10 Artists Who Designed A T-Shirt With Indonesian Kids' Drawings

Picasso once said: "Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up." The true artists below know how to remain an artist and designed incredible T-shirts using Indonesian kids' drawings for the Face This foundation.

1. Marguerite Sauvage

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Marguerite is a regular contributor to Elle, Glamour, InStyle and Dmag. Her stylish yet accessible work is also in high demand with prominent brands, such as Apple, L'Oreal, Continental Airlines, Kerastase, Urban Decay Cosmetics and Louis Vuitton.

Marguerite about her T-shirt:

'This woman's face is half hidden and a representation of the way a design can be much more than just a drawing: the lines are like alive, floating in void like a message of grace, something kind of transcendent. Face This is for me like that: it's not only designs on t-shirt, it's much more, a representation on how design can improve the world.'

2. Ana Benaroya

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Ana Benaroya works for clients like National Geographic, The New Yorker, The New York Times, Thames & Hudson, Nickelodeon Magazine, Ralph Lauren, and Simon & Schuster.

Ana about her T-shirt:

'This is actually the first time I had the opportunity to work with kids' drawings and I really enjoyed it. I've always thought that the drawings that kids make are way better than what most professional artists make. I looked at some of my kids' drawings when I was younger and I wish I could still draw like that. So it was really a lot of fun and I felt like I had to make my drawing good enough for the kids' drawings.'

3. Cecilia Carlstedt

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Cecilia Carlstedt is an artist working for clients like Swarovski, Victoria Secret, Paul Smith, Victoria Beckham, IKEA, H&M, NY Times, Elle and Vogue.

Cecilia about her T-shirt:

'It just made me very happy working with material that was done for the sake of drawing, showing dreams and thoughts straight from the mind and heart of the kids. A refreshing break from the usual more business minded briefs.'

4. Kate Gibb

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Kate is renowned for her music-related sleeve artwork, most notably for a long standing relationship with The Chemical Brothers. Kate's other clients are Apple, SonyBMG, Virgin Records, EMI Music Publishing, Nike, Dries Van Noten, Levis, Penguin Books,The Guardian & Observer, Wired US, Stussy and Adidas Originals.

Kate about her T-shirt:

'To be given a folder of wonderful, energetic kids drawings which I find so inspiring is a luxury. I am doing the easy bit, colouring them up & moving them around. The kids have already done the hard, creative work.'

5. KT Smail

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KT Smail works for clients like Macy's, Converse, Westin Hotels, Seventeen and Sesame Magazine.

KT about her T-shirt:

'I just thought it was a cool idea to use the artwork done by the kids themselves to show them the little drawing they do could escalate and be used in a T-shirt on the other side of the world'

6. Frida Wannerberger

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Frida worked for 1Granary magazine, Somerset house London, Tetra Pak japan and combat publishers in Sweden.

Frida about her T-shirt:

‘I was struck by how all of the kids were drawing something in their surrounding, their high level of awareness. Also many of the professions they wanted to have when they grow up are jobs with great responsibility. I thought the fish was a good symbol for environment and living things – and carrying the awareness of both with you even as you grow and move forward is something everyone should aim for I think, if not in a bag on your head, then in your mind!’

7. Billie Jean

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Billie Jean has worked for Nike, Stella McCartney, Universal Records, VW, Nintendo and Samsung, amongst others. In 2008 he won the Type Directors Club Award for his collaboration with Yoko Ono.

Billie Jean about his T-shirt:

‘The word ‘smile’ was featured in a couple of the drawings and so it was really the kids, who inspired me to use it. Also, it’s an incredibly positive word that beautifully sums up the positive attitude to life and great things that Face This have all achieved.’

8. Cecilia Carlstedt

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Cecilia Carlstedt is an artist working for clients like Swarovski, Victoria Secret, Paul Smith, Victoria Beckham, IKEA, H&M, NY Times, Elle and Vogue.

Cecilia about her T-shirt:

'It just made me very happy working with material that was done for the sake of drawing, showing dreams and thoughts straight from the mind and heart of the kids. A refreshing break from the usual more business minded briefs.'

9. David Despau

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David works for clients like Porsche, Man of steel (Warner Bros), Time magazine and Burton.

David about his T-shirt:

‘I like the Face This project so much and it is such a good idea for helping these children. And I really liked to design a t-shirt too.’

10. Dan Page

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Dan works for clients like Time, Newsweek, Forbes, Fast Company and NY Times.

Dan about his T-shirt:

‘I did some research on Indonesia and found that the national symbol is the Garuda and the meaning behind the words on the scroll which loosely translated to “Unity in Diversity” are very fitting to the Face This cause.’