illustrArte Inspiration

illustrArte packs now arrive in their own illustrated gift box, flamenco or ballet. Here is what it looks like, which packs include it and how to add one to any order.

Meet Tina and Marina, illustrArte's two new ballerinas. Ballet bag, insulated bottle, wash bag, ballet shoe bag and notebook, all hand-illustrated and all matching, plus five packs to give as gifts.

A phone case with a hand-drawn flamenca and their name: the gift that gets seen every day. How personalisation works, the most popular designs and four tips for getting the model, the name and the colour right.

Autumn changes the gift list: less beach, more hot mug, scarf at the neck and an everyday bag. Nine hand-illustrated gifts that get used midweek, plus two packs for when the present needs to be bigger.

From 9 September to 3 October, Seville becomes the capital of flamenco again: 72 performances, 52 productions and 22 world premieres. Here's what a Bienal night is really like, and what's worth having in your bag.

The academy year is starting again and it's time to think about a gift for the teacher. Nine ideas with our own hand-drawn designs, made for someone who spends her day between the floor, the mirror and her kit bag.

Ronda leans out over the Tajo gorge and lends its name to a flamenco style. Nine souvenirs with our own hand-drawn designs — things you'll actually use all year rather than leave in a drawer.

Jerez sounds of bulerías, from the Santiago quarter to the last tabanco in the old town. Nine souvenirs with original hand-drawn designs, so you take home something that won't end up in a drawer.

Cádiz boasts three thousand years of history, the best fried-fish shops in Andalusia and an easterly wind capable of ruining your hair for the whole trip. What it doesn't have are souvenirs worth buying. Nine ideas with one rule: they have to get used.

Córdoba has four UNESCO listings, the prettiest courtyards in Spain and 40 degrees in August. What it doesn't have is souvenirs worth the suitcase space. Nine ideas with one rule: they have to get used.

Granada has the Alhambra, the Albaicín and a free tapa with every drink. What it lacks is souvenirs worth the suitcase space. Nine ideas with one rule: they have to get used.

A waterproof 22x17 cm pencil case and a 100-page 17x24 cm notebook sharing the same illustration of Mariela the ballet dancer, drawn by hand in Spain.