Hi there!
We are an illustration studio based in Lucerne.
We set out to draw and spread the spark of enthusiasm for it. We love cooperations, playful freedom, craftsmanship and precision.
Please don’t hesitate to get in touch!
What do we offer?
- Illustrations – for diverse applications
- Graphic Recording – live drawing at conferences
- Picturebooks
- Workshops and teaching assignments
- hoi ceramics - tableware & urns
Who’s behind it?
Its Raining Elephants was founded in 2008 by Evelyne Laube and Nina Wehrle. Since 2024, the studio has been under the direction of Nina Wehrle. Depending on the assignment, Nina works alone or in close cooperation with other designers or illustrators. Evelyne Laube is currently the head of the BA Illustration program at the HSLU Design Film Kunst and takes care of the up-and-coming young talents in the Swiss illustration scene.
Network and collaborators
• Illustrators Switzerland
• Graphic design meierkolb
• Live Drawing: graphicrecording.cool
• Bolo Klub Picturebookmakers
Awards & nominiations
• 2024: Residency Atelier X, 5 month residency in Berlin
• 2020: received a Werkbeitrag of Lucerne, Switzerland
• 2018: received a Certificate of Honour for Illustration, IBBY
• 2017: nominated for the Schweizer Kinder- und Jugendmedienpreis
• 2017: nominated for the International Biennial of Illustrations Bratislava
• 2015: selected as illustrators to take part in Transbook’s exchange program
• 2015: nominated for the city of Lucerne’s Werkbeiträge
• 2013: received the Hans Meid Award for book illustration
• 2013: awarded the Grand Prix BIB at the International Biennial of Illustrations Bratislava
• 2012: received the International Awardfor Illustration at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair
• 2012: received the CJ Picture Book Awardin Korea
• 2012: received a special mention at Illustrarte in Portugal
• 2010: received a special mention at Fantoche in Baden, Switzerland
• 2010: awarded the Bronze Peg Bar at the Animanima Festival in Serbia
• 2010: received a special mention at Animated Dreams in Tallinn, Estonia
• 2007: included in the 100 Best Posters 07: Germany Austria Switzerland exhibition
CV Nina Wehrle
2025: Co-curator of Masterclass Illustration, Pro Helvetia
2018 co-founded Bolo Klub for young illustrators
2016–present: works as a teacher in the ceramics studio of HPS Willisau
2016–present: lives and works with her family in Lucerne
2011–present: works as a guest instructor at various art schools and institutions
2013–2015: earned a Master’s Degree in Illustration at the Hamburg University of Applied Sciences (HAW)
2014: co-founded hoi Keramik
2008–2013: lived and worked in Berlin
2008: co-founded It’s Raining Elephants
2008: earned a Diploma in Illustration from the Lucerne School of Art and Design
2006: studied for a semester at the Academy of Fine Arts Leipzig (HGB) with the Erasmus Programme
1984: born in Willisau in the Swiss canton of Lucerne
CV Evelyne Laube
2023–present: Head of BA Illustration, HSLU Design Kunst Film
2017–2019: earned a Master’s Degree in Design at Lucerne School of Art and Design
2018 co-founded Bolo Klub for young illustrators
2016–present: teaches illustration at the Lucerne School of Art and Design
2014–present: lives and works in Lucerne
2014: co-founded hoi Keramik
2011–present: works as a guest instructor at various art schools and institutions
2008–2014: lived and worked in Berlin
2008: worked as an intern at the BBK print studio in Bethanien, Berlin
2008: co-founded It’s Raining Elephants
2008: earned a Diploma in Illustration from the Lucerne School of Art and Design
2006: studied for a semester at the Academy of Fine Arts (AVU) in Prague with the Erasmus Programme
1982: born in Lengnau in the Swiss canton of Aargau
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© 2008–2025 Evelyne Laube and Nina Wehrle
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