The Art of Advertising: Bold Projects from Début Art Illustrators

A look at the latest campaigns brought to life by the award-winning illustrators of Début Art

Clockwise from Top Left © Sam Falconer, Justin Metz, Greg Coulton, Eoin Ryan, Marcin Wolski, Alex Williamson, Chris Labrooy, Sam Chivers

Since its founding in 1985, Début Art has represented a dynamic roster of illustrators, motion and animation artists, and illustrative designers across London, New York, and Tokyo. Known for championing both established and emerging talent, the agency has long set the standard in illustration trends, creating impactful campaigns for editorial and global brand clients alike. In this feature, we spotlight the latest advertising projects from Début Art artists, including Chris Labrooy’s striking series of designs for Breitling watches, Justin Metz’s key art for ESPN’s Clutch series, and Sam Chivers’ artwork for the Dementia Research Institute, demonstrating the agency’s continued commitment to cutting-edge, visually compelling work that resonates worldwide.

Début Art (established in 1985) is an artists’ representative agency based in London, now with offices in New York and Tokyo. Début Art represents a ground-breaking roster of artists, encompassing both established and up-and-coming, globally based illustrators, motion and animation artists and illustrative designers.

As industry leaders for the past thirty years, we are known as principled advocates for our artists and for our industry. Our clients and artists appreciate the agency’s straightforward, well informed and down-to-earth approach to projects, from editorial to global brand campaigns. Our staff is research-oriented, sensitive to creative trends and to the international marketplace, so that we are highly effective partners with our clients in creating cutting-edge imagery and campaigns, no matter where in the world our artists are commissioned. Début Art’s esteemed position in the industry is rooted in our ability to continuously find and foster cutting-edge artists and to set the standard in illustration trends, a position we have held from the early days of our agency.

Established in London in 1994, The Coningsby Gallery (a division of Début Art) pioneered the market for contemporary illustration as fine art, and continues to champion ground-breaking shows of both well-known and up-and-coming illustration and graphic artists through its Fitzrovia gallery and online store.

Enquiries to info@debutart.com and/or info@coningsbygallery.com

Chris Labrooy

Chris Labrooy created a series of cake-based numbers for use by Toyota across a series of media.

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Chris Labrooy created a series of designs for use on social posts to promote Breitling watches.

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