Tim Boelaars does some excellent vector illustrating and icon crafting. The Amsterdam-based illustrator and designer bends angles to his will, creating icons with just the right amount of detail to stand out but not so much that they stop being icons.

First up are these icon-like illustrations for Tenue de Nîmes, a denim boutique in Amsterdam.

And check out these icon sets he created, encompassing various topics and themes.

You can purchase a few of these sets as prints at Tim's Store.

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