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Babas Author

Barbara Capponi, aka Babas, worked in one of the most important international advertising agencies for years. She has been a full-time artist since 2014. She lives in Milan, Italy. Andrea Ferolla is an illustrator celebrated for his chic, charming, timelessly romantic painting and drawings. He co-founded the Ferolla Reina creative agency and is the art director of luxury goods courses at the European Institute of Design of Milan. Katherine Gregor translates from Italian and French. Recent credits include Caroline Lamarche’s The Memory of the Air and Oriana Ramunno’s Ashes in the Snow.