Ciao! I’m Roberto Hikimi Blefari, a freelance illustrator from Italy.

I create playful yet poetic illustrations to make people of all ages feel good.

I like using a combination of fresh colors and smooth lines to represent emotions and bring kindness and positivity to my visual storytelling. This mix works for every project: from children's books to editorial illustrations, websites and Apps.

Over the past two years, I'm also teaching what I know about illustration (and Illustrator, the software) at IED Torino.

Get in touch

Drop me a line at
hello@hikimi.it

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Clients include

Anorak magazine, Clementoni, Éditions Milan, Emergency, Fabbri Editori, Flow magazine, Giunti, Mondadori, Quarto Group, Slow Food, Snapchat, Stabilo Italia, Yoox, You?

Awards and recognitions

2018 – Annual AI, selected for publication
2017 – 3x3 pro show, Honorable mention
2015 – The AOI WIA, shortlisted
2015 – Annual AI, Gold medal (self-initiated work)

Selected exhibitions

“Just Humans” (2019, Museo Egizio, Torino)
“Saranno Illustri” (2019, Illustri Festival, Vicenza)
“Tutti sappiamo volare” (solo, 2019, Genova)
“Gallerie Summertime” (2018, Vicenza)
“Unconventional mapping” (2017, FSRR, Torino)
“Alchemica gallery” (2017, various locations)
“Novantanove” (2017, Graphic days Torino)

Recent features and interviews

Hoppipolla, Frizzi Frizzi, Timmerman, FeelDesain, Tumblr Staff

Cheerful illustrationsfor kids and happygrown-up people

Selected works

“If you cannot teach me to fly, teach me to sing”

Stay in the loop

Cheerful illustrations
for kids and happy
grown-up people