ATELIER · NOIR
Volume XIWinter 2026№ 041

We make
ideas
visible.

— From the desk of the founder

Atelier Noir is a small international studio for brand systems, editorial design and campaign art direction. We work with founders, curators, and cultural institutions who believe the argument for beauty is also an argument for business.

Since 2007Paris · N.Y. · MilanCurrently accepting 2 commissions
Editorial cover
Fig. 01 · Editorial for Maison Rive© Photography by Leah Fassler
Selected — 04a partial index of recent commissions
All work
MAISON RIVE
№ 01Fashion / Identity

MAISON RIVE

A complete visual system — from wordmark to editorial spreads to signage. Six months of research, drawing, and typesetting produced a language the client now uses across every touchpoint.

2026·Art direction · Identity · Print · Signage
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HÔTEL DE PARIS
№ 02Hospitality / Signage

HÔTEL DE PARIS

A complete visual system — from wordmark to editorial spreads to signage. Six months of research, drawing, and typesetting produced a language the client now uses across every touchpoint.

2025·Art direction · Identity · Print · Signage
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THE STANDARD VOL. 4
№ 03Editorial / Print

THE STANDARD VOL. 4

A complete visual system — from wordmark to editorial spreads to signage. Six months of research, drawing, and typesetting produced a language the client now uses across every touchpoint.

2025·Art direction · Identity · Print · Signage
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NORDIC MOTOR CO.
№ 04Automotive / Campaign

NORDIC MOTOR CO.

A complete visual system — from wordmark to editorial spreads to signage. Six months of research, drawing, and typesetting produced a language the client now uses across every touchpoint.

2024·Art direction · Identity · Print · Signage
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Manifesto · IV
Founder's note
"Design is a way of arguing without shouting. The quiet objects are the ones that last — and the ones that eventually convince the room."
— Élise Faure, founder & creative director
Capabilities

Six disciplines,
practiced in one room.

01
Brand Identity
Naming, marks, systems, guidelines
02
Editorial Design
Books, magazines, catalogues, monographs
03
Art Direction
Campaigns, fashion, hospitality
04
Signage & Wayfinding
Interior, exterior, environmental type
05
Digital
Websites & product surfaces for cultural clients
06
Type Design
Custom wordmarks and display faces
Selected Clients

Recent conversations,
lightly ordered.

Musée d'Orsay
Aesop
Vitra
Loewe
Fondation Cartier
LVMH Métiers d'Art
Palais de Tokyo
Serpentine
Kinfolk
Hermès
Céline
The New Yorker
Studio interior
Should we work together?

Write to Élise.

studio@ateliernoir.com
23 rue de Turenne
75004 Paris
+33 (0)1 44 78 40 12

214 Lafayette St, Suite 4
10012 New York
+1 (212) 555 0170
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