Inabighouse
My name is Marta,
I am an artist and illustrator based in London, currently working with oil pastels and acrylics.
I grew up in my family’s shop in Italy, surrounded by buttons and bright threads. Later, I studied architecture—and started drawing, I never stopped.
Life took me through Switzerland and Sweden before I settled in the UK. In 2023, I graduated in Illustration Animation at Kingston University.
My work is playful, quirky, and dreamy—shaped by childhood imagination, folk art, and surreal world-building. Think distorted spaces and curious characters.
I explore many techniques, from drawing and painting to making, 3D modelling, and animation—always chasing new ways to tell stories.
ABOUT
You can find me
@inabighouse
For any commissions or enquiries, collaborations
hello.martacasagrande@gmail.com
Job Experience
2025| Digital Technician at Kingston School of Art
2023-2025| Guest Lecturer at Kingston School of Art_ Illustration Animation Level 4 - Level 6
Competitions
2023| Global Design Graduate Show |Arts Thread| Shortlisted
2023| Shortlisted, VINTAGE + Kingston IABA Prize
2022| Annual Award| Autori di Immagini | Gold Medal Student 2020
Residencies
2023| Artist in Residence| Drawn in Residence program| CW+ charity of Chelsea and Westminster Hospital | NHS Foundation Trust
Education
2023| Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Illustration Animation| Kingston University
2013| Master of Architecture, Accademia di Architettura di Mendrisio (USI), Switzerland
Works and Features
2020| Illustrator for Tort Magazine
ABOUT
My name is Marta,
I am an artist and illustrator based in London, currently working with oil pastels and acrylics.
I grew up in my family’s shop in Italy, surrounded by buttons and bright threads. Later, I studied architecture—and started drawing, I never stopped.
Life took me through Switzerland and Sweden before I settled in the UK. In 2023, I graduated in Illustration Animation at Kingston University.
My work is playful, quirky, and dreamy—shaped by childhood imagination, folk art, and surreal world-building. Think distorted spaces and curious characters.
I explore many techniques, from drawing and painting to making, 3D modelling, and animation—always chasing new ways to tell stories.
Welcome to Inabighouse, my portfolio!
You can find me
@inabighouse
For any commissions or enquiries, collaborations
hello.martacasagrande@gmail.com
Job Experience
2025| Digital Technician at Kingston School of Art
2023-2025| Guest Lecturer at Kingston School of Art_ Illustration Animation Level 4 - Level 6
Competitions
2023| Global Design Graduate Show |Arts Thread| Shortlisted
2023| Shortlisted, VINTAGE + Kingston IABA Prize
2022| Annual Award| Autori di Immagini | Gold Medal Student 2020
Residencies
2023| Artist in Residence| Drawn in Residence program| CW+ charity of Chelsea and Westminster Hospital | NHS Foundation Trust
Education
2023| Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Illustration Animation| Kingston University
2013| Master of Architecture, Accademia di Architettura di Mendrisio (USI), Switzerland
Works and Features
2020| Illustrator for Tort Magazine
