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ART RECHERCHE INDUSTRIE
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GENERAL CREATIVE
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Art Recherche Industrie is an art direction agency active in major aesthetic fields (architecture, typography, graphic design, photography, writing, product development, development of brand philosophies, redefinition of identities). It distinguishes itself by an original modus operandi: advocating home-made and zero-outsourcing. She works under the direction of Ramdane Touhami.

WAM MAGAZINE

Creation of a magazine

2020

PARIS - LAUSANNE

Writing, translation, photography, typography, layout of WAM magazine, the first self-centered post-social media publication. Interviews by Ramdane, subjects according to Ramdane, fashion Ramdane's way.
Design Ramdane Touhami for Art Recherche Industrie.
Typography Jan Abellan for Art Recherche Industrie.
Printing by the SHIT, Société Helvétique d'Impression Typographique.
Delivery : July 2020

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Daikanyama - Architecture, conception

2017

TOKYO, JP

The first Officine Universelle Buly shop in the Japanese capital is literally split in two. Blending skillfully Japanese minimalism with 19th century French maximalism. It received the Frame Award - Single Store of the year 2018.
Design Ramdane Touhami for Art Recherche Industrie.
Delivery : April 2017

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Skin Concierge - App design and development

2020

Artistic direction, graphic design and cosmetic expertise of this first digital application to guide customers to the 600 natural products sold by the Officine Universelle Buly. As a true skin guide, it is more than 45,000 possible diagnoses.
Design Ramdane Touhami for Art Recherche Industrie.
Delivery : September 2020

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NEWoMan - Architecture, conception

2020

YOKOHAMA, JP

Pioneer of a series of boutiques on the study of bricks, this Officine defends a singular aesthetic manifesto. Located in the NEWoMan shopping mall in Yokohama, classic and modern merge with respect for the city's culture and historic architecture. Behind an 11-metre-long counter, presented in small illuminated portholes, the treatments flow over a curved wall entirely decorated with red bricks.

Design Ramdane Touhami for Art Recherche Industrie
Delivery : July 2020

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Lait Virginal - Creation, realization

2014

Creation of a moisturizing body lotion providing comfort and suppleness to all skin types, called "Lait Virginal". Light and effective, this perfumed superfine milk is inspired by ancestral beauty recipes. Development of an octagonal bichromatic label with golden embossing.
Design Ramdane Touhami for Art Recherche Industrie.
Delivery : April 2014

Moncler

Scented candle - Conception

2017

Development of a scented candle inspired by the universe of the brand Moncler. A finely chiselled block of stone holding a vegetal wax whose scent reminds us of the fragrance released by a chimney crackling fire. A second and simplified version is suggested.
Design Ramdane Touhami for Art Recherche Industrie.
Delivery : May 2017

Buchinger

Typography - Creation

2019

Buchinger, an unavoidable Swiss typographic influence with this re-creation of a Roman character from the 1930s.
Design Ramdane Touhami for Art Recherche Industrie
Delivery : May 2019

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Saint-Germain-des-Prés - Architecture, conception

2014

PARIS, FR

The first Parisian address of the Officine Universelle Buly located on Bonaparte street, was inspired by the historic boutique of Jean-Vincent Bully. With its marble and walnut apothecary counter and its checkerboard flooring, this boutique seems to come straight out of the 19th century.
Design Ramdane Touhami for Art Recherche Industrie.
Delivery : April 2014

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Kalymnos - Art direction, video shooting and editing

2018

Discovering the beauty secrets from around the world, making a documentary on the underwater escapade to the natural sponges of Kalymnos. Buried in the depths of the Greek coasts, soft and resistant, these living organisms are full of history. Broadcast on social networks and the website.
Design Ramdane Touhami for Art Recherche Industrie. 
Delivery : September 2018

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Eau Triple - Creation, realization

2013-2020

Creation of the water-based skin fragrance: it does not dry out or unbalance the skin. Customer assistance on the product formulation, factory development, regulatory aspects and packaging. Over the years, many changes have occurred: scent, bottle, labels, cap, screw thread. Today, 12 references are commercialized mixing old notes and innovative composition.
Design Ramdane Touhami for Art Recherche Industrie.
Delivery : September 2013

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Corpus Magazine #1 - Creation of a magazine

2013

Writing, layout and artistic direction of "Synesthesia", the first issue of Corpus magazine, dedicated to the beauty of body and mind. A independent set of documents, interviews, short essays, photographic portfolios, narratives with the ambition to find another tone, other tracks, to awaken the beauty and bring it the same appeal as fashion.
Design Ramdane Touhami for Art Recherche Industrie.
Delivery : June 2013

Française à pointe

Typography - Creation

2018

A great typographical classic inspired by the typefaces fashionable among 19th-century perfumers. It can be found in all titles, catalogue headlines, press releases and on the letterhead of certain products of the Officine Universelle Buly.
Design Ramdane Touhami for Art Recherche Industrie.
Delivery : July 2018

