Jean-Philippe Delhomme was born in 1959, in France. After graduating from l’École Superiéure des Arts Décoratifs in Paris in the mid-eighties, he began working as an illustrator in the fashion world for significant publications such as British Vogue and the enfant terrible of the time, French Glamour. His “poloroids de jeunes filles,” were both aspirational and sardonic, showcasing the lives of the beautiful and glamorous women of the time, while poking fun at the contrivances of modern chic.

He is internationally known for his witty satirical illustrations that are as much gentle ribbing at the notion of the “good life” in the modern world as they are chronicles of the hip and fabulous. For this reason his work has been embraced by the worlds of fashion, art and design as well as luxury commercial clients.

In the early ‘90’s he collaborated with Ronnie Cooke and Glenn O’Brien, the creative directors at Barneys. The commissioned him to work on a series of ground-breaking campaigns where gouache illustrations replaced fashion photography. They led to an animated commercial series that remains unique and timeless in its style of fine-art animation. His animation work includes a directorial role in creating animated shorts for SAAB and VISA. He has collaborated with animation houses and film companies as well as animating his own work.

Among his more recent collaborations has been a series of ongoing campaigns for the LVMH department store, Le Bon Marché in Paris, for which he provided the concepts as well as the copy. The campaigns featured his work in print and in the Paris subways. Jean-Philippe again put his brush to depicting Manhattan’s characters in a campaign for The Mark Hotel which were featured towering over Madison Avenue on billboards, and dancing across the screen in an animated piece.

Jean-Philippe Delhomme is perhaps one of the most influential artist-illustrators working today. His clients have included the LA Times, Departures, Grazia Casa, GQ, the Mark Hotel- New York, Le Bon Marche, Indochine, French Architectural Digest, Casa Brutus, Whitewall, Travel and Leisure, SAAB, the NY Times, VISA, Interview Magazine, Vogue Nippon, House and Garden, Vogue UK and the New Yorker.

Both his writing and artwork have been published in numerous compilations and published as books and he has exhibited work at Partners and Spade, James Danziger Gallery, Collette in Paris and at the Rocket Gallery in Tokyo. His illustrated books include, “Art Contemporain”, “Le Drame de la Deco” (Éditions Denoël), and the children’s book, Visit to Another Planet, (2000 Callaway). His latest published work “The Cultivated Life”, (2009 Rizzoli), the first English compilation of Delhomme’s work shines as a collection of his most poignant satire.

His work appears regularly in GQ and the Los Angeles Times and his blog, The Unknown Hipster details the comings and goings of the world’s most notable and stylish men and women.

To view his blog: unknownhipster.com

Jean-Philippe is based in New York.