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Instead of a traditional farewell gift, I created a personal and artistic retrospective that captures defining moments of his professional journey.  <\/p>\n<h2>Custom illustrations with a narrative quality<\/h2>\n<p>Each portrait focuses on a specific stage of his career. The illustrations depict Thorsten Mindermann in the context of significant collaborations, important milestones, and alongside people who have accompanied and influenced him over many years. The result is a visual chronicle that combines personal memories with the history of an international fashion company and documents key moments in his career in an emotional way.  <\/p>\n<h2>Commissioned Illustrations for Businesses and Special Occasions<\/h2>\n<p>Custom illustrations are particularly well-suited for capturing a company\u2019s history and personal achievements in a unique way. Whether it\u2019s an anniversary, a farewell, or a corporate event\u2014custom illustrations create lasting emotional value and tell stories that endure long after the occasion has passed. This project demonstrates how hand-drawn art brings memories to life and becomes a personal keepsake that unites personality, appreciation, and shared experiences in a timeless visual language.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":2574,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"categories":[16,19],"class_list":["post-2613","project","type-project","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-commissions-en","category-portrait-en"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>H&amp;M - Portrait series by Thorsten Mindermann &#8211; Anja Karboul<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"For the farewell of H&amp;M Germany CEO Thorsten Mindermann, I made ten portraits that illustrate his career at H&amp;M.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/anjakarboul.com\/en\/projects\/hm-portrait-series-by-thorsten-mindermann\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"H&amp;M - Portrait series by Thorsten Mindermann &#8211; 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