RAMDANE THE BRAND

Creation of a clothing collection and boutique

Through the orange neon door, you enter the "Ramdane" shop for which the founder has designed tartan button raincoats, wool and leather letterman jackets and velvet trousers in flamboyant colours - all set in a minimal space with a granite floor.
Design Ramdane Touhami for Art Recherche Industrie.
Typography Yorgo&Co for Art Recherche Industrie.
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Bergdorf Goodman - Architecture, conception

2017

NEW YORK, USA

This ivory crackle lacquer countertop (inspired by Jacques-Emile Ruhlmann) is surrounded by a few advertising posters from the 1920s, blending smoothly with the Art Deco spirit of the New York department store on 5th Avenue, Bergdorf Goodman.
Design Ramdane Touhami for Art Recherche Industrie.
Delivery : April 2017

Hazzys

Creation of a clothing and accessories collection

PARIS - SEOUL

Collaboration with the Korean brand Hazzys. Development of a men's and women's collection like a journey between Paris and London: heavy wool sheets, tartan pleated skirts, multicoloured honeycomb or mohair mesh. The centrepiece of the collection is a suit that changes as much in a tuxedo... as in a work suit! Illustrated postcards of each look in the collection. Opening of an ephemeral boutique in the Marais and installation of a window at Colette.
Design Ramdane Touhami for Art Recherche Industrie.
Delivery : September 2017

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Dover Street Market - Architecture, conception

2016

LONDON, UK

Following a conversation between Rei Kawakubo and Ramdane Touhami, the counter of the Officine Universelle Buly settles down in the London institution Dover Street Market. Entirely made by a French craftsman, this pink and blue earthenware counter combines the aesthetic of the Officine Universelle Buly with the world of Comme des Garçons. Retrofuturistic, this extraordinary volume plays with its highlights and mirror effects.
Design Ramdane Touhami for Art Recherche Industrie.
Delivery : September 2016

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Louvre Museum - Creation of a scented collection

2019

Development of an ephemeral perfumed collection inspired by masterpieces from the Louvre Museum. Eight great French "noses" of the most famous perfume houses have imagined and created the scent of a masterpiece of painting and sculpture to bring it to life through perfume. This unique and original range was presented in the Museum's ephemeral boutique.
Declination in eau triple, candle, alabaster, soap leaves and scented postcard.
Design Ramdane Touhami for Art Recherche Industrie.
Delivery : July 2019

ARI, the game

Creation of a board game

2019

Fashion, design and art definitely deserved a game! Many will laugh, others... much less. If you're cool, this game will come to you naturally. If not, we're so sorry. That's life, bye bye.
Complete design from the box to the banknote.
Design Ramdane for Art Recherche Industrie.
Delivery : September 2019

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Le Haut-Marais - Architecture, conception

2017

PARIS, FR

Behind a discreet bottle-green façade, drawers, showcases and bottles are climbing up the walls and ceiling of this former foundry, transporting visitors to another space-time. Completed by a café and a massage cabin, this cosmopolitan and avant-garde boutique perpetuates a mythical vision of Paris.
Design Ramdane Touhami for Art Recherche Industrie.
Delivery : September 2017

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Pommade Concrète - Creation, realization

2014-2020

Development of a hands and feet moisturizing cream. Rich in shea butter, this natural moisturizer designed for the Officine Universal Buly combines the regenerating properties of sesame oil with beeswax. To avoid the use of plastic, development of an aluminum tube closed by a notched metal cap with 1920s inspiration.
Design Ramdane Touhami for Art Recherche Industrie.
Illustration Jan Abellan for Art Recherche et Industrie.
Delivery : April 2014

cire trudon

Artistic direction and strategy

2006-2011

In 2006, Ramdane Touhami revamped the Trudon wax factory, founded in 1643. After being immersed in the history of the company, the product is perfected, becomes entirely natural and the company's strategies are re-interpreted according to the modern market. Creation of the bell candle for which he wins the Design Award in 2011.
Design Ramdane Touhami for Art Recherche Industrie.

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New year 2020 - Artistic direction, video shooting and editing

2020

For this decade 2020, L'Officine Universelle Buly wishes you its best wishes. « We deliver Parisians since 1803 now we deliver the world. » Broadcast on social networks and the website.
Design Ramdane Touhami for Art Recherche Industrie. 
Delivery : January 2020

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An Atlas of natural beauty - Creation of an illustrated collection

2017

Realized with the co-founder of l'Officine Universelle Buly, Victoire de Taillac, this Atlas of Natural Beauty is an encyclopaedic collection in English language, elegantly illustrated, listing the exceptional beauty secrets, tips and effective recipes for naturally radiant skin.
Published by Ebury Penguins Random House Company.
Delivery : October 2017

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Atlas de la beauté au naturel - Creation of an illustrated collection

