About

Matthew Kavan is a Nottingham based designer and illustrator. Former lead designer for Passenger®, with a portfolio of creative work for clients including Berghaus, Urban Outfitters, JKR, Paul Smith, and more, Matt has been crafting award-winning work since 2009.

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Latest Projects

Berghaus®

2024 New season drops.

Collectibles Archive

Custom patches, stickers and pins coming soon.

Seven Stones

Brand identity & bespoke illustrations.

Passenger®

Bad bumper stickers for motorhome giveaway

Work in progress

The full monochrome look, top to bottom. New work out now for Berghaus Dean Street Range
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Image shot and styled by ASOS
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#streetwear #illustration #mountains

Type experiments from the latest Berghaus collection
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Analogue destruction of type made by using scanned type from 1970s “Mountain” magazine, printed out, then pulled through a scanner with two long sticks taped to the back of the print

The Geologist / Collector
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A potential new back graphic tee for all of those rock lovers out there.
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What would you team it up with? Gramicci G Pants and a Satta button up fleece?
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Hit the comments below with your colour combo suggestions
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#geol

Mountains of mountains.
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More from my archives of artworks that didn’t make the cut.
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I’m taking bookings for new projects, email me hello@kavan.co.uk for a creative chat and you can dig through more artwork too
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#illustrator #freela

Great styling from the Berghaus team on my latest series of tiny mountain pocket prints.
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#appareldesign #streetwear #artist

Want to see some behind the scenes artwork that didn’t make the cut?
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Almost every project has a stack of graphics that don’t make it to the finish line but what should I do with the left overs?
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Here’s some retro geology and camp

Let's work together

15+ years of creative industry experience and former lead designer for Passenger®, Matt is now taking on projects for November 2024. If you’d like to work together hit the button below and get in touch.

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