What is Crowlab:
Process Makes Perfect...
Crowlab Studio is a new research-based creative collaborative illustration studio, founded on our combined years of artistic and design experience. We specialise in hand-drawn illustration and 2D animation with our main areas of focus being editiorial, publishing and branding as well as continuing our work within the sciences, music industry and wider community-based initiatives. Having both been creative professionals in our own fields since the mid-2000's, we find ourselves now organically positioned to passionately uphold our traditional techniques and promote authorship within our ever more fast-paced contemporary visual culture, whilst exploring in in experimental ways.
Some might say that it doesn’t matter how an image is produced as long as it serves the purpose. We don't. We believe that utilising tactile hand-crafted processes with well-chosen and expertly applied contemporary tools not only has the ability to express even the most complex topics to anyone, but also combines the legacy of hand-crafted illustration with a considered approach to modern technology. We beleive visual communicatuion is important and we want to work with others that feel the same.
After collaborating successfully for over a decade, we launched 'Crowlab Studio' officially in 2025 as a professional platform to host the best of our combined output, aiming to leave our mark on the international illustration and animation industries. Our detailed work emerges from experimenting, discussing, responding and refining in order to construct visual arguments and perspectives that aim to cut through the digital noise and resonate on a human level. This focus ensures a high quality outcome that amplifies the subject as well as ourselves.
Alongside our work with independent organisations, art directors and varied clients, we make an effort to bring those casually experiencing our work behind-the-scenes of our process driven pieces to understand the creative and material choices we make, especially evident in our personal editorial explorations within the sciences with the Contemporizer Ebook. We also present our process in our monthly newsletter - from sketches to finals, research and opinions, ambitions and past projects - creating communication; not content.
We work freelance full time in our shared physical studio/lab, focussed on keeping an uninterrupted creative workflow, exploring thought-provoking topic and projects when not working alongside our clients. We split our time between London and Crete, allowing us to gain as much inspiration, time and opportunity as possible from these two contrasting environments. If you would like to discuss a project with us feel free to contact us here.
Clients and Collaborations include: CERN (European Organization for Nuclear Research), Pan Macmillan, Beijing Science Museum, Last Podcast on the Left, Z2 Comics, Four Quarters, Craft Beer Rising, Elastic, Royal College of Art, Lambeth Borough Council, Progress4London, Youth Offending Service, Waltham Forest Borough of Culture, National Taiwan Normal Univeristy, Danezis Stories, Glastonbury Festival, Boomtown Fair, Happy Slap Boutique, Civilised Mess, Circus Records, The Coronet Theatre, Sample Gods, Terrakore Apparel, LG, Greek Ministry of Culture, Ropi Publications, Greek Ministry of Education, Prosenghisi Film & Video Production, Municipality of Amarousio, Tiefenbach Water Hydraulics Inc., Palinor Media Production, ERT-3 TV, Open TV Greece.
Joe has spent 20 enjoyable years working in visual arts under the moniker 'Joefur', developing a confident freehand drawing style that blends abrupt surrealist freedom with comic realism. Immersed in the underground London DIY art scene, Joe focussed not only in exhibiting his work but also hosting exhibitions, becoming the co-founder of the Minesweeper Collective Co-op and Undercurrents Gallery, running in Deptford, London between 2012 and 2019 where he organised events, art residencies and group shows. He has exhibited in UK, France, Italy, USA, Mexico, Greece and China and worked extensively in the UK music scene designing and screen-printing merchandise and painting decor for events, performing ink on wood public Live Art sets, whilst also engaging in youth work and workshop co-ordination with The Prince's Trust, Youth Offending Service and Centre Point. Feeling that he had hit a glass ceiling within the artforms and formats he appreciated, he intentionally made the jump from 'artist' to 'illustrator by recently completing MA Illustration (with Distinction) at Falmouth University, specialising in Conceptual Scientific Editorial Illustration which aims to be a cornerstone of Crowlab Studio. Whilst primarily drawing his work with ink on paper, he combines traditional art approaches, using digital methods to combine either pre-prepared hand painted or textured colouring and refine edits and layout within projects to fulfil the projects communicative and tonal needs.
Froso was born in Thessaloniki, Greece where she studied applied arts, illustration and graphic design relocating to London to further her education, completing a BA (Hons) in Fine Art at Middlesex and an MA in Arts Management and Policy, Curatorial and Educational pathway at Birkbeck. Froso experiments with multiple art forms, such as painting, art installations, drawing, sculpture and video. Her work is defiantly anthropocentric, focusing on behaviours and social dynamics. Froso has collaborated with national and international galleries in UK, Greece, Turkey, Germany, France, Italy, Finland, Netherlands, Portugal, USA, Taiwan, Japan, Sweden and China. She has also contributed to various publications in UK, Taiwan, USA, Greece, France, Germany and Argentina. Parallel to her artistic endeavours, Froso organises and curates exhibitions and events at various locations nationally and internationally and has delivered workshops and lectures internationally. She is currently a guest lecturer at Royal College of Art, London for the department of Environmental Architecture. As well as being an experienced visual artist her new company 'Froso Creatives' offers animation and motion graphics services, providing the movement to Crowlab Studio projects as well as combined creative direction.
Freehand Illustrator, Visual Artist, Printmaker, Decor Artist.
Froso Papadimitriou
2D Animator, Conceptual Artist, Multi-skilled Maker, Educator
Crowlab Studio:
Creative Partners in Crime...