2018

Realized with the co-founder of l'Officine Universelle Buly, Victoire de Taillac, this Atlas of Natural Beauty is an encyclopaedic collection in English language, elegantly illustrated, listing the exceptional beauty secrets, tips and effective recipes for naturally radiant skin.
Published by Simon & Schuster and Seghers & Versilio.
Delivery : November 2018

GrAND CAFÉ TORTONI

Nani Koré - Architecture, conception of an onigiri counter

2017

PARIS, FR

Wonderful Japanese daily life snack, these onigiris with their authentic flavours come in sweet and savoury versions. Located in the shop on rue de Saintonge, these small rice triangles are carefully packed in home-shaped boxes.
Logo design, t-shirts and accessories, packaging, and wooden display.
Design Ramdane Touhami for Art Recherche Industrie.
Delivery : September 2017

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Logotype

2014-2020

Creation and evolution of the logo of the Officine Universelle Buly. Declination of the design on the beauty care products, their packaging and all the communication surrounding the brand.
Design Ramdane Touhami for Art Recherche Industrie.
Delivery : April 2014

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Scented candle - Creation, realization

2014-2020

Invention of the bell candle to preserve its fragrance and prevent dust and impurities from depositing on the wax. Exclusively formulated from vegetal components, the candles of the Officine Universelle Buly are free of paraffin and mineral derivatives from petrochemicals. Their cotton wick allows a regular combustion. Available in two marbled colours, the candle stamped with a Buly silver coat-of-arms is a sumptuous and sustainable object that recalls antique vases.
Design Ramdane Touhami for Art Recherche Industrie.
Delivery : April 2014

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Galeries Lafayette - Architecture, conception

2015

PARIS, FR

The corner of the Officine Universelle Buly for the Parisian department store on Boulevard Haussmann, the Galeries Lafayette, was designed around caning.
Design Ramdane Touhami for Art Recherche Industrie.
Delivery : November 2015

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Le comptoir des services

2019

PARIS, FR

375 is the number of gift wrapping papers selected by Art Recherche et Industrie for the new Comptoir des Services of l'Officine Universelle Buly. Located in Paris in the boutique at 45 Saintonge St, this space dedicated to the art of gifting offers, in addition to a wide choice of papers, embossing of packages with the recipient's initials and calligraphed messages.
Design Ramdane Touhami for Art Recherche Industrie.
Delivery : June 2019

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Calligraphy

2014-2020

Creation and development of a calligraphy service that can be realised in all Buly Universal Officines and on the website. These masters of writing will instantly personalize all your acquisitions.
Design Ramdane Touhami for Art Recherche Industrie.
Delivery : April 2014

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Baume des muses - Creation, realization

2019

This lip balm has been conceived as the winter dream gift: refined and customizable. Anticipate its production and development to coincide with the end of the year festivities: a commercial success, placing the reference among the best-sellers. More than a balm, it is a cassette fitted with a small mirror and an embossing with the initials of the person for whom it is intended.
Design Ramdane Touhami for Art Recherche Industrie.
Delivery : November 2019

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Louvre Museum - Architecture, conception

2019

PARIS, FR

Nestled in one of the alveolus of the Louvre, this ephemeral boutique with a subtly aged look plunges us into the atmosphere of a 19th century sculpture workshop. You can discover eight emblematic smells corresponding to eight universal masterpieces of painting.
Design Ramdane Touhami for Art Recherche Industrie.
Delivery : July 2019

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NEWoMan Shinjuku - Architecture, conception

2019

TOKYO, JP

This boutique offers a surprising aesthetic experience. Two eras boldly intertwine and extend the retro-futuristic designs of the Officines in Tokyo. Japanese master glassmaker and French cabinetmaker agree on an imposing central cabinet with a baroque line.
Design Ramdane Touhami for Art Recherche Industrie.
Delivery : September 2019

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Huile antique - Creation, realization

2014

Development of a restructuring and fragrant dry oil for a sublimated body and hair. Inspired by the cosmetic and medicinal uses of plant oils and macerates in Ancient Greece, from which it takes its name, it is among the best-sellers of the Officine Universel Buly. This combination of sesame and apricot oil is the perfect nourishing nectar for the skin. The bottle is adorned with a basket-handle label, displaying engravings, molded pilasters, honeycomb and striated background.
Design Ramdane Touhami for Art Recherche Industrie.
Delivery : April 2014

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Tomorowland - Architecture, conception

2018

TOKYO, JP

Blending accountant and medical furniture inspirations of ancient times, this neoclassical bookcase frames a sculpted piece of furniture with legs in colonnettes and takes its place in the Japanese concept store Tomorowland.
Design Ramdane Touhami for Art Recherche Industrie.
Delivery : August 2018

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Kami soap - Creation, realization

2018

Reinvention of the travel soap in the form of a thin sheet of cellulose that dissolves in water, leaving hands clean and deliciously fragranced. Inspired by the tradition of Japanese "Kami Soap", they can be easily slipped in everywhere and come in 3 scents.
Design Ramdane Touhami for Art Recherche Industrie.
Delivery : January 2018

