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A French artist; residing in Strasburg. After having studied graphic design and 3D computer graphics; Monsieur Z started his career as an art director in publicity and press field. After becoming independent illustrator; he started of with directing animation series for commercials; and then established his career as an illustrator through regular contribution to the magazines like Wallpaper; which has ran for 3 years since 1999. His variety of works includes advertisement for TGV campaign and Evian USA and there is high expectation for him for the future in Europe; USA and Japan.

Wallpaper / ELLE (Spain) / Strategie / Casa BRUTUS / Esquire / FRaU / MEN’S CLUB
Air France / Evian USA / Gin Bombay (Spain) / METAXA / Miss Achile / Pernod Ricard Japan / Quick / Rapido / SNCF / Sony Music / TGV (France) / The WarnerBros Television USA / ONWARD / Takashimaya / Tokyu Land Corporation

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Born in 1970, Olivuer lives in Paris. Having studied art, he graduated from Duperrel’ecole superieure des arts appliques in Paris. Since 1997, he has been popular among the youth for his illustrations in approx. 30 books targeted for the young. Although he is well known as an artist for children’s books, he has been involved in advertising for fashion brands in recent years. He is capable to work in a variety of genre. In 2006, his work was chosen as the campaign image for the annual salon de Montreuil, exhibition of latest literatuares of children’s books by publishers.

Born and lives in Pris; France. Began her career as an illustrator in 1997; mostly for comics and children press. For the last years; her illustrations tend to a more stylish suggestion and she contibutes her works for prestigeous clients including Hotel Meurice in France as well as many fashion magazines such as Madame Figaro; Cosmopolitan; Marie-Claire; etc. She has also worked for the Summer Promotion pages of Vogue Nippon.

Madame Figaro / Cosmopolitan / Marie Claire / Famili / Avantages / Zurban / Les Inrockuptibles / Anna / Rock&Folk / VOGUE NIPPON / BAILA / Figaro Japon / Nouvelles Images / Senso
Hotel meurice / La Redoute / Clarins / Danone / Lu / Faure / Primagaz / Camif / Pinaud Spain (les Coquettes) / Contrex / SNCF

Having studied at the Ecole Superieured’ arts grahiques, Eric Giriat acquired sense of graphical layout. His serial illustrations for ELLE in 1996 attracted great attention to bring him a status like trademark  of ELLE Magazine in France. Since then, his involvement has expanded to various magazine and book cover in Germany, USA ,Russia as well as his native country of France. Eric’s versatile capabilities are shown in the fields of fashon, literature, economics, and  current topics, by way of collage, gouache, color, pencils and line-drawings.
His recent assignment involved major French advertisements for banque Populaire, l’Oeal, Wanadoo, Yahho, Mediasig,France Telecom, as well as celltech US campaign.His collaboration works of merchandise with fashon designers like Ralph Kamp and and DOminique Lila drew ken attention lately.

ELLE、 Focus、 Le Monde、 Telerama、 Paris Match、 Psychologies Magazine、 Perso、 CB News、 Premiere、 Les Echos、 Le Nouvel Observateur、 L’Etudiant、 Phosphore、 Nova、 Petra、 Eltern、 Journal fur die Frau、 Brigitte、 Better Homes and Gardens、 The Oreganian、 The Economist、Herrgott (Germany)、 THERESA、 Ford、 MINIMIR、 sanssouci、 Ciba Vision、 Shiseido、 Marui、 Shibuya109、 Le Monde、 Telerama、 Paris Match、 Psychologies Magazine、 Perso、 CB News、 Premiere、 Les Echos、 Le Nouvel Observateur、 L’Etudiant、 Phosphore、 Nova、 Nathan、 Microsoft Press、 Banque Populaire、 L’Oreal、 Wanadoo、 Yahoo、 Mediasig、 France Telecom、 Monaco Telecom、 EDF、 Cortal、 Oracle、 Accenture、 La Poste、 La Caisse des Depots and Epad、 Nathan、 Microsoft Press、 Celltech、 Ralph Kemp、 Dominique Lila

Marguerite’s illustrations of feminine graphic styles with trendy fashions are very popular. Her recent work has decorated the windows of St. Dupont in France; and her illustrations have been employed for many commercial products. Elle is one of her regulars; as well as other various fashion magazines. He contributions are also appreciated by beauty clients; from L’Oreal Paris to Urban Decay Cosmetics of USA. Her had exhibited around the world; in Paris; New York; Switzerland; Korea; and Latin America.

