top of page

Biography 

 

 

Illustration & Art Direction. 

Emma loves illustrating, designing & making. Often collaborating with other creatives and brands, Rios contributes her expertise to everything, from shoots & prop making to creative direction and logo design. 

Known for her graphic black and white painted sets, delicate paper sculptures, inky illustrations, she has been commissioned globally on projects that showcase her love of fashion, surrealism, architecture, subcultures & the nostalgic charm vintage children's illustration

A graduate in Visual Communication & Design, Emma further refined her craft with a masters degree in Illustration at Kingston University. 

Her signature sketchbooks, teeming with quirky ideas have become her hallmark, are a testament to her imagination & creativity. 

 

Clients include:   Belmond - British Pullman, Liberty, Harrods, Diageo, Matches, Floris, Saloni, Bompas & Parr, Myla, O2 Arena, Mercedes Benz, Marks & Spencer, Rightmove, The Hospital, Mothercare, Waitrose, Tesco, House of Fraser, Heinz, Barclays, Visa, Gold, Intel, Proper Popcorn, Rosetta Stone, Ancestry UK, Department for Communities & Local Government, House of Marley, Aldi, Last Supper, Usborne Books, Private Drama, Beefeater Gin, Molton Brown, Bonpoint, MacCallan Whisky and many more.

 
Museums: Workshops & Outreach projects: 
Victoria & Albert Museum, National Portrait Gallery, University College London, Historic Royal Palaces, Royal Botanical Gardens, Vital Arts, Museum of London, London Festival of Architecture, Cheltenham Trust, Leeds Castle. 


Editorials:  Haper's Bazaar, Tatler, The Observer, The Guardian, ES Magazine, Lula Magazine, Wall Street Journal, Cosmopolitan, More, Fabulous, Women's Health, Which Magazine, Pavilion, Red Magazine, Sarasota Magazine, Hello.

bottom of page