BACHAUMONT HOTEL

Le Bar Chaumont - Architecture, conception

2020

PARIS, FR

The challenge, to propose a maximal design in spite of the confidential size of the place (28 m2 of great intimacy). The bar, the centrepiece made of marble, is shaped like a horse farm like those of yesteryear. Here you can enjoy French tapas and fine wines in a magical place that seems to have withstand the test of time. Concept, sketches, layout, site supervision, menu development, identity, logo, typography, press relations.
Design Ramdane Touhami for Art Recherche Industrie.
Delivery : February 2020

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Scented decorative pencils - Creation, realization

2019

To diversify the range of home fragrances, creation and development of ceramic pencils which diffuses and reveal with amplitude all the Officine Universelle Buly air perfumes.
Design Ramdane Touhami for Art Recherche Industrie.
Delivery : November 2019

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BAL - Architecture, conception

2018

KYOTO, JP

Inspired by tea houses, the "sukiya zukuri" purity of the storefront contrasts with the wooded interior of this boutique located in the BAL department store. Kyotoite and Parisian craftsmen combine their codes and expertise.
Design Ramdane Touhami for Art Recherche Industrie.
Delivery : June 2018

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Savon superfin - Creation, realization

2014-2020

The challenge is to turn this ordinary even neglected hygiene care, into a true refined object in terms of both appearance and fragrance. Its acquisition becomes a "coup de coeur", an emblematic gift, declined in 12 scents. The rigid box allows the discovery of the soap and becomes a full-blown case. The product was thought to be customizable: in addition to the possibility of engraving it with the client's initials, the agency designed a set of labels to be affixed during the sale, on the front panel of the box. Around forty iconographies were developed.
Design Ramdane Touhami for Art Recherche Industrie.
Delivery : April 2014

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Selfridges - Architecture, conception

2017

LONDON, UK

For Oxford Street's London department store, Selfridges, this curvaceous beechwood island floats in an immaculate white space. Nestled in the central alcove, as if plunged into a painting by Dali, the clock and the bronze statue seem to crystallize the time that hasn't stopped.
Design Ramdane Touhami for Art Recherche Industrie.
Delivery : November 2017

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Corpus Magazine #2 - Creation of a magazine

2015

lien d'achat ?

Writing, layout and artistic direction of "Evolution", the second issue of Corpus magazine, dedicated to the beauty of body and mind. A independent set of documents, interviews, short essays, photographic portfolios, narratives with the ambition to find another tone, other tracks, to awaken the beauty and bring it the same appeal as fashion.
Design Ramdane Touhami for Art Recherche Industrie.
Delivery : April 2015

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Le Petit Bain Universel - Architecture, conception

2019

PARIS, FR

In the backyard of the boutique in the Marais, there is a small cabin decorated with blue earthenware where specialists in Japanese methods give massages, treatments and facials. This unique experience detoxifies the body, softens the skin and relieves tensions.
Design Ramdane Touhami for Art Recherche Industrie.
Delivery : October 2019

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Takashimaya - Architecture, conception

2018

TOKYO, JP

Located in the bustling Nihonbashi district, Tokyo's Takashimaya department store welcomes a boutique designed like a doll's house. At the crossroads of eras, it combines the strength of the past with futuristic ingenuity.
Design Ramdane Touhami for Art Recherche Industrie.
Delivery : October 2018

Caslon

Typography - Creation

2013

Originally designed by William Caslon in the 18th century, the Caslon Universelle is a more contemporary reinterpretation of this great typographic classic.
Design Ramdane Touhami for Art Recherche Industrie.
Delivery : March 2013

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Eau superfine - Creation, realization

2014

Development of a softening unisex face lotion. This water called "superfine" is enriched with rose floral water. With purifying and toning virtues, it is a detoxifying asset for urban air exposed skins. It is conditioned in a white lacquered bottle, decorated with a basket-handle label, ornamental motifs and embossed coats-of-arms.
Design Ramdane Touhami for Art Recherche Industrie.
Delivery : April 2014

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Le Bon Marché - Architecture, conception

2019

PARIS, FR

Located in the entrance of the department store Le Bon Marché Rive Gauche, this Art Deco Officine offers a large pediment with hand-painted lettering. The glass and their brass jambs reminds us of hotel reception counters's aesthetic of past times.
Design Ramdane Touhami for Art Recherche Industrie.
Delivery : November 2019

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Opiat dentaire - Creation, realization

2015-2020

Inspired by the toothpastes of the Empire, this range of scented toothpastes were developed from a magnesian water renowned since ancient times for the care given to teeth and gums. Aluminium tube covered by a snake with large green scales. Each fragrance has its own flamboyant colour.
Design Ramdane Touhami for Art Recherche Industrie.
Illustration Jan Abellan for Art Recherche et Industrie.
Delivery : January 2015

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Toothbrushes - Creation, realization

