All the pieces play with the iconic stained glass dome designed by Maurice Denis in 1913 and gracing the ceiling of the main auditorium. A timeless beauty.

The hero image was also beautifully animated by Mathieu Maillefer:

SAISON 2025-26

Here is the full series created for the upcoming season of the iconic Théâtre des Champs-Elysées in Paris, exploring various themes such as Experience, Opera, Concerts & Contemporary Danse.

It was a strange feeling saying goodbye to my dear old one - a super minimal portfolio website created back in 2013 in collaboration with ex colleague turned good friend @futurefabric.co - but I felt a decade was already a pretty decent achievement in this crazy world we live in 🫠

Hi everyone!

My new website made with the precious help of the great Rive Studio is live!

You can now finally see the grids in their full glory, discover the full @NewYorker covers family or have a naughty peek at the animated Kama Sutra letters…

www.malikafavre.com

Here the original cover and the lovely animation by Mathieu Maillefer

The chosen cover was my personal favourite (and my very first idea) playing with the insect as its shadow:

For the Metamorphosis the insect had to be center stage - there was no avoiding it this case - so I started researching insects, bugs and specifically cockroaches. Being a city girl and a self-confessed insectophob, it was painful to say the list but I came up with 4 concepts:

To put the cover in context a bit, going dark and gritty is pretty outside of my comfort zone and deep nature so I knew it would be tricky.

I had previously managed to dunk the challenge with both Dracula and Frankenstein (Doctor Frankie is as dapper as it gets…)

Inaugurating my arrival in this new space with a slightly creepy cover 😂🦟

Here is my latest signature classics cover illustration for The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka