BIO
Luis Mendo
Artist and author based in Japan. Luis studied graphic design in Spain and The Netherlands. After working as an editorial designer and creative director for 20 years in Amsterdam, Luis moved to Tokyo and changed his career to drawing. His illustrations can be found on books, websites, magazines, advertising and clothing worldwide.
His artworks have been shown in art galleries in Spain, France, Japan, South Korea and the USA.
Preferred subjects include sensory-driven stories, city/urban life, interiors, objects, animals and people in context. Luis's illustration signature is to make mundane things look special and make visible the invisible.
He was the Creative Director and co-founder of creative residency Almost Perfect together with his wife Yuka, from 2018 to 2025.
In 2024 Luis launched Mundo Mendo, a membership program where he shares art, stories and thoughts that subsequently become printed books.
In a newsletter called The Illustrated, Luis shares and promotes his favorite illustration talent.
日本語
ルイス・メンド
日本を拠点に活動するアーティスト兼作家。スペインとオランダでグラフィックデザインを学び、アムステルダムで20年間活躍した後、東京に移住し、ドローイングに転向しました。
作品は、スペイン、フランス、日本、韓国、アメリカのギャラリーで展示されています。
ルイスは2018年から2025年まで、妻の有加と共に「Almost Perfect」のクリエイティブ・ディレクターを務めました。
2024年に「Mundo Mendo」を立ち上げました。
A little film about Luis Mendo
Created by my agent Handsome Frank. Music by Anton Mendo (Starboy) and cinematography by Ryan Gasparini.