illustration & animation Sep 2023

1806 Agency is a creative representation agency and production house, based in Italy but operating worldwide with partnerships in Asia.

''We have 20 years of experience, but at the same time we are in continuous evolution. Our mission is to find every time new solutions for our clients. We believe in new technologies such as digital interactive, VFX, XR immersive media VR, AR, MR, virtual production, next generation real-time creative production studio, but we also love photography and classic video production.

Some of our clients: Telecom Italia, Sky TV, Vodafone, Carrera, Gucci, Barilla, Lavazza, Ferrari, Samsonite, Toyota, BMW, IKEA, Fendi, Armani, Prada, Hogan, Audi, Huawei and the best worldwide networks.''

Living and working in the Hague, Aart-Jan Venema uses digital and traditional painting techniques to create multi-layered and fantastically coloured illustrations, anchored with a strong compositional eye.

Aart likes to fill his illustrations with stories, surprises and details for the viewer to find, reminiscent of one of his favourite painters, Hieronymous Bosch.

Aart’s diverse portfolio has led him to work with clients such as Google, BMW, The New Yorker, Kiehl’s, ZEIT Magazine, Douwe Egberts, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Green Man Festival, and The Guardian. Aart has also illustrated his first picture book ‘Night Windows’, published by Cicada Books.

Aart-Jan Venema is represented by JSR, see more here. You can follow the agency on Instagram for the latest news.

Motion designer and mixed media collage artist Ania Augustynowicz, Augustynka, is currently based in Warsaw, Poland. Her fashion industry experience has provided her with a unique perspective from which she creates her art. By combining and decomposing pictures, her unique creative process creates eye-catching pieces of modern art.

Ania’s clients include global fashion brands and magazines including Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, Elle, Celine, and many more. Ania has also participated as a judge in creative events and lectured about collage in addition to her artwork. Through her art, she combines both photography and videos to create a compelling visual story for musicians, the fashion industry, and a variety of creative clients.

See more of Augustynka’s work here. Ania is represented by JSR, give them a follow on Instagram.

Parisian-born Beya Rebai is a prolific artist, always with a sketchbook and wax pastels in hand. Fascinated by colour and inspired by the artistic current of the Nabis, Beya builds her drawings with a narrow and carefully selected colour range which is central to her work.

Everything is an excuse to draw; a bouquet of flowers, a girl in a cafe, the grace of a mountain. She draws on real life, her imagination and memories to create illustrations that tell a story.

Clients include Nike, Rimowa, Paris Airport, The Guardian, The New York Times and The New Yorker.

Beya Rebai is represented by JSR, see more here. You can follow the agency on Instagram for the latest news.

Based in Spain, Carla Lucena is a graphic design and illustrator who uses dreamy soft textures and pastel colours to build her vintage aesthetic. With a focus on architecture, people and nature, and taking inspiration from mid-century design, Carla’s vector illustrations are clean and stylish.

Her career began as an art director in the advertising world for agencies such as Ogilvy and McCann, though she quickly realised her preferred creative language was in fact illustration. Carla has been illustrating ever since, winning accolades from Lürzer's and working for clients such as British Airways, Royal Ascot, Mandarin Oriental Hotels, The Sunday Times, Gore-Tex and Shop Magazine.

Carla Lucena is represented by JSR, see more here. You can follow the agency on Instagram for the latest news.

Cathal Duane is an Irish illustrator, who is now based in France. Cathal’s work is bold, modern, and consisting of highly figurative and expressive forms, smart compositions and joyful colour schemes.

Cathal has worked on commercial and editorial projects with clients like WIRED, Time Out, The Atlantic, BBC, Empire Magazine, Bandai Spirits, The Association of Illustrators and the Belfast City Council.

Cathal is represented by JSR, see more here. You can follow the agency on Instagram for the latest news.

Danie Drankwalter is a Brooklyn-based Illustrator and designer working in lifestyle, food, advertising and editorial.

Their work features intimate portrays of the bright and interesting characters that live in their world.

Danie’s work is bright, joyful, lively and a little weird, known for their use of texture and color. Danie has worked with clients such as The LA Times, Warby Parker, Health Magazine, Unilever, and Apartment Therapy.

Dola Sun is an artist who creates illustrations filled with graphic shapes and layers of texture. She works both traditionally and digitally and the process of solving a problem with visual language is what she excels at. She received her master’s degree in illustration from SCAD in the US.
Her works have been featured in the Society of Illustrators NY, Communication Arts,Society of Illustrators LA, Applied Art,3×3 Creative quarterly.

Clients include NYC MTA Subway, McDonald’s, Unilever, Starbucks, Amazon, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The Washington Post, LA Times, TED Talks, Audubon Magazine, VICE, Buzzfeed News, The National Public Radio, Huawei, Alibaba, and Tencent.