Elle / Jeune et Jolie / Version Femina / Bien dans ma vie! / Avantages / Parents / Maman! / Neuf Mois / Glow Beauty / Hers Health / Maison en vie / Vivre plus / InStyle / D Magazine / Voici / France TGV / Continental Airline mag / Clandestina.com / Suite 72 Digital Mag / Web Design Magazine / Computer Arts / Pixel Creation Web Site / Creapass Web Site / Talenbrut / Je bouquine / D-Lire / I love English / ‘Lolie’ and ‘Julie’ Gallery / Vue sur la Ville Calendar / Studio 002 Magazine / Ompi April 2002 / Filofax Catalogue 2002
St. Dupont / L’Oreal / Bouygues Telecom / Munier BBN / RATP / Marshall Fields Cruises / Agence Textuel / Agence Piment DDB / Citroen / Sun / Mirano Continental / Urban Decay Cosmetic / The carte postale / Cylibris Edition Novel Covers / First Edition Life Style Books / Hachette Children Books / Flammarion Children Books / Nathan Children Books

Gildo Medina is exemplary of that generation of multifaceted artists so representative of the 21st century : Mexican born, first educated along the traditions of Frieda Kahlo and Diego de Ribeiro where he was the youngest graduate ever, he followed up at Saint Martin’s Academy in London, then l’Accademia dell’arte in Florence, worked shortly in New York shares his living between Paris and Hong Kong.

For his first publication in Hong Kong, Gildo’s ambition was to mark the ancient link between East and West by paying tribute to Hong Kong’s most beautiful face through his own vision of the codes of today’s real luxury: that Parisian touch in Haute Couture, never ostentatious although always innovative, but through the bold yet magic images of his own artistic universe: real women of infinite seduction and class, who deserve simply the best there can be…

Gildo currently live in Paris, where is developing his work as photographer, film maker, illustrator and art director. He has been awarded with twenty four awards, among which two ‘New York Festivals’ and eight ‘Quorum’ Awards in Mexico City.

His most recent contributions go to Coca Cola France (special edition cans signed by artist such Kenzo, JC de Castelbjac, Fafi…) films to L’oreal Paris and to international fashion magazines.

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BETC LUXE / L’Oreal Paris, Universal Music Paris and Berlin / Publicis conseille / HEKMAG / WHICH / L’UOMO VOGUE / Coca Cola France

Dorothea was born in Germany, and currently lives near Paris where she studied advanced plastic art and applied art. After having started her work such as free-lance art director, she started to focus on illustration in 2000.Her interpretation of the women has been shown in collaboration with clients like L’Oreal, Printemps, burton, Nivea, Gemey-Maybeline, Bourjois, and Musee Galliera de la Mode in Paris. With the agent Harrison-Wolf, she created a large illustration in 2006, which covered the whole building of the Societe Generale headquarters in Paris. Recently, her illustrations decorated the windows of the Printemps for the campaign “Young Married Couple” and publications such as “the big book of fashion illustration” and “the big book of illustration ideas” featured her selected illustrations. The illustration works by Dorothea Renault are elegant to look and she is a regular contributor to various magazines.

L’Oreal, Societe Generale, Printemps, Burton, Gemey-Maybelline, Bourjois, La Roche Posay, Avantages, Famili, Cosmo, Musse de la Mode-Galliera

Born in Belgium in 1964. While working in the fashion industry for a long time, Christophe recently started to draw illustration which was his dream for many years. He has been contributing his illustrations to magazines and book covers as well as advertising for the last few years.

ELLE BELGIQUE, EVITA, FEELING, GAEL, VIE PRATIQUE, COSMOPOLITAN, E-SANTE.fr, GEMEY, MAYBELLINE, CARREFOUR, ROYCO mug, SOLIFLORE.be, FLEUVE NOIR, POCKET

Maxime received his Masters at the Ecole des Beau Art in Nantes.
He refashions photography as if he were a sculptor, and applies optical and chemical supports to transform contemporary photography, playing with blank spaces, and with spaces around the object in such way that the essence of the object becomes heightened.
In Maxime’s work light is music and form.The luxury goods market is an ideal vehicle to convey his message.

LENOTRE,DREAMS,WAD magazine,VERSACE,NIKE

Born in 1974, Sophie studied graphic design at l’eole supeieure des arts applique Duperre and illustrations at l’Ecole des Arts Deoratifs de Paris. Her taste of Paris with delicate and colorful lines are very popular. She has contributed her work to the dept. store “Monoprix” in Paris, and a regular illustrator for French “Elle” magazine. Her unique facial expressions and fashion sense are superb. Her collaboration with a Japanese bag maker, ADIRON, has created wonderful bags and T-shirts, which are hot items at various renowned dept. stores in Japan.

Biba / ELLE / Elle girl / Cosmopolitan Monoprix / France Telecom / LEC Edition / ADIRON / Frandle