Poster for the planet

Iris’ submission for Posters for the Planet, a call for posters encouraging people to take action on climate change.

Farmer Macy

Illustration for Farmer Gracy as printed postcards, with rose gold foil, and stickers. These are used for packaging and little gifts for consumers with every orders.

Le Feast

Poster Iris created for the 2024 edition of Le Feast, part of Le Guess Who, a yearly music festival inn Utrecht, the Netherlands. With Le Feast, home-chefs can invite strangers to their place for a massive brunch together all over Utrecht.

Farmer Gracy spring

Illustration for Farmer Gracy for their 2025 spring bulb collection. The illustration will be printed on the back of every purchase order in the box sent to customers

Invest in women

For International Women’s Day 2024 Iris created three illustrations of women supporting each other. The theme of this year’s campaign was ‘Invest in Women’.

Celebrate Spring!

Hortus Botanicus, Leiden.

Khruangbin

Music poster Iris created of Khruangbin. An incorporation of the psychedelic vibes they portray musically (colors, planets) combined with Dutch elements (tulips).

Farmer Gracy 2025 summer

Illustration for Farmer Gracy for their 2025 summer bulb collection. The illustration will be printed on the back of every purchase order in the box sent to customers.

State Street SPDR ETF’S

Client: FD Mediagroep.

Japanese Pot series

Artwork made during residency at Almost Perfect in Taito-ku, Tokyo. In this series, three examples of the use of Japanese ceramics are shown (goldfish pond, ramen bowl and Ikebana vase).
The ‘Kingyo’ illustration was also used as a cover on the Tokyoiter.

Modan Gadu

Artwork made during a residency at Almost Perfect in Taito-ku, Tokyo. Inspired by the city and its people, Iris drew a geisha letting her hair down.
Displayed as three panels during her show ‘A few hours in Tokyo’ in July 2022.

Evolution

The Jungle Book

Nominated Boekieboekie Start Award 2017 (Top 20).

Masks shōji

Artwork made during residency at Almost Perfect in Taito-ku, Tokyo.
Inspired by the masks sold at the market stalls in Asakusa and the shoji frames that are used as doors and windows in Tokyo.

Obscure Edibles

Header for the blog Obscure Edibles, which shares recipes for marihuana based treats.

Sticker set

Stickers designed for animation studio New Motive, to be send out as holiday greetings to clients.

Greeting Cards

Client: Basecamp IJmuiden.

The road to equality

​For International Women’s Day Iris created these illustrations of migrating women. Celebrating the power of women, but also explaining the dangers they face on their journey.
Client: IOM.

Working out comes with ups and downs

Illustration for Diabc, a Dutch magazine for Diabetes patients.

Food

Email sign-off for Art Associates.

Sketches for Sculpd clay objects

The Washington Post

Illustration for an article on organizing your home when you’ve got ADHD or mental health issues.
For the column ‘The Home You Own’ in the Washington Post.

Conceptual work

Concept art for the ‘Times Are Changing’ campaign for Unox, promoting their range of vegetarian smoked sausage.

De Poster Scouts

Spot illustrations for the website of the Poster Scouts, illustrating how their process works.

Smelling flowers

When ‘Herding’ Helps

Illustration for the March issue of Plansponsor, about planning assets.

Kaleidoscope

Styleframe made for a short film about the circle of life.

Spaghetti

Spring Fever

Personal project.

Happy New Year

Flower

Iris van den Akker Showreel

Book cover “De Scherven”

Pelckmans Uitgevers.

Autumn

Personal project.

Popshot Magazine

Sticker

Webshop Tuinmanieren.

Level Up

Cheers

Food

Stories that never stand still

Book by and for people with ADHD or ADD.

Christmas card