See more of Dola’s work here. Dola Sun is represented by JSR, give them a follow on Instagram.

Ewelina Dymek is an illustrator based in Poznań, Poland. Her technique combines hyper-realistic pencil drawing, collage and digital painting. Ewelina’s intricately detailed fashion-led illustrations bring a luxurious edge to any campaign.

An extremely versatile illustrator working across advertising, editorial and branding, Ewelina has been commissioned by: Bank of America, Kiehl’s, Neutrogena, Condé Nast, The Washington Post, Pentagram, Neutrogena, Playboy, Mandarin Oriental, and Samsung.

Besides her love of cats, Ewelina is a huge fan of design, fashion, non-fiction literature, gardening, yoga and Wes Anderson’s vibes.

Ewelina is represented by JSR, see more here. You can follow the agency on Instagram for the latest news.

Designer and Animator Federico Piccirillo navigates everything that stands between design and animation, with a style characterised by a realistic look and playful colours.

Turin-based, Federico has been collaborating with the most prestigious agencies and clients worldwide, such as Google, Nike, Apple, Facebook, Lego, Nissan, and more.

Federico is represented by JSR, see more here. You can follow the agency on Instagram for the latest news.

Illustrator and designer Harrison Edwards fuses his love for retro style and digital artwork with his cheeky humour and personality, playing with bold colours and punchy textures.

Comfortable across all forms of illustration, from portraiture work and pattern making to animation, Harrison welcomes all new challenges.

Manchester-based, Harrison is widely known for his work with local businesses and community projects as well as working on international campaigns for clients including Blue Moon, Canon, Adobe, Eurostar, Balmain and Time Out, Junkyard Golf, Tchibo Coffee and Tabasco.

Harrison Edwards is represented by JSR, see more here. You can follow the agency on Instagram for the latest news.

Iain Macarthur is an illustrator based in South London known for his mixture of intricate patterns and wildlife elements.

Using a combination of pen and pencil, Iain Macarthur creates beautiful and elaborate hand-drawn works centred around portraiture, nature and wildlife, all depicted in a subtly surreal and unique way. His work has the flourish of fine art with a striking commercial appeal.

Clients include Pepsi, Johnnie Walker, Kopparberg, Duvel, Bafta and Nike.

Iain is represented by JSR, see more here. You can follow the agency on Instagram for the latest news.

Illustrator Jaime Hayde is based in Northern Spain, he shares his studio with a cat, (actually he’s the boss) and an intern who manages the doors and the social media.

He loves drawing, especially characters, using bold colours, shapes and lines and is comfortable working with vectors. He has his own voice and point of view, both artistic and literally. Jaime loves sharing diversity through his work, diverse bodies, and diverse love. He’s interested in how illustration can take things to the next level by trying to create his own narratives and believes that illustration is a good way to say things without using words. His graphic design background also gives him valuable knowledge to understanding and nailing a brief.

Clients include: BBYA, Caja Rural, Warner Music, Xbox, Tetu Magazine and The Huffington Post, among others.

Jaime is represented by JSR, see more here. You can follow the agency on Instagram for the latest news.

Kim is an illustrator, painter, and surface designer. Her colourful, bright illustrations can be found on packaging, clothing, in magazines, and on murals throughout the world, most recently the Ace Hotel Palm Springs.

Kim was greatly influenced by her fun years living in Hawaii as a child and recently moved there to illustrate full-time after eleven years in New York City.

When not creating colourful, bold art, Kim is traveling to new places far and wide, playing the guitar in her band Puppies, reading, hiking all the trails in Hawaii, or trying to figure out how to get on a sailboat.

She really misses the pizza of New York City, but can’t really complain because… Hawaii.

Her clients include Pepsi, Danone, Vans, Lush, Target, Lidl, Propercorn, The Washington Post and Time Magazine.

Kim is represented by JSR, see more here. You can follow the agency on Instagram for the latest news.

Muokkaa’s creative goal is to make graphic images where bold colours, light and shadows have the main prominence and focusing on geometrical shapes and isometric perspectives, Muokkaa cut his teeth collaborating on projects for Nike, Audi, Mercedes, Red Bull, Starbucks, Google and Samsung.

With previous experience at the renowned studios ILOVEDUST and Brand New School, since he started working independently Muokka has worked for clients including Adobe, Apple, Facebook, WIRED, Billboard, The Oprah Magazine, Fortune, Women’s Health, Goop, Yorokobu, AIGA and Heineken.

Muokkaa is represented by JSR, see more here. You can follow the agency on Instagram for the latest news.

Noruwei is a production studio and a collective specialised in digital arts, photography, and illustration for the fashion and advertising industry.

"We create unique content by fusing diverse cultures with globally renowned artists. Our team is always committed to innovation and dedicated to beauty.

