CWC International is a creative agency that represents a roster of first-class illustrators from around the world for work in the American and European markets.
Among our distinctive artists you will find elegant line art, lush watercolors, edgy collages, fantastic digital landscapes - in short, everything you could need in the commercial arts.
Our office is located in the heart of downtown New York, where we also periodically host gallery showings of both our own artists' work as well as that of some of our favorite independent artists.
We often collaborate closely with our sister company in Japan, CWC Tokyo, located in Tokyo's hip Daikanyama neighborhood. In addition to representing the finest in commercial art, together CWC-i and CWC Tokyo have also produced the book Illustration Á La Mode: An Agent's Point of View, a catalogue of our combined artists' works and their inspirations. The CWC Group also orchestrates the marketing and design of the Blythe doll in Asia, including the annual Blythe Charity Fashion Show.
Our full client list is extensive, including top advertising agencies, design and animation production firms, publishing companies, and the most current fashion and culture magazines. In addition, our artists' work has appeared on the shelves of hipster toy stores, on the walls of small local boutiques, and in gallery shows throughout the world.
We invite you to browse the below descriptions of each of the artists in our CWC-I roster, some of whom have personal websites linked where you can view more of their work. Please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions you may have about CWC-I or our artists. Our full contact information is provided to the left.
We hope to hear from you soon!
AMORE HIROSUKE (Tokyo, Japan) creates hip retro-chic illustrations that have won him work with vintage clothing shop Screaming Mimi's and attention from Berlin-based art/culture magazine Übersee.
Amore's website
ANNIKA WESTER (Paris, France) creates ethereal and feminine ink drawings, some of which currently grace the limited edition cosmetic packages of Japanese brand FANCL.
Annika's website
AYAKO MACHIDA (Tokyo, Japan) depicts charmingly simple scenes, conveying an easy stylishness and a nostalgia for the everyday, making her a natural choice for such publications as Lucky, Style, and New York magazine.
Ayako's website
CHICO HAYASAKI (Tokyo, Japan) constructs elegant images with sensitive linework and delicate washes of color that have earned her spots in the New York Times, the Boston Globe, and in ads for LeSportsac. Chico also contributed her work to "the Pony Project" (2005, NYC), a charity art exhibition/auction in which some of today's top female artists re-envisioned Hasbro's iconic My Little Pony toy.
Chico's website
CHRIS LONG (London, UK)
Chris's website
DOMINIQUE CORBASSON (Paris, France) appeals to sophisticated clients such as Ropé with her painterly tableaux and charmingly loose streetscapes.
EROTIC DRAGON (Tokyo, Japan) constructs digital, design-savvy illustrations that seamlessly blend traditional Japanese and J-pop culture elements, making her one of +81 Magazine's 2004 "Artists to Watch." In 2005, E.D. completed Life of Buddha a beautiful and fantastic storybook depiction of the Buddha's mythical life, for which E.D. created all illustrations as well as text, published by Die Gestalten Verlag.
Erotic Dragon's website
FRANçOIS AVRIL (Paris, France) channels illustration, comic, and fine art all at once with his startlingly pristine images.
Francois' website
JEFFREY FULVIMARI (New York, USA) creates unmistakable images that fuse pop art and fashion shoot clichés with equal parts glamour and irony. Some of his most high-profile projects include illustrating Madonna's first children's book The English Roses (published by Callaway) and designing several Louis Vuitton scarves. Licensed products bearing his images have also proven quite popular in Asia as well as in the U.S.
Jeffrey's website
KACCHI (Tokyo, Japan) creates darling and dynamic clay dolls that add new life to both real-world and in-studio situations.
Kacchi's website
KENZO MINAMI (New York, USA) is known for his dense, industrial design-scapes that have won him work with prestigious clients, including Nike, Reebok, Maxalot, and W magazine, as well as profiles in I-D, Nylon, and many other magazines.
Kenzo's website
KOTONO NANASE (Tokyo)
LISA GRUE (Denmark) showcases her keen design sense with seamless collages of lush, bold patterns laid behind her confident line work.
LULU* (Berlin, Germany)
LULU*'s website
MAMECHIYO (Tokyo, Japan) is known as a modern-day kimono champion, creating unexpectedly contemporary effects by combining traditional patterns a in both her beautifully styled wearable art and her other art installations, such as her 250 kimono-speckled butterflies permanently installed on the ceiling of the Shu Uemura Boston boutique.
Mamechiyo's site
MARCUS OAKLEY (London, UK)
Marcus's website
MASAKI RYO (Tokyo, Japan) is known for his fresh approach to fashion illustration; with his assured use of the palette knife, he has been featured on innumerable stationary and home products from Caspari as well as on book covers published from the likes of Penguin Putnam and Berkeley Publishing.
masaki's website
MASAYUKI OGISU (Tokyo, Japan) creates sultry and surreal renderings, much loved by clients such as Anna Sui and Isetan.
Masayuki's website
STINA PERSSON (Stockholm, Sweden) is always in demand with fashion-forward clients such as Flaunt magazine and Bjørn Bjorg with her edgy and glamorous illustrations, ranging from vibrant, fantastical watercolors to scratchy ink contours with Mexican cut paper. (A small collection of prints of some of her classic images, as well as some of her latest works - as featured in Squint magazine -are available from sale through CWC-i; please contact us for more details.)
Stina's website
SUPERDEUX (Lille, France) creates slick, pop-saturated, slightly devilish characters and graphics like those featured in his STEREOTYPE series of urban vinyl figurines. While collaborating with artists including Genevieve Gauckler and Steve McMullen on his own STEREOTYPE figures, SUPERDEUX has also created custom Qee and Dunny figures for exhibitions, in addition to developing identity logos and animation spots for Comedy Central.
SUPERDEUX's website
TINA BERNING (Berlin, Germany) produces remarkably sophisticated images, whether creating her own evocative, weathered portraits or simply adding flowery embellishments to fashion shoot photos. Some of her outstanding work is included the 2004 Communication Arts Illustration Annual and in the Die Gestalten Verlag-published The Great Escape.
Tina's website
YUKI HATORI (Tokyo, Japan) creates sensitive, stylish portraits of wide-eyed and sweet young women; her sleek style is popular among cosmetic companies and fashion houses.
YURI BIRDFISH (Brooklyn, USA) spans the borders of fine and commercial art with strong work in a diversity of styles, from playful to near mystical, abstract sumi-e to travel pieces. Her ultra-clever "Peace of Shit" poster has garnered plenty of praise, touring the world in exhibitions with the John Carr curated "Yo! What Happened to Peace?" show and being published in the subsequent catalogue PEACE SIGNS: The Anti-War Movement Illustrated (Edition Olms Zurich, 2004). In addition to developing her own artwork, she also remains active with notorious fine art collective "Barnstormers."
Yuri's website
YURIE KAMII (Tokyo, Japan)
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