My name is Filippo Vanzo. I am a Stockholm-based, Italy-born-and-raised freelance illustrator and cartographer.

I create images for a wide variety of industries and purposes, such as books, covers, children´s literature, tabletop games, advertising, museums, magazines, and for private use. My fiction illustrations focus primarily on characters and storytelling, with dynamic, cinema-inspired dramatic compositions. I also love to do a lot of research for maps, historical, educational or natural history projects.

I work with many different mediums, depending on the project. I usually work with ink or pencil, and add the color and typography in post-production. I work 100% digitally if the project requires extra flexibility.

If you are interested in knowing more about my work as a cartographer, please visit my map-website at lastmapmaker.com.

You can also support my mapmaking activity by visiting my Patreon page and becoming a member. Patrons get free maps for their roleplaying games, discounts and Patreon-exclusive content.

I am fluent in Italian, English and Swedish.

I love nature, hiking, maps, video games, progressive and folk music, riding my bicycle, and sleeping. Were I not an illustrator, I would probably want be a wildlife photographer, or a park ranger.

Selected clients

Sveriges Radio, Nobel Prize Museum, Statens fastighetsverk, Bonnier Carlsen, Paradox Interactive, Opal, Lilla Piratförlaget, Capstone Books, Oxford University Press, Usborne Publishing

Awards and Features

Publications

Contributions

  • 2024 – Upplevelser i Sveriges natur // by Erik Hansson, Bokförlaget Polaris [ISBN 9789180661508]
  • 2023 – Vikgubbar : 55 karaktärer av 219 tecknare // by Marcus-Gunnar Pettersson, Bonnier Carlsen [ISBN 9789179795238]
  • 2023 – Lönnmördaren på Norrlandsbanan // by M G Leonard, Sam Sedgman (ill. by Elisa Paganelli, cover by me), Opal [ISBN 9789172265714]
  • 2023 – Alba och asablotet // by Mårten Gisby, Henrik Johansson (cover by Johan Egerkrans, map by me), Bonnier Carlsen [ISBN 9789179758912]
  • 2023 – Sabotaget på Solar Express // by M G Leonard, Sam Sedgman (ill. by Elisa Paganelli, cover by me), Opal [ISBN 9789172265707]
  • 2022 – Alba och Nattramnens grav // by Mårten Gisby, Henrik Johansson (cover by Johan Egerkrans, map by me), Bonnier Carlsen [ISBN 9789179758882]
  • 2022 – Hotet vid Dödmanspasset // by M G Leonard, Sam Sedgman (ill. by Elisa Paganelli, cover by me), Opal [ISBN 9789172262829]
  • 2022 – Military Miniatures 201 // Jan-Mar 2022, SJR Research
  • 2021 – Military Miniatures 101 // Oct-Dec 2021, SJR Research
  • 2021 – The Atlas of a Changing Climate: Our Evolving Planet Visualized with More Than 100 Maps, Charts, and Infographics // by Brian Buma, Timber Press [ISBN: 9781604699944]
  • 2021 – Alba och landet bortom // by Mårten Gisby, Henrik Johansson (cover by Johan Egerkrans, map by me), Bonnier Carlsen [ISBN 9789179756949]
  • 2021 – Mordet på Safari Star // by M G Leonard, Sam Sedgman (ill. by Elisa Paganelli, cover by me), Opal [ISBN 9789172262492]
  • 2021 – Kidnappningen på California Comet // by M G Leonard, Sam Sedgman (ill. by Elisa Paganelli, cover by me), Opal [ISBN 9789172262287]
  • 2021 – Tjuven på Highland Falcon // by M G Leonard, Sam Sedgman (ill. by Elisa Paganelli, cover by me), Opal [ISBN 9789172262010]
  • 2019 – Det mörka Östergötland : När sägnerna möter källorna // Östergötlands länsmuseum [ISBN 9789188217066]
  • 2018 – Den glömda konsten : folkkonst i Östergötland // Östergötlands länsmuseum [ISBN 9789188217059]
  • 2018 – Upplevelser i Stockholms natur : platser, kartor, guider // by Erik Hansson, Oliver Karlöf, Vide Ohlin, Bokförlaget Polaris [ISBN 9789188647665]
  • 2017 – Ancient History Magazine 9 // Apr-May 2017, Karwansaray Publishers
  • 2017 – Big Questions 6 Class Book // by Katherine Bilsbrough and Steve Bilsborough, Oxford University Press [ISBN: 9780194107891]
Get in touch

info@filippovanzo.com

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