César Debargue Informations

ABOUT
César Debargue is an illustrator and graphic designer based between Paris and Marseille. He graduated from HEAD-Genève, Kyoto Zokei and ENSAD-Paris. He works mostly in France and Japan in the editorial, fashion and cultural fields. He was awarded as a 2025 resident of Villa Kujoyama in Kyoto, Japan.

CONTACT
Feel free to contact me for any inquiries:

• Mail: cesar.debargue@gmail.com
• Insta: @cesardebargue

SELECTED CLIENTS
The New York Times, Universal Music Japan, Esquire Italia, Ginza Magazine, Salomon, KPM Berlin, Asics, Boiler Room, Saucony, Distance, Fondation d’Entreprise Hermès, Esquire Italia, The Baffler, Sauna no Umeyu, Gamec Bergamo, CIRVA Marseille...

PRESS
Institut français - interview
Popeye Magazine - Town Talk
M le Magazine du Monde
Kyoto Journal #109
Beau Magazine #11
Hamam Magazine

RESIDENCIES & GRANTS
Laureate of Villa Kujoyama, Kyoto, 2025
Laureate of Transat - les Ateliers Médicis
• Best poster award at Antwerp poster Festival

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2026
Nuages Flottants, Fotokino (Marseille)
2025
Nuages Flottants, Ogata (Paris)
Yakushima Photo Festival, Onoaida Onsen (Yakushima)
Nuages Flottants, Kamogawa-yu (Kyoto)
2024
Aquifère, Librairie Sans Titre (Paris)
2022
Antwerp Poster Festival (Antwerp)
2018
Stil(l), KIRI Café (Kameoka)
Let’s Dance Raw, AC Lab (Kyoto)
Places en relation, Centre Pompidou (Paris)
Graphic Design Festival, The Lighthouse (Glasgow)
Weltformat Poster Festival, Neubad (Luzern)