An illustrator and designer whose earthy, mischievous beings reconnected screen fantasy with folklore.
Froud’s books developed a dense personal mythology of faeries, goblins, and trolls.
His concept work for The Dark Crystal and Labyrinth translated that sensibility into physical creatures and worlds.
Why the work endures
His designs shaped a tactile branch of modern fantasy built from moss, leather, feathers, roots, and puppetry.