Ikram El Messaoudi (Netherlands, 1989) is an illustrator,
print designer and founder of Beyond the Root. She is a graduate of the
ArtEZ Fashion Masters (MA, 2015) and the Utrecht School of Arts (BA,2011).
Since 2011 El Messaoudi works as a commercial and conceptual illustrator
represented by Angelique Hoorn Management and has commissioned for clients
such as de Bijenkorf, Glamcult, Financieel Dagblad and Modefabriek. At
ArtEZ she gained professional experience as a print designer at Viktor & Rolf.