2016

The Officine's toothbrushes are luxurious and timeless. Our agency has focused its research on a material with a reliable carbon and ecological footprint: acetate.
Their natural material, a noble plastic made of cellulose invented in France in the 19th century, has the necessary robustness to be engraved and gilded by hand in the boutique (customization). The brushes, made of silk threads or badger hair, ensure two levels of hardness.
Design Ramdane Touhami for Art Recherche Industrie.
Delivery : January 2016

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Photographic Composition

2018

Set design, staging and creation of photographic compositions here inspired by surrealism.
Direction artistique Ramdane Touhami pour Art Recherche Industrie.
Delivery : October 2018

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Hong-Kong Central - Architecture, conception

2017

HONG-KONG, HK

A historic paving from an Italian Romanesque chapel was specially brought to Hong Kong. Along the five-metre-high walls, large showcases climb vertiginously around this oval case made entirely of wood.
Design Ramdane Touhami for Art Recherche Industrie.
Delivery : August 2017

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Pommade virginale - Creation, realization

2014

Development of an ultra-soft face cream enriched with almond, sesame oil and linden floral water. Pure and without chemical additives, the skin breathes and is protected from the harmful effects of pollution. The aluminium packaging is printed with an old polychromic engraving and helps avoiding plastic.
Design Ramdane Touhami for Art Recherche Industrie.
Delivery : April 2014

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Dental floss - Creation, realization

2018

Available in the same scents as toothpastes, these dental flosses are covered with beeswax to prevent from being too aggressive with the teeth. Available in 3 fragrances. Development of a small hexagonal box with the dental care range's graphic charter.
Illustration Jan Abellan for Art Recherche et Industrie.
Design Ramdane Touhami for Art Recherche Industrie.
Delivery : January 2018

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Universal nail polishes - Creation, realization

2015

Creation and development of the bottle and graphic identity of a natural range of nail polishes for the Officine Universelle Buly. Skillfully named and declined in fifteen full and intense tones, these universal nail polishes are made from crushed shells and bright pigments.
Design Ramdane Touhami for Art Recherche Industrie.
Delivery : October 2015

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Holly Golightly - Architecture, conception

2018

COPENHAGEN, DK

With its blue earthenware and ornamental paintings, this Mediterranean-inspired corner takes its place in the Scandinavian concept store, Holly Golightly.
Design Ramdane Touhami for Art Recherche Industrie.
Delivery : August 2018

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Advertising - Artistic direction, video shooting and editing

2018

Creation from A to Z of an advertising spot promoting the merits of the flagship product of the Officine Universelle Buly: the Pommade Concrète. Translation into five languages. Broadcasting on social media and the website.
Design Ramdane Touhami for Art Recherche Industrie.
Delivery : October 2018

Guitry

Typography - Creation

2020

Tribute and re-creation based on a film title from the 1920s, this typeface called "Guitry" completes a series of custom-developed typographies based on archives of just a few letters. A historical knowledge of the design of the letter enables the team to identify the original style and compose the entire font in order to ensure a graphic charter in the continuity of the brand's history.
Design Ramdane Touhami for Art Recherche Industrie.
Delivery : 2020

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Creme pogonotomienne - Creation, realization

2016

Development of an unctuous shaving cream that does not foam unlike commonly accepted standards. Scented with Japanese cypress essence, this treatment is inspired by the shaving protocols of the last century. The main iconography and the embossed coats-of-arms of the awards obtained at the Universal Exhibitions are surrounded by red marble on the box that protects and embellishes the aluminium tube.
Design Ramdane Touhami for Art Recherche Industrie.
Delivery : January 2016

OFFICINE UNIVERSELLE BULY

Grand Café Tortoni - Architecture, conception

2017

PARIS, FR

As an integral part of the Officine Universelle boutique on Saintonge street, this elegant reconstruction of the Grand Café Tortoni brings us back to Paris in the 19th century. This wooden and marble café offers a menu which is as surprising as traditional: Italian ice creams, homemade iced teas, Japanese sodas and other gourmet pastries served either on small silver trays or on crockery specially developped for the space.
Design Ramdane Touhami for Art Recherche Industrie.
Delivery : September 2017

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Gangnam-Gu - Architecture, conception

2017

SEOUL, KR

Small blue bubble in the city of Seoul, a wrought iron door opens on hundred of porcelain vases. Antique engravings and ornamental herbariums circle an absinthe green marble countertop.
Design Ramdane Touhami for Art Recherche Industrie.
Delivery : August 2016

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Douzaine parfumée - Creation, realization

2019

The success of the Officine Universelle Buly fragrances led us to think about a gift offer. In this product, the 12 essential Officine references, in 10 ml vials, are combined in an elegant red box that looks like an old-fashioned cigarette packet.
Design Ramdane Touhami for Art Recherche Industrie.
Delivery : November 2019

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Combs - Creation, realization

2015-2020

No less than 130 references in various colours have been developed for the needs of the Officine Universal Buly, the largest comb catalogue in the world! These combs can be engraved and gilded by hand with the recipient's initials. To embellish them when purchased, a serie of velvet cases in different shapes and colours have been developed with a logo inspired by the 80s.
Design Ramdane Touhami for Art Recherche Industrie.
Delivery : January 2015

