Typology: An Ongoing Study of Everyday Items

The collective’s unique perspective invites us to take a fresh look at previously ignored parts of our object culture and encourages us to question our relationship to everyday objects, especially in the light of current debates on resource consumption and lifestyle choices.

The faces behind “Collections Typologie” are the four French product designers Raphaël Daufresne, Thélonious Goupil, Guillaume Bloget, and Guillaume Jandin. Since 2016, they have meticulously researched one particular type of object at a time, presenting their results in well-designed publications and exhibitions.

The four designers focus on minute details of objects whose origins and development are often overlooked and have gone largely undocumented.