Chris Reiff

Chris Reiff, a seasoned professional, excels as both an illustrator and product designer, bringing over two decades of expertise to officially sanctioned Star Wars ventures. His clientele boasts industry giants such as Lucasfilm, Walt Disney Imagineering, Hasbro, ANOVOS, ILM, Random House, Dorling Kindersley, becker&mayer!, Haynes Publishing, among others.

His artistic illustrations grace the pages of numerous Star Wars publications and adorn premium product packaging. Chris Reiff, in collaboration with fellow artist Chris Trevas, forms the creative duo responsible for the illustrations found in the Star Wars Haynes manuals, select packaging schematics for Hasbro's Titanium and Black Series lines, Star Wars Lightsaber Thumb Wrestling, the Star Wars Blueprints series published by DK, and the detailed assembly instructions accompanying Anovos products.

Reiff, alongside Chris Trevas, co-established the website The Parts of Star Wars, and he is an ardent enthusiast of constructing replica props. Notably, in 2011, he meticulously crafted an R2-D2 replica, setting a new benchmark for accuracy within the R2-D2 Builders Club specifications.