Typologie

Typologie is a series of design publications that takes the reader on a journey to the heart of everyday objects. Each volume is devoted to one ordinary object. It inventories its numerous shapes, explores his manufacturing process, details its history and highlight its enduring relevance through the voices of passionate specialists. Each issue is published in English and French versions.
Each issue features two sections: The first one is printed in tri-color on thick paper, and presents a series of original photos of ancient and contemporary objects, faithfully reproduced. The second one is printed in color on thin paper and contains authors' texts, a crossed interview, a factory documentary and archive images.
 
2025
French edition
forthcoming
The fifth issue of Typologie, a collection of design books about ordinary objects, is dedicated to the camping tent.
Typologie - La cagette en peuplier
2019
French edition
The fourth issue of Typologie, a collection of design books about ordinary objects, is dedicated to the wooden crate.
Typologie - The Wooden Crate
2019
English edition
sold out
The fourth issue of Typologie, a collection of design books about ordinary objects, is dedicated to the wooden crate.
Typologie - The Wine Bottle
2019
English edition
sold out
Typologie is a collection of design books about ordinary objects. This issue dedicated to the wine bottle features a photographic section with 60 silhouettes of rare or common bottles; a geography of forms, from Bordeaux to Alsace; a photographic report in the glassworks of Albi; a conversation between a botte-maker, a winemaker and a collector of ancient bottles.
Typologie - La bouteille de vin
2019
French edition
sold out
Typologie is a collection of design books about ordinary objects. This issue dedicated to the wine bottle features a photographic section with 60 silhouettes of rare or common bottles; a geography of forms, from Bordeaux to Alsace; a photographic report in the glassworks of Albi; a conversation between a botte-maker, a winemaker and a collector of ancient bottles.
Typologie - The Cork Stopper
2019
English edition
currently out of stock
Typologie is a collection of design books about ordinary objects. This issue dedicated to the cork stopper features: a large photographic section; a trip to the cork oak forests and factories in Portugal; industrial archives and corky stories; a sensitive encounter between a manufacturer, a famous consultant, and a Catalan designer.
Typologie - Le bouchon de liège
2019
French edition
currently out of stock
Typologie is a collection of design books about ordinary objects. This issue dedicated to the cork stopper features: a large photographic section; a trip to the cork oak forests and factories in Portugal; industrial archives and corky stories; a sensitive encounter between a manufacturer, a famous consultant, and a Catalan designer.
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