ILLUSTRATION Oct 2012

2 Agenten illustrators' agency was established in 2006 by Andrea Wendt and Jörn Schwarz. Based in Berlin, the company represents a fine collection of international illustrators who work for advertising, editorial and animation clients.

Recent clients include Langnese/Magnum, Breuninger, Swisscom, Audi, Weleda, Sonnentor, Mercedes-Benz Magazine, Süddeutsche Zeitung, Mavi Jeans, Autostadt, VW and Bitburger.

Stockholm-based Agent Molly & Co was founded in 2002 by Molly Karlberg and Sara Sinnby. Right from the start the agency's guiding principles have been focus, ambition and commitment. The team enjoys great success representing some of Sweden’s most innovative photographers, illustrators and stylists, working within both the Swedish and international markets whilst focusing primarily on advertising and fashion. Customers range from large multinational corporations to smaller companies, advertising agencies and magazines.

Each of the artists represented has their own unique niche, making it easy for clients to find exactly what they are looking for. As agents, the company is involved in the creative process from concept to finished image, thus ensuring that clients aren’t lumbered with bothersome practical details. The team arranges models, hair and make-up, transport, hotels, plus the necessary technology and studio for photo shoots - in short everything needed to create the ultimate working conditions for the best possible photo session.

Clients: Volvo, Saab, Peugeot, IKEA, Nokia, Åhléns, Hemtex, Ica, Oriflame, Björn Borg, Apoteket, NK, Whyred, H&M, Damernas Värld, Plaza, Elle, Handelsbanken, Unionen, Scandic, OKQ8, Systembolaget, Apoteket, SCA, Absolut Vodka, Telia, Sky Vodka, ACO, Silja Line, WWF, Nike, Jil Sander and many more.

Since 2005 the demand for sophisticated, rich in content and expressive visualisations has dramatically increased. Caroline Seidler visualises creative ideas, texts rich in content, technical processes, facts, moods and messages.

The company has successfully produced annual reports (Telecom, Raiffeisen, EVN, Stiftung Esterhaszy and Wiener Börse) as well as classic advertising (food, pharmaceutical industry, accessories, furniture and brands), corporate publishing (Maxima, frisch gekocht, Friends and Card Complete), and editorial (Cosmopolitan, Falstaff, Jewel, Kids Wear, Style in Progress, Stern, Schaufenster and Rondo).

Clients include design studios, advertising agencies, publishing companies, direct clients including lawyers, management consultants, banks and insurance firms, as well as trading and industrial companies. 

Founded by Caroline Seidler in 2004, the company has received numerous awards including CCA, ADC Europe, Cannes Festival, Binder Award, International Advertising Festival of New York, Lürzers, Novum, Freistil, Poster4tomorrow and the Children and Youth Book Prize of the City of Vienna.

Der Illustratoren Agent was founded by Peter Härdtner in 2012 and is based in Frankfurt, Germany. Representing some of the most renowned German illustrators, the company has provided service for clients from advertising, editorial and media such as Adelholzner, Chanel, Deutsche Post, Ferrero, Heel, MAN, Skoda, WGZ-Bank and Westermann.

The portfolio of Der Illustratoren Agent covers the whole range, from storyboard to photo-realism, children's books to animation, characters to experimental art. Clients are most satisfied by the high standarts and professionalism of the represented illustrators as well as the project management provided.

JSR illustration manages and represents an exciting and varied range of established and emerging artists - each having distinguishing styles across the advertising, commercial, digital and editorial worlds.

JSR illustration focuses upon signature styles that capture the heart and message of its client’s wants and needs, as well as production skills which aim to produce the highest quality service and deliver with stunning results.

Each illustrator holds the talent to create and define a clear vision with their work and because of this JSR has worked with clients such as Coca-Cola, Nike, Axa, Mars, Disney, The Guardian and Wired, to name but a few.

JSR represents Benji Charnock, Carla Lucena, Jay Taylor, Luke Lucas, Middleboop, Philliprints, Raid 71, Shaun Mills, Simon Wild, The 3D Agency and Toby Evans.

The Jutta Fricke Agency for illustrators has been considered among the leading German agents for almost 20 years. Jutta is a member of the German RFI - Association of Representatives for Photographers and Illustrators - and is a member of International BPW - Business Professional Women. In Germany, Jutta is a supporting member of the German Illustrators' Organisation. Her agency works primarily in German-speaking countries.

Lightbox tools and downloads of image brochures are available on the agency's website. Clients include advertising agencies, PR agencies, corporate publishing agencies, design studios, editorial and book publishers.

Jutta's illustrators are very expressive and diversified and work successfully and with great enthusiasm for clients such as Sudler & Hennessey Healthcare, Publicis Advertsing, XEO Markenwerbung, AWR Designagentur, Scholz & Friends Adverstising, Claim Medienkonzepte and Burda Yukom Corporate Publishing, as well as renowned book publishers and editorial names such as Die Zeit, Cicero, Cosmopolitan and Harvard Business Manager Magazine, to name but a few.

Kombinatrotweiss talents include:

• Jojo Ensslin - Illustrator and film-maker, Jojo works conceptually to develop films, animatics and final illustrations.
• IZABE.LA - Izabela illustrates in a modern way using classic tools to achieve a photo-realistic style.
• Susan Hassmann - Susan's style is rich in detail, playful and exaggerated.
• Nina Tiefenbach - Nina combines watercolours with filigree lines in an incomparably fantastic way. Her art has a special simplicity.
• Matthias Schardt - Matthias has developed a style that is characterised both by an exciting line and psychological insight.
• Inke Ehmsen - Inke combines classic free-hand drawing and digital computer work. Her motifs are full of joy, power and liveliness.
• Gunter Rubin - His focus is vector, comic, icons, storyboard, layout and film. His style is versatile.
• Michael Vestner - Michael likes technically complex illustrations, which often force reduction to the essentials without compromising attention to detail.
• Daria Rychkova - Thoroughly knowledegable in design, Daria's numerous drawing skills and lively imagination deliver the tools for her extraordinary illustrations.
• Nils Kasiske - His illustrations are imaginative and very precise. His spectrum includes both photo-realistic and complex technical drawings and vectors.
• Sandra Beer - Sandra's preferred medium is India ink on paper. Her sketch-worlds are mainly built by hand and are intuitive, naive, playful and elegant.
• Matthias Seifarth - Matthias' cartoons are very symbolic with a touch of humour and ambiguity. He creates incredibly strong characters with a unique style.

One Tree Studio is a creative business run by Joanne and Martin Beckett.

Martin has been working as an illustrator and designer for over 15 years and is a member of the Illustrators Guild of Ireland.

Joanne is an award-winning packaging designer who has been in the business for over 14 years and has worked with a large number of blue chip clients across all business sectors.

In that time they have been fortunate to work with L'Oréal, NPower, Unilever, Avolon, Marks & Spencer, Mars, Cadbury, Paperlink, Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Boots, The Paper House Group, WH Smith, Aardman Animations and Xerox, amongst others.

While Joanne has been packaging the world, Martin has designed shops, brochures, logos and furniture; he has also played with plasticine and doodled, which has been much more fun!

One Tree Studio brings the best of design and the freshest of illustration to all its customers, and with many contacts in the packaging industry it is uniquely placed to take clients' products from idea to shelf.