FAGOSTUDIO

What FAGOSTUDIO does

Fagostudio is a three-illustrator boutique studio based in Nantes, France, founded in 2015 and operating as a collective ("à 6 mains"). It produces narrative-driven illustration for brands, institutions, publishing houses, and cultural events, with a service portfolio spanning print and digital illustration, animation, large-scale murals ("fresques"), and isometric compositions. Underlying capability is craft-based: the studio follows a defined four-stage creative process (brief, sketch, coloring, delivery) and, for motion work, partners with Device Studio, Beards, and Le Cube rather than expanding internal headcount.

The studio serves an enterprise-grade client base including Eurostar, The New York Times, Le Monde, SNCF, BNP Paribas, Crédit Mutuel Arkea, Hachette Tourisme, Primavera Sound, Wawanesa, Bonniers Book, Eyrolles, Usbek & Rica, SEVe, Perl, Keolis, and Ville de Nantes, spanning transportation, media, banking, publishing, music, insurance, real estate, energy, and the French public sector. Geographic reach covers France, broader Europe (notably Spain via Primavera Sound), and North America (USA and Canada).

Revenue mechanics are project-based and quote-driven, sourced either directly via the studio's portfolio website or through commercial agent Creasenso, with core strategic delivery partnered via Ogaf.studio. The studio supplements commissioned work with a passive income stream from an online training course published on Domestika. No public pricing, revenue, or funding data is disclosed; the studio is owner-operated with no parent company and no observed funding rounds.

Name

FAGOSTUDIO

Legal name

Fagostudio

Website

https://studiofago.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Fagostudio is a 3-illustrator boutique studio in Nantes, France, founded in 2015, producing narrative-driven illustrations, animations, isometric visuals, and murals for enterprise brands, publishers, and public-sector clients across France, Europe, and North America.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Nantes

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Project-based Illustration Services: Custom illustration projects for brands, institutions, and publishers. Revenue generated through one-time project fees for print, digital, mural, and animated illustrations.
2. Editorial Illustration: Book covers, magazine covers, and publication illustrations for publishing houses
3. Online Training Courses: Digital illustration courses offered on the Domestika e-learning platform

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Fagostudio is a Nantes-based illustration studio of three illustrators ('à 6 mains') founded in 2015 that creates custom, narrative-driven illustrations for brands, institutions, and publishing houses. The studio delivers work across four core service areas: print and digital illustration, animation, large-scale murals (frescoes), and isometric (Japanese perspective) illustrations.

Product overview

Fagostudio is an illustration studio founded in 2015 in Nantes, France, comprising three illustrators who create colored and narrative illustrations for brands, institutions, and publishing houses. The studio offers four core services: Print & Digital Illustration for various media formats, Animation Services for promotional content, Fresques (Murals) for large-scale wall graphics, and Isometric Illustrations using Japanese perspective technique. These services adapt to all formats including print, digital, large-format, murals, and animations, with a process involving brief, sketch, coloring, and delivery stages.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Print and Digital Illustration Custom illustration services for print and digital formats including posters, documents, reports, websites, and social media content for brands, publishers, and institutions.
• Animation Services Illustration animation services for promotional videos and social media content, with collaboration with specialized animators for projects such as festival campaigns.
• Fresques (Murals) Large-scale illustrated murals and wall graphics for buildings and interiors, using trompe-l'œil techniques, sticker applications, and wallpaper installation.
• Isometric Illustration Isometric (Japanese perspective) illustrations featuring aerial views with detailed modular elements, suitable for adaptability across formats and animation.
• Online Illustration Training Courses Digital illustration courses published on the Domestika e-learning platform, teaching the studio's illustration techniques to individual learners.

Named customers16 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

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API docs

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Ogaf.studiocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner studio for comprehensive creative services. Studios work together to offer clients complete creative accompaniment and support.
• CreasensominorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCreative agency acting as representative/agent for Fagostudio in business development and client acquisition.
• Device StudiominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnimation studio coordinating promotional video projects for Primavera Sound Festival campaign.
• Le CubeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProduction company collaborating with Fagostudio on animated video project for CreateMe fashion customization platform.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Heydays: Paris-based creative studio offering illustration, motion, and design for brands and cultural institutions. Directly comparable as a French boutique studio with a multi-format service offering and similar blue-chip client mix.
• MUTI: Cape Town-based illustration collective creating commissioned illustration and animation for brands worldwide. Comparable as a similarly-sized creative collective delivering narrative illustration across print, digital, and motion.
• Kiblind: French illustration-focused publication and studio supporting illustrators and producing commissioned illustration work. Comparable on geography, illustration specialization, and publishing-house client overlap.
• Studio AKAA: Paris-based illustration studio producing narrative-driven commercial illustration for brands and publishers. Closely comparable as a small French studio serving similar editorial and brand clients.
• Hattie Newman Studio: London-based illustration studio specializing in handcrafted paper-based and digital illustration for editorial and brand clients. Comparable as a small specialty illustration studio serving premium publishing and brand accounts.

Broad incumbents

• Buck: Established Brooklyn/LA motion design and illustration studio with a much larger team. Comparable on the motion/illustration overlap but operates at greater scale and broader service scope than Fagostudio.
• Pentagram: Global independent design firm with a dedicated illustration practice across its partner offices. Competes with Fagostudio for large brand illustration commissions but as part of a far broader design portfolio.
• Wieden+Kennedy: Large global creative agency network that commissions and produces illustration for major brand campaigns. Competes for the same enterprise illustration budgets as Fagostudio, especially for clients like Nike, Coca-Cola, and global transport brands.

Others

• Domestika: Global online learning platform for creative professionals that hosts Fagostudio's illustration courses. Adjacent enabler/partner rather than a competitor — provides the licensing/royalty distribution channel for the studio's education revenue stream.
• Behance: Adobe-owned creative portfolio and discovery platform used by freelance illustrators to source brand and editorial work. Functions as an indirect competitor to studio models and as a distribution channel for individual illustrators in Fagostudio's space.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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