B O N J O U R

I am a French illustrator and artist born in Colmar. Independent for more than 15 years, I studied in France, at the Beaux-Arts de Nancy (ENSAN) and at the Ecole des Arts Décoratifs (HEAR) in Strasbourg. Collaborating with brands of all scales — from luxury houses to emerging companies — as well as publishers and cultural institutions.

I’m living and working in Kyoto.


bonjour@laurencebentz.com

laurence bentz / KAMOGAWA CREATIVE BASE / 153 Tennocho, Shimogyo Ward / Kyoto, Japan 600-8013

Agents FR

Represented in France
by Agence Virginie
フランスのエージェント
00 33 1 56 98 07 08

illustration@virginie.fr

Agents US & UK

Represented in United States,
United Kingdom & Canada
by Snyder Agency
アメリカとイングランドージェント

US: kristina@wearesnyder.com
UK:  jolene@wearesnyder.com

*日本のお客様へ：英語または日本語で、メールにてお気軽に直接ご連絡ください。

Selected Clients

  • Isetan Shinjuku Tokyo

  • Dior

  • France Restaurant Week Japan

  • Kyoto University of Art and Design

  • JCK Jewelry Magazine

  • Harper & Collins

  • Wall Street Journal

  • Bayard Presse & Edition

  • Penguin Random House Publishing

  • Ecute Japan

  • Kyoto Beer Lab

  • Clefy Japan

  • Monoprix

  • Beaux-Arts Magazine

  • Le Quotidien de l’Art

  • Grazia Magazine

  • Lindt

  • Godiva

  • Grey Goose

  • L'Occitane en Provence

  • Institut Francais du Japon

  • Music Festival
    «Les Femmes s’en mêlent»

  • Théâtre Actuel et Public
    de Strasbourg

  • Renault

  • Volkswagen

  • Samsung

  • You Tube

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Souvenir de Hatsuyori #初寄り #gionkobu #祇園甲部 #geiko #芸妓 💙💙💙
🚘 So happy to share this new collaboration with @renault_japon ✨ Working together since 2019, and still creating new worlds — this time inspired by a Paris chic view from an apartment 🤍 Grateful for this long-term creative journey. 🚙 Tellem
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🎬This Saturday, December 20th, don’t miss the movie screening at The @facehouse_kyoto ! The film Mon Oncle by Jacques Tati will be shown, suitable for young visitors.🤍 🎞️Time: 1 PM to 3 PM Free admission for both children and adults. Also,
🎄 Christmas Market – Sunday 14 December 🎄 This Sunday, the Kamogawa Creative Base hosts the second day of the @kamogawa_base × @knot_kamogawa Christmas Market. A cozy winter market gathering food, drinks, vinyl records, crafts, access
What a joy to illustrate scenes from my favourite film. When I was little, I was given the videotape of Jacques Tati’s Mon Oncle by my uncle (yes, really). I watched it hundreds of times. There are few words, but children, sounds, animals, and
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