For this Mother’s Day, we’ve joined hands with illustrator Bea Müller, who has created a special artwork for our collaboration – a quiet, intimate scene that captures the soft essence of motherhood. In the image, a mother and child nestle within a dreamy floral setting of pink tones, green leaves and warm orange accents. It is not a story with many details, but rather a feeling: calm, tender and timeless.

Bea’s own path to becoming an illustrator is deeply rooted in motherhood. “Honestly, without my daughter I don’t think I would be an illustrator at all,” she says. She only started drawing when her daughter Soley was around one and a half years old. Exhausted from sleepless nights and returning to her corporate job, she needed a creative outlet. So she began sketching the two of them – Soley as herself, and Bea as a bear. Those intimate drawings slowly became Soley and the Bear, a project she shared during lockdown. What began as something deeply personal grew into her career.

Since then, her work has been shaped by themes of connection, tenderness, identity and the emotional complexity of motherhood – both the beautiful moments and the difficult ones. Yet nature also plays a big role in her visual language. Flowers and plants appear often in her illustrations, and living surrounded by green spaces is essential for her mental wellbeing. Design, too, influences her bold colours, simple shapes and strong compositions, drawing inspiration from interiors, architecture, fashion and music.

One small habit Bea has carried over from her own mother is a sense of openness around the body and growing up. Born in East Germany, she grew up with a natural attitude towards being comfortable in one’s body and talking openly about changes, periods and everyday things that can sometimes feel difficult to discuss.

There was also plenty of physical affection – cuddles and closeness. Now, as a mother to a daughter, she finds herself doing the same. “I really value creating that feeling of comfort and openness for her,” she says, especially given the pressure young girls face today around appearance and comparison. She wants her daughter to grow up feeling grounded in her body and confident in herself.

Motherhood has also changed how Bea thinks about style and dressing. Comfort has become far more important, but she still wants to feel classy and confident. She pays more attention to quality and sustainability, favouring natural materials. She loves vintage and second‑hand shopping, and would rather save for a beautifully made piece from natural fibres than buy something similar made from synthetics.

Asked what she would do with a full day just for herself – no “mom” duties - It depends on the weather. A sunny London morning would mean an early run in the park. A cloudy one would see her cycling to the climbing gym, a new obsession that lets her train her body and focus her mind, a perfect balance to the busyness of being a single mum and running a small business. Afterwards, she might walk through the city, visit a gallery or a museum, and end the day with a friend over dinner or an Aperol spritz in the sun.

For this collaboration, Bea wanted the artwork to feel universal: a simple, close moment between mother and child. Florals in pinks, greens and warm orange surround the figures, and the Lilysilk outfit fits naturally into that softness.