We run a powerful workflow made by the integration of different cultures and great skills from world-leading artists. The talented collective is carefully selected and managed by our team in Rome. Moved by our hunger for innovation and passion for art, we scout the globe to collaborate with award-winning icons and young new talents to emphasise beauty in creating visual projects.

Our primary clients include leading brands such as Campari Group, Fendi, Bvlgari, Timberland, Moncler, Procter & Gamble, Boscolo Tours, De Grisogono, Heineken, Toblerone and advertising agencies as Wunderman Thompson, Ogilvy, Publicis Italy and LePub Amsterdam.

Follow Noruwei on Instagram and Behance.

"Hi there! We are OLGA, a boutique animation studio based in sunny Lisbon. A combination of idea, conception, design and technical skills that provide our clients the stunning content they deserve. From video mapping to large format, internet video or TV, you name it, we do it! We love challenges and face them with fast and out-of-the-box thinking, aiming to connect your brand to your audience in a marvellous way. We are all made of choices and those choices make us unique. OLGA chooses beauty. Always.

Latest works:

50 years of hip hop: We had the chance to collaborate once again with SuperBien on the new immersive exhibition that offers a chance to go back in time to the beginning of hip hop, while also speeding ahead into the future of the genre. 'Hip Hop Til Infinity', the latest installation coming to the resplendent Hall des Lumières, to celebrate the genre's 50th birthday. The immersive exhibition is now open in Lower Manhattan with tickets available through 17th September.

Hennessy V.S x NAS: We also did motion design and animation for the event for the launch of Hennessy cognac ft. NAS (photos of our work project on site in this Spotlight) - a partnership with SB as well."

Pietro Soldi is a Brazilian illustrator and cartoonist based in London, UK. Massively inspired by the newspaper comic strips universe, his work is characterised by loose linework, lively colour and humour. Apart from his extensive love for black ink on paper, Pietro also enjoys when he gets to experiment with different materials and other techniques such as animation.

Pietro is 6′ 4″ and can be easily used as a reference point in a crowded place (his wife does it all the time).

After more than ten years working on advertising, Pietro quit his office life to live from his drawings and was never happier. He has worked with clients like The Washington Post, Brex, Nested, Even, Results UK, and Fine Acts.

Pietro Soldi is represented by JSR, see more here. You can follow the agency on Instagram for the latest news.

Raid71 is the alter ego of illustrator and art director Chris Thornley. He creates dynamic art with a retro illustration style, classic take and detailed line work, and his expert understanding of graphic design and wealth of career experience means he can turn his hand to a range of briefs.

He always wanted to draw comics and spent six years studying art and design, inspired by Alan Moore and Grant Morrison, before realising his dream career as a full-time graphic designer and illustrator.

He has created licensed posters for Star Wars, The Jungle Book, Blade Runner and Trainspotting, works regularly for Marvel and DC Comics, and has an impressive client list including Nikon, British Transport Police, HSBC, Xbox, Microsoft, Lego, Mercedes-Benz and BBC.

Raid71 is represented by JSR, see more here. You can follow the agency on Instagram for the latest news.

Pedro Allevato, aka Sugar Blood, is an award-winning director and motion artist based in London. He has a wealth of experience working with 2D and flat 3D animation, graphic design, visual storytelling with studios across Rio de Janeiro, New York, Vancouver and London.

Sugar Blood brings together extensive experience with elegant design and obsession with beautiful movement driven by good storytelling. His unique style is defined by a seamless flirt between 2D, flat 3D animation and graphic design.

He has worked with a wide range of companies and projects, from advertisement, the music industry, films, fashion, and sports. For the past 10 years, he has developed his skills further on, becoming a specialist in design direction, character animation and CGI film production.

Sugar Blood portfolio has led him to be commissioned by clients such as Adidas, Gorillaz, Google, Apple, Peugeot, Ford, Rolls Royce, BBC, GSK, Kappa, Visa, Warner Music, Shell, UPS, History Channel and agencies, to name a few: Buck, Mediacom, Possible, Beyond, Mightfine, BBC, Contra Agency, MPC, ITV, Ground Control.

Sugar Blood is represented by JSR, see more here. You can follow the agency on Instagram for the latest news.

Trajan is a renowned and experienced illustrator and designer from China, presently active in London. He has worked extensively in London as a visual designer and Illustrator for more than eight years.

He has created many successful projects within, or related to the Chinese market, and he is passionate about developing eastern aesthetics within modern brands and commercial spaces. His dream is to bring a re-imagined, re-designed and re-decorated lifestyle to every customer.

Trajan has worked for clients such as Estee Lauder, Bvlgari, Starbucks, SAGA plc and Genting Cruise Lines.

Trajan is represented by JSR, see more here. You can follow the agency on Instagram for the latest news.