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Huile de savon - Creation, realization

2014

Development of a scented cleansing care that combines the nourishing virtues of cleansing oil and dermatological soap. Its delicate texture is composed of 96% of natural origin ingredients and is available in 5 scents. Bottle adorned with a heraldic label, inspired by romantic iconography.
Design Ramdane Touhami for Art Recherche Industrie.
Delivery : April 2014

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Lotte World - Architecture, conception

2019

SEOUL, KR

Creation of an Officine Universelle Buly corner for the Korean department store Lotte. The beauty treatments are displayed on a wooden apothecary counter.
Design Ramdane Touhami for Art Recherche Industrie.
Delivery : April 2019

L'AFRICAIN

Restaurant - Architecture, conception

2009

TANGIER, MA

Artistic director of a restaurant nestled in the Kasbah of Tangier. The three floors of this private mansion have been transformed from the ground floor to the roof terrace: architecture and interior decoration, furniture, azulejos drawings imitating old nautical charts, creation of crockery with African weapons, design of menus and animation of the space ... For a whole year, the African became the "place to be" for all travellers passing through the Moroccan port. 
Design Ramdane Touhami for Art Recherche Industrie.
Delivery : March 2009

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Saint-Germain-Des-Prés offices - Architecture, conception

2014

PARIS

Installation and design of the offices of the Officine Universelle Buly located above the boutique on Rue Bonaparte.
Design Ramdane Touhami for Art Recherche Industrie.
Delivery : April 2014

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Lait nettoyant - Creation, realization

2014

"With a hint of milk, the face is reborn." Development of a make-up remover that clears away impurities and pollution thanks to its richness in milk (gentle exfoliant), mirabilis (soothing), cornflower (astringent) and argan oil (nourishing and repairing). It is packaged in a white lacquered bottle decorated with a two-tone label with honeycomb treading and embossed emblems.
Design Ramdane Touhami for Art Recherche Industrie.
Delivery : April 2014

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Saint Joseph’s Arts Society - Architecture, conception

2018

SAN FRANCISCO, USA

Planning and site supervision of a corner of the Officine Universelle Buly for the reinvested church of Saint Joseph's Arts Society in San Francisco. The products of the Officine Universelle Buly take place here alongside unearthed objects in the style of a Parisian antique dealer's back shop.
Design Ramdane Touhami for Art Recherche Industrie.
Delivery : September 2018

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Vegetal oils and butters - Creation, realization

2014-2020

The natural products - known as raw - are the very essence of an universal pharmacy. Coming from the world's richest lands, honeys, butters and plant oils compose the secrets and abroad rituals that have made yesterday's, have reinforced today's and will be tomorrow's beauty. This products selection has obeyed important ethical, fair trade and organic rules. Development of an amber glass bottle to protect these products from the harmful effects of light.
Design Ramdane Touhami for Art Recherche Industrie
Delivery : April 2014

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Préservées - Architecture, conception

2017

PARIS, FR

Hidden in the back shop of the Officine in the Marais, this florist's workshop with outdated walls allows customers to compose colourful bouquets of dried flowers.
Design Ramdane Touhami for Art Recherche Industrie.
Delivery : September 2017

ALEXANDRA NEEL

Catalog - Graphic design

2004

Design and graphics for designer Alexandra Neel's catalog.
Design Ramdane Touhami for Art Recherche Industrie.
Delivery : 2004

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Da’an District - Architecture, conception

2016

TAIPEI, TW

Located in the Da'an District in Taipei, this first Asian boutique plays on chiaroscuro. Painted ornaments and a majestic ogival vault overlook one of the largest marble counters built for the occasion.
Design Ramdane Touhami for Art Recherche Industrie.
Delivery : May 2016

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Amenities collection - Creation, realization

2019

Development of exclusive products for hotels and restaurants. Shampoo, opiat dentaire, comb and bamboo toothbrush, ideally suited for travelling, all grouped together in a box especially created by us.
Design Ramdane Touhami for Art Recherche Industrie.
Delivery : January 2019

HELLO KITTY

30th Anniversary

2003

On the occasion of Hello Kitty's 30th anniversary, two ancestral portraits of the Japanese icon Hello Kitty are created and exhibited at the Mori Art Museum in Tokyo.
Design Ramdane Touhami for Art Recherche Industrie.
Delivery : 2003

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Telegram - Creation, realization

Creation and development of paper correspondence. The telegram is dictated by telephone or on the Internet to the master calligrapher of l'Officine Universelle Buly who will hand it over to the postal services without delay.
Design Ramdane Touhami for Art Recherche Industrie.
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AND.A "Reloaded"

