Collaborations

— Natural History Curiosities —

Natural History Curiosities

Curiosa Naturalis has collaborated with Natural History Curiosities, a community devoted to the strange, beautiful and overlooked corners of the natural world. The collaboration brings together careful observation and storytelling: each subject is researched from specimens and literature, drawn as a plate in the tradition of the great natural-history folios, and paired with writing that explains what makes the animal or plant remarkable.

For readers, the result is an image that can be trusted — proportions, markings and posture are checked against references — and a story that makes the science memorable. For the atelier, it is a way to reach curious people who would never search for a scientific plate but are delighted to discover one.

— Institutions —

Museums, universities and field stations

Museums and research groups commission plates for exhibition panels, identification keys, teaching collections and publications. A plate can show what a photograph cannot: the complete animal in a single, unobstructed view, internal anatomy alongside external form, or a sequence of behaviours in one composition. Work begins with your specimens, measurements and literature, and each draft is reviewed with your specialists before it is finalised.

— Publishing —

Publishers, editors and designers

Books, field guides, magazines and educational titles can license existing plates from the catalogue or commission a consistent series for a whole publication. Series work keeps scale, line weight and colour treatment consistent from the first plate to the last, so the illustrations read as one coherent set on the page.

— Brands —

Brands and product makers

Natural-history imagery suits packaging, stationery, textiles, wallpaper and interiors. The Extended commercial licence covers resale products with unlimited print runs, and bespoke plates can be drawn to fit a specific format or range.

— How it works —

How a collaboration works

1. You describe the subject, intended use, format and timing on the contact page.
2. The atelier replies with a proposal covering scope, references, schedule and licence.
3. Pencil drafts are shared for scientific and visual review before inking and colour.
4. The finished master file is delivered with the licence that matches your use.