Zoo is a Paris-based design studio founded in 2013. We provide creative and art direction in the fields of art, design, cultural institutions and brands. We believe in strength of plain ideas and in necessity of a clear language. Feel free to contact us, it will be a pleasure to meet you.
Basquiat à la Fondation Louis Vuitton
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éditions Gallimard / Fondation Louis Vuitton
2018
24 x 32 cm, 324 pages
Reference catalog designed together with Gallimard publishers for the unique exhibition at the Fondation Louis Vuitton, covering the painter’s whole career, based on 120 defining works. The catalog includes a survey of Jean-Michel Basquiat’s work from 1980 to 1988.
Respect
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SOS Group
2022
Art direction, visual identity, editorial design, logotype, type design
Respect is a media that advocates action journalism and the promotion of an urban, social and mixed voice. Launched in the spring of 2022, it shows how everyone can act on the evolution of society on an individual basis and highlights reconciliatory initiatives. By setting up a tone close to that of the manifesto, we imagined a global design for the visual identity of the media, which is expressed in both print and digital.
4000, The Complete Guide of the Space Invader
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Space Invader Studio
2023
Art direction, editorial design
On the occasion of the installation of his 4000th mosaic, the street artist Invader asked us to design an exhaustive guide, a real "bible" of his work: 4000, The Complete Guide to the Space Invaders 1998 - 2021. Using an objective and scientific tone, we developed elegant technical pages presenting the works in a chronological order, with immersive contextual images. We also developed a dedicated index and a "Data" section to report on the artist's methodical work. We conceived the object as a "catalogue raisonné" of 1,024 pages. Particular attention has been paid to the book's cover which, through the use of waxed tearproof paper and fluorescent inks, has already made Invaders 4000 a cult and collector's book since its launch.
Château d'écouen
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Château d'Ecouen, National museum of Renaissance
2020
Program, guide, editorial, signage, booklets, etc.
Owned by a great Renaissance lord, Anne de Montmorency, the Château d'Ecouen [located 20 kilometers north of Paris] has housed the National Renaissance Museum since 1977. With all of the internal teams, we have redefined the overall image as well as the visual identity system of this Château-Museum with its exceptional collections: one of the most prestigious decorative art sets of the 15th, 16th and 17th centuries!
We define an assertive visual register that gives this unique cultural institution a tone that is both sensitive and didactic, inspiring and engaging.
Château d'Écouen, Programs
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Château d'Écouen, Musée national de la Renaissance
2022–2023
Editorial design
As part of the global redesign of the Château d'Écouen - Musée de la Renaissance's visual identity, since 2020 we have been designing the annual cultural programs for this Château-Musée with its exceptional collections. We have established an assertive editorial and visual register that gives this unique cultural institution a tone that is both sensitive and didactic, inspiring and engaging.
Massy, les Franciades
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Paris Sud Aménagement, AAM – Ante Prima éditions
2023
Editorial Design, Collection
Les Franciades is part of the Massy Opéra district, a "grand ensemble" which is also the site of the largest shopping center ever built in France in the 1960s. We designed this book in collaboration with Paris Sud Aménagement and Editions AAM, as part of a collection of works dedicated to the architectural, landscape and urban evolution of the city of Massy. It tells the story of this district's redevelopment project.
Anton Seder, Fantaisies & Ornements
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Musées de Strasbourg
2017
23 x 33 cm, 84 pages
On the occasion of «Laboratoire d’Europe, Strasbourg 1880–1930» Musées de Strasbourg publishers asked us to design the book Fantaisies et Ornements, dedicated to an incredible series of decorative sheet created by Jugendstil artist Anton Seder (1850-1916).
Invader, Rubikcubist
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Invader
2022
Book, exhibition catalogue
Comprehensive catalog for the Invader Rubikcubist exhibition at the Mima museum (Brussels), dedicated to a lesser-known part of the artist's work. This 440-page work presents the entirety of his protean work with the famous Rubik's Cube. We designed a titling typeface inspired by the cube, which we used for the opening pages and the exhibition signage.
I love the Centre Pompidou
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Centre Pompidou
2017
15 x 21 cm, 100 pages
To celebrate the Centre Pompidou’s 40th anniversary, we were commissioned to design a book dedicated to the different architectural facets of this «big urban toy», created by Renzo Piano and Richard Rogers.
Rero Via Negativa - Skira
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Skira Paris
2020
22 x 32 cm, 208 pages, preface par José Manuel Gonçalvès. Hot foil, embossing, natural coton paper.
Intriguing, luminous, rich in modern and transgressive poetry, Rero's works have been presented at the MAC / VAL, the Center Pompidou, the Vasarely Foundation, the Grand Palais and the MAC Bogotá.
Michel Péna, Jouer/Jouir du paysage
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AAM - Ante Prima éditions
2016
138 x 210 mm, 444 pages
We designed a reflection book as generously illustrated as a handy guide. Michel Péna being one of the most important French landscape designer, this book relates his general reflection about landscape ever since the beginning of his activity.
HEAR DIPLOMAS 2017 catalog
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Haute école des Arts du Rhin
2017
22,5 x 29,5 cm, 192 pages
Every year, HEAR opens its doors to the public to present the graduation projects of its final-year students. We created all the communication materials for the event, including the catalog. We chose three different papers, a soft offset, an ultra gloss coated and a soft white card for the cover. The wide spiral binding gives the object a flexible, all-terrain dimension.