Artistic direction and strategy

2000 - 2001

Art direction, merchandising, management and press for Tokyo-based chain AND.A for which he created a new visual identity and redesigned the interior architecture of the thirteen boutiques. Inspired by the image of a black cube, they contain collections of specially created clothing as well as a selection of eclectic objects (electronic products, furniture, books, jewellery...).
Design Ramdane Touhami for Art Recherche Industrie.
Livraison : 2000-2001

ARI

Typography - Creation

2019

Specialized in typeface design and defender of a typographic heritage, our team redesigns the entire alphabet from the archives of just a few letters. This one presents a contemporary typographic typeface inspired by the aesthetics of the 1930s. "Ari", like all our other fonts, have been designed for digital use as well as for typographic press printing, as in their original use.
Design Ramdane Touhami for Art Recherche Industrie.
Livraison : 2019

HOGAN

Motorcycle

Design of a motorcycle model for the brand Hogan.
Design Ramdane Touhami for Art Recherche Industrie.
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Alabaster - Creation, realization

2017-2020

Development of an odour diffusion mode without heat, nor steam and with great perfuming power: the alabaster. A few drops of essential oils on this volcanic stone allows you to benefit from several weeks of olfaction. Creation of a white porcelain case affixed with a monogram of the Officine Universelle Buly.
Design Ramdane Touhami for Art Recherche Industrie.
Delivery : January 2017

EL TIEMPO DEL POSTINO

Opera costume designer

2007

At the request of Philippe Parreno and Hans Ulbrich Obrist, creation of costumes for the opera ""Tiempo Del Postino"" in Manchester. The designs and development of the costumes will be done in close collaboration with renowned artists such as Douglas Gordon, Carsten Holler, Pierre Hyugues, Matthew Barney.
Design Ramdane Touhami for Art Recherche Industrie.
Delivery : 2007

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Scented matches - Creation, realization

2014

Development of a range of matches to quickly and elegantly perfume the atmosphere. Carved in soft wood and then coated in a fragranced solution, they perfume the air of the room in a single gesture. The boxes are decorated with a set of illustrations.
Design Ramdane Touhami for Art Recherche Industrie.
Delivery : April 2014

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Baume des muses - Artistic direction, video shooting and editing

2019

Exclusively composed of natural raw materials, the Buly Baume des Muses de l'Officine Universelle is the essential care for lip beautification. The unique care for puckered lips. Broadcast on social networks and the website.
Design Ramdane Touhami for Art Recherche Industrie. 
Delivery : November 2019

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Price display - Creation, realization

Creation and development of a large set of Art Deco-inspired metallic numerals to indicate with refinement the price list of l'Officine Universelle Buly's references.
Design Ramdane Touhami for Art Recherche Industrie.
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Gift voucher - Creation, realisation

Creation and development of the calligraphic gift voucher featuring the graphic elements created for l'Officine Universelle Buly.
Design Ramdane Touhami for Art Recherche Industrie.
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Models - Production, realization

2018 - 2020

Manufacture of handmade models for hotels, shops and various interior design projects.
Design Ramdane Touhami for Art Recherche Industrie.
Delivery : 2018 - 2020

CARRIERE FRERES INDUSTRIE

Artistic direction and strategy

2006 - 2011

Manufactured in Cire Trudon's factory, Carrière Frères candles are at the crossroads of an ancient know-how of quality, a company history and a contemporary bias. Creation of a new graphic identity and invention of a series of scented candles in vegetable wax, inspired by the end of the 19th century, with a botanical reproduction illustrating its origin and character.
Design Ramdane Touhami for Art Recherche Industrie.
Delivery : 2006 - 2011

OFFICINE UNIVERSELLE BULY

Daikanyama - Conception

2017

Construction element of l'Officine Universelle Buly boutique in Daikanyama, Tokyo.
Design Ramdane Touhami for Art Recherche Industrie.
Delivery : 2017

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Press release - Creation, realization

Writing and development of press releases in a language directory for l'Officine Universelle Buly. Creation of a meticulous visual appearance in line with the brand's graphic identity.
Design Ramdane Touhami for Art Recherche Industrie.
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Le comptoir des services - Artistic direction, video shooting and editing

2019

In a courtyard protected from the bustle of the Marais, the glass roof of l'Officine Universelle Buly on 45 rue de Saintonge is transformed into a space dedicated to the art of gift giving. Millennia's protocols used by the Japanese imperial authorities recognized for their chiseled rendering and high technicality. Sublimated by leaves and folds, these gifts are so beautiful that it will be difficult for you to want to offer them! Also available at le Bon Marché boutique. Broadcast on social networks and website.
Design Ramdane Touhami for Art Recherche Industrie. 
Delivery : June 2019

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Sales catalogue - Creation, realization

Development of a true written bible listing all the practical informations (description, composition, prices) of the products of l'Officine Universelle Buly. These catalogues are available in A4, pocket or fan format depending on the project.
Design Ramdane Touhami for Art Recherche Industrie.
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BRUNO

