Berthoud gained worldwide prominence through his work for magazines such as Vanity Fair and Vogue and advertisement campaigns for Yves Saint Laurent, Bulgari, Calzedonia, and Ferragamo to Viktor & Rolf and Sonia Rykie l. Berthoud’s career has been largely spent working out of a studio in Milan. In 2007 he returned to Switzerland and set up a studio in Zurich. His works are exhibited in solo and group shows all over the world. A collection of his best works was presented in “Facsimile” , published in limited edition by Edition Dino Simonett, Zurich. Modem Women’s Paris Spring-Summer 1998 Modem Men’s Paris Milano Fall-Winter 1998-1999 Cover by FRANÇOIS BERTHOUD 1997-1998 ILLUSTRATOR