Mónica Muñoz
73 // Mónica Muñoz is a designer working under the label moniquilla in Madrid, Spain. Mónica studied for a master’s degree in Fine Arts at the University of Salamanca, and her career has been focused on illustration and graphic design. She has always been interested in fashion, which led her to study surface pattern design, finding it a perfect mix of art and fashion. Living in Madrid, Mónica feels she is surrounded by inspiration in the city’s art galleries and museums, a favourite source being the work of Henri Matisse. She also draws inspiration from nature, and loves to paint flowers, clouds and trees. Clients have included Zara Home and Urban Outfitters. For the future, Mónica dreams of having a little shop packed with different items, an eclectic mix of clothes, gadgets, phone cases and fabrics – all printed with her patterns. Her dream commission would be to work with someone like the Rifle Paper Co. or Anthropologie.
Design Heroes: Ana Montiel (see pages 12–15), Ashley Goldberg (see pages 24–27), La Casita de Wendy
Brushstrokes
Mónica describes her style as ‘spontaneous and colourful’ – clearly evident in this design, which is bursting with colour.
Drops
Mónica loves to work with watercolours. In this print, little daubs of the brush are arranged in groups like swathes of colour in a flowerbed.
Checkerboard
Squares created with a wide, flat brush are separated by rows of dashes, which join them together like stitches.