Typography - Creation

2019

Inspired by a calligraphy of the 1920s, this singular typography called "Bruno" is custom-developed to adorn the descriptions of the Eaux Triples of l'Officine Universelle Buly. These fonts are designed as much for digital use as for typographic press printing, as in their original use.
Design Ramdane Touhami for Art Recherche Industrie.
Livraison : 2019

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Eau de la belle haleine - Creation, realization

2015

Flavoured with mint tea, this refreshing mouthwash contains the soothing virtues of the thermal water of Castéra-Verduzan in the Gers. Label illustrated with the same pharmaceutical caduceus created for the Opiat dentaire for the sake of consistency in the dental care range.
Design Ramdane Touhami for Art Recherche Industrie. 
Illustration Jan Abellan for Art Recherche et Industrie.
Delivery : January 2015

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Le Bon Marché - Architecture, conception

2019

PARIS, FR

To honour the collaboration between l'Officine and the Louvre Museum, an imposing "Morris column" has been built in an alleyway of the Bon Marché Rive Gauche. Its imperial green profile is composed of portholes circled with glass and photographs of Neurdin brothers' museum, taken in 1891.
Design Ramdane Touhami for Art Recherche Industrie.
Delivery : November 2019

Truffaut

Typography - Creation

2012

Tribute and typographic re-creation, based on a trailer made by a letters painter in the 1960s. The "Truffaut" typeface appears on business cards, is featured on the letterheads of correspondence from l'Officine Universelle Buly and adorns the titles of its new website. 
Design Ramdane Touhami for Art Recherche Industrie.
Delivery : 2012

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Vegetal powders - Creation, realization

2014

Development of a range of vegetal powders in a cardboard box inspired by the hat trunks of the last century and Art Deco typography. The label is calligraphed in the boutique.
Design Ramdane Touhami for Art Recherche Industrie.
Delivery : April 2014

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Eau rectifiée - Creation, realization

2015

Development of a micellar water with St. John's wort extract and orange blossom water. The Eau Rectifiée cleanses, smoothes and embellishes the complexion. Packaged in a white lacquered bottle with a two-colour hexagonal label and embossed emblems.
Design Ramdane Touhami for Art Recherche Industrie.
Delivery : January 2015

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Soap dispenser - Creation, realization

2017

Entirely handmade in France, this soap oil dispenser is made of brass and gilded with fine gold. Inspired by 19th century taps, it is decorated with the name of the hotel or restaurant for which it is intended.
Design Ramdane Touhami for Art Recherche Industrie.
Delivery : January 2017

CASSANDRE

Typography - Creation

2020

This singular typography called "Cassandre" is used for product subtitles and is an alternative composition in l'Officine Universelle Buly press releases. Custom-made typeface developed to ensure a graphic charter in the continuity of the brand's history.
Design Ramdane Touhami for Art Recherche Industrie.
Delivery : 2020

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Hyundai Main - Architecture, conception

2017

SEOUL, KR

Creation of a corner of the Officine Universelle Buly for the Korean department store Hyundai. Sleek concrete elements are blended with 19th century French aesthetic.
Design Ramdane Touhami for Art Recherche Industrie.
Delivery : January 2017

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Vide Poche - Creation, realization

2019

Creation of a roll-on with 9 vegetal and essential oils renowned for their effectiveness on the eye contour. Besides being easy to take everywhere, this treatment with infinite benefits moisturizes, repairs and soothes inflammation.
Ce produit « vide poche » sous les yeux s’emporte facilement partout.
Design Ramdane Touhami for Art Recherche Industrie.
Delivery : January 2019

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Gift wrap and labeling - Creation, realization

Development of a series of pouches to calligraphy and green marble printed paper sleeves allowing l'Officine's products to be packaged easily and quickly. The bags are closed with a Japanese closing loop, which is then simplified by a double sticker affixed by the vendors.
Design Ramdane Touhami for Art Recherche Industrie.
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ARMORIAL

Typography - Creation

2020

Developed for one of the oldest paper mills in Paris, a singular typographic re-creation called "Armorial" based on an advertisement from the end of the 19th century. Defender of the typographic heritage, from the archives of only a few characters of the alphabet, the team composes the entire font.
Design Ramdane Touhami for Art Recherche Industrie.
Delivery : 2020

Alanui

Visual merchandising

2019

Creation of a display for the Alanui brand where nature and craftsmanship merge in the development of a display stand and accessories. Braided wicker and pearls mix with cashmere, bringing an elegant Californian breeze to the Italian savoir-faire.
Design Ramdane Touhami for Art Recherche Industrie.
Delivery : March 2019

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Boutique display - Creation, realization

Creation and development of the visual identity of a leather support allowing to attach an A4 sheet introducing l'Officine and its services on the back.
Design Ramdane Touhami for Art Recherche Industrie.
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Business card - Creation, realization

Creation and development of a graphic charter for l'Officine Universelle Buly's business cards. Medallions, rosettes and garlands appear with the names of the localities where l'Officine is established.
Printing by the SHIT, Société Helvétique d'Impression Typographique.
Design Ramdane Touhami for Art Recherche Industrie.
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