Through the lens of play

OVER THE LAST 40 YEARS, ELLE HAS CELEBRATED CREATIVITY OF ALL KINDS. HERE, A RANGE OF TODAY’S LEADING ARTISTS, WRITERS, PHOTOGRAPHERS AND DIRECTORS SHARE THE RITUALS, ROUTINES AND REALITIES BEHIND THEIR GREATEST WORKS, FROM MIND-BLOWING EXCEL SHEETS TO THE MAGIC OF THE DARK ROOM

LEGO Certified Professional Ryan ‘Brickman’ McNaught reveals how he immersed himself in a galaxy far, far away to create LEGO Star Wars: The Exhibition. In this exclusive interview, he talks about building a giant AT-AT Walker from DUPLO parts, using a new method for building human faces and having bricks specially made in pearl gold to truly do justice to a certain protocol droid

ARTIST NEWS, SOFTWARE EVENTS AT THE CORE OF THE DIGITAL ART COMMUNITY

Having sewing be part of my job was not something I ever thought would happen. I’m a writer, and that isn’t something you would connect with making clothes, but what I write about is cosplay, costume

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Clutter-free grandeur How the artist changed her untidy ways to create a stately studio workspace