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Roberto Hikimi Blefari
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Freelance illustrator from Italy, creating playful, whimsical and poetic illustrations — mostly for editorial and children’s publishing.

www.hikimi.it
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Scusate, ma Più Libri Più Liberi non era una fiera del libro problematica ben prima dell'ultima polemica che l'ha travolta?
December 5, 2025 at 9:49 AM
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Quando la vita "si mette di mezzo", puoi guardare le cose da una nuova prospettiva, oppure aspettare e guardare oltre.
Nuova newsletter, qui: hellohikimi.substack.com/p/when-life-...
A seated child with light blue hair looks to the side with an unimpressed expression, while a dark blue grumpy cat balances on their head. Behind them, a flowing night-sky shape rises from a white mug, filled with stars, constellations and a ringed planet. The illustration uses soft blues, pinks and yellows in a playful, stylized style.
December 5, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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Interstellar love hikimi.it/Piemonte-Bey...
This illustration shows a woman inside a space station holding a tablet displaying a video call with another woman. Through the large window, you can see satellites and planets floating in space, with Earth visible on the right. A yellow line connects the space station to Italy, Piedmont. On the desk in front of her are a small geometric model and a framed photo of the two women smiling. The scene highlights the power of human connection across distance and space.
December 4, 2025 at 8:58 AM
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After a few years away, RoomFifty is finally back online. I’m happy to be part of this new edition.
 This time I’m joining with a mix of archive pieces and new artworks.
Explore the collection with a 10% discount code on any print:

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December 2, 2025 at 8:55 AM
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Qualche anno fa ho illustrato cosa succede quando si cerca l'ispirazione: quel passaggio continuo tra superficie e profondità, tra ciò che si vede e ciò che richiede di immergersi, perdere la rotta, ritentare. Trovare idee non è mai lineare.

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An illustration of a person sitting at a desk, daydreaming while holding a pencil. Below the desk, an imaginative underwater world opens up: another version of the character swims among books, tablets, plants, fish and creative tools, shining a flashlight toward a floating star. The palette is teal, yellow and white, with clean, graphic lines.
November 25, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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Oggi è arrivata una notizia che in altri momenti mi avrebbe mandato in tilt, e che invece ora accolgo come uno stimolo a mettercela tutta per realizzare una cosa enorme ma bellissima. E anche se non dovesse realizzarsi sarò felice di averci provato 💪💖
November 20, 2025 at 11:09 AM
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Messaggi subliminali per i docenti? Mi ha fatto un po ridere 😜
November 19, 2025 at 11:21 AM
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Sto scrivendo una newsletter su un tema delicato:
 quando un’opportunità è davvero un’opportunità…
e quando invece è solo “ti paghiamo in visibilità™”.
Esce domani alle 11.00.


Prometto: niente moralismi, solo storie costruttive (e un paio di scivoloni).

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Close-up detail of an illustration, by Hikimi, showing a person exploring an imaginative underwater scene with a flashlight. Around them float books, digital tablets, sea plants and small fish, all in a teal, yellow and white color palette.
November 17, 2025 at 8:21 AM
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Non posso più usare la mia tavoletta grafica. Che bella l'obsolescenza programmata nel mondo creativo 🧵
November 14, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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The difference between the page and the screen is that the act of reading itself is a creative process. You have to create the world being presented on the page in your mind. The screen hands it all to you.
November 8, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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Finding calm (or at least trying to). Cover illustration for Creative Parenting, for an article about mindfulness techniques for kids and teens — and maybe for the rest of us, too. www.creativeparentmag.com/the-art-of-s...
A colorful illustration of a calm, smiling face with closed eyes. The face is made up of abstract overlapping shapes in soft blue, orange, yellow, and green tones on a warm yellow background, symbolizing mindfulness and inner balance.
November 5, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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È interessante che Adobe, proprio oggi, mandi una email agli abbonati per ricordare quanto sia bello far parte di una community: “dove creare, condividere e imparare”.
October 31, 2025 at 10:20 AM
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Ciao, ho scritto una nuova newsletter. Se ti va di aggiungere una nuova direzione a quelle che stai già seguendo, la trovi qui: hellohikimi.substack.com/p/molte-dire...
Molte direzioni, poche indicazioni
Una mappa, un aquilone e nessuna indicazione precisa — solo qualche buona storia da seguire.
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October 30, 2025 at 8:40 AM
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How do I feel lately 🤪
October 29, 2025 at 12:25 PM
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A small detail from my latest illustrated map —
a project about cities, voices, and getting lost on purpose.
The full story is coming soon in my newsletter.
🗺️ Subscribe to see where it leads: hellohikimi.substack.com
Detail of an illustrated map showing a mix of line-drawn and coloured buildings. In the foreground, a crumpled tin can holds a large, colourful flower — a reminder that even in neglected neighbourhoods, something beautiful can always bloom.
October 28, 2025 at 9:19 AM
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A quanto pare, a leggere dai social, l’ora solare sta piacendo…. Solo a me 😂✌️🧡
October 27, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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Disney learned nothing from Andor.
September 18, 2025 at 5:05 AM
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Ho scritto una nuova newsletter sull'esplorazione creativa – One piece at the time ✂️✨
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One piece at the time
Come l'esplorazione creativa diventa resistenza all'ansia da perfezione
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September 17, 2025 at 8:43 AM
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I’m a bit sad that ‘dying for sex’ didn’t get any kind of attention at the Emmys. For me, along side severance, adolescence, and slow horses, was one of the best series of the last years — brilliantly written and played.

Ok, now back to my drawings.
September 15, 2025 at 10:29 AM
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The save button has arrived and I'm ready to create another digital hoard of 'I'll definitely read this later!'

Current saved posts on other platforms: 2,847
Posts actually read later: 3 😅
September 9, 2025 at 8:06 AM
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Pretending you’re excited for “fresh starts in September” when really you just want one more week of lying in a beer garden. 👀
September 5, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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Cose che ho imparato con l’esperienza nel lavoro da freelance: non prendermi la fretta degli altri. Se mi chiami perché hai fretta, sei tu che devi mettermi nelle condizioni di aiutarti o convincermi (anche economicamente) ad accelerare. Altrimenti, io vado con i miei tempi e buona pace per tutti.
September 5, 2025 at 8:55 AM
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Every #illustration is a tiny world waiting to be discovered 🐢✨ I love creating simple, playful images that invite children (and adults) to imagine the stories within. Sometimes magic lives in the quietest moments #kidlitartpostcard
www.hikimi.it
Whimsical illustration of a sea turtle swimming through blue water with white clouds above. The turtle's shell contains a miniature tropical island scene with palm trees, plants, and two small figures relaxing together on a white blanket. The art style is playful and dreamy with soft, rounded shapes in teal, yellow, and coral tones. 'hikimi' branding appears in the corner.
September 4, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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Cut-outs, glue, and imagination ✨ My favourite way to explore creativity. I’ll dive deeper into this in my next newsletter—because sometimes the best discoveries happen when you lose yourself in the process. hellohikimi.substack.com
Collage in a sketchbook made with cut-out colored paper. Pink hands hold abstract flower and leaf shapes in blue, pink, and brown. Extra scraps of paper lie scattered on a wooden desk.
September 3, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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Quindi, quest’anno non scherzavate con “ne riparliamo a settembre” 🤪 io sono già bollito.
September 1, 2025 at 3:37 PM