Best Design Agencies in Paris (2026)

Introduction

Paris has one of the strongest design scenes in Europe, and the 10 agencies below cover most of its range: graphic and editorial studios, product and industrial designers, and practices that design shops, offices and public spaces. They were chosen for recent work, the quality of their client rosters and how clearly each one shows its craft.

Much of the city’s design work is commissioned by culture and luxury. Museums, festivals and theatres keep a large group of independent graphic studios busy, and houses such as Hermès hire the same studios for exhibitions and print. Product design draws on French industry and consumer tech, from Withings to Schneider Electric. Some studios are also growing abroad: Saguez & Partners bought the New York interior architecture firm Dash Design in January 2025.

Every agency here has an active studio in Paris or Greater Paris in 2026. The list runs in no fixed order of merit, since the right choice depends on your brief, budget and how you like to work. Strategy-led branding consultancies have their own page.

The best design agencies in Paris

1. Graphéine

Independent · 20th arrondissement · grapheine.com

Graphéine is a brand design and visual identity agency with studios in Paris and Lyon. It marked its 25th anniversary in February 2026 with an event at the Campus de la Fonderie de l’Image in Bagnolet, and it publishes a well-read design magazine covering typography, shop signs and the history of graphic design.

Its work leans towards public and cultural clients. Recent projects include identities for the Ville de Massy, the Université de Toulouse and the Opéra de Saint-Étienne, and a refresh for the Institut Catholique de Paris on its 150th anniversary. It also takes on signage, packaging and album covers.

2. Akatre

Independent · Paris · akatre.com

Akatre is a multidisciplinary Paris studio founded in 2007 by Valentin Abad, Julien Divert and Sébastien Riveron. It is known for expressive typography and image making, and works across visual identity, editorial design, photography and film direction.

Recent work shown on its site includes imagery for Devialet’s Phantom Ultimate, including a collaboration with Formula 1 driver Isack Hadjar, and a project for Terre d’Hermès. The studio also runs an art practice and a shop alongside its commissioned work.

3. Saguez & Partners

Independent · Saint-Ouen · saguez-and-partners.com

Saguez & Partners works across branding and the design of places: shops, offices, hotels, airports, stations and urban projects. Founded by Olivier Saguez, it is now run by a group of four partners from the Manufacture Design, its studio in Saint-Ouen. In January 2025 it acquired Dash Design in New York, which now operates as Saguez & Dash.

Recent projects include the Pistes District at Michelin’s Cataroux innovation park (2025) and work for Bpifrance. The group also includes the agencies Agence S, Saguez & Build and Saguez Favretto, which suits clients who want brand and space handled together.

4. Dragon Rouge

Independent · 17th arrondissement · dragonrouge.com

Dragon Rouge has worked in graphic design, branding and packaging since 1984. Paris is one of eight offices, run from rue Fourcroy in the 17th arrondissement. Its Foodera brand creation was featured in Design Week in September 2026.

Its portfolio mixes large consumer brands with institutions. Work shown includes Perrier, Coca-Cola, Paris Saint-Germain, Philadelphia and Tsingtao, along with Mediawan and the Central Bank of the Republic of Guinea. It is the most packaging-led studio on this list.

5. Spassky Fischer

Independent · 19th arrondissement · spassky-fischer.fr

Spassky Fischer is an art direction and graphic design studio set up in 2014 and run by Hugo Anglade, Thomas Petitjean and Antoine Stevenot. It works on identities, books, posters and exhibition graphics, mostly for cultural institutions.

Paris Photo and the Festival d’Automne have used its identities since 2024, and Angers Nantes Opéra since 2026. Other clients include the Mucem, the Musée d’Orsay, MAC VAL, the Théâtre de Gennevilliers and Hermès.

6. H5

Independent · 9th arrondissement · h5.fr

H5 combines graphic design and film, with work split between branding and animation. That mix makes it a good fit for clients who want an identity and the moving image to come from the same team.

Recent projects include the visual identity and communication for MAC VAL (2023 to 2025) and Cartier’s Qixi campaign in 2025. Its client list also covers the Musée du Quai Branly, La Redoute, the Opéra de Lille, the Louvre and Arte.

7. Patrick Jouin iD

Independent · 8th arrondissement · patrickjouin.com

Patrick Jouin iD is an industrial design studio in the broad sense, covering furniture, products, lighting, transport, and urban and public spaces. It also runs its own publishing arm, Patrick Jouin Édition, and a research practice.

Clients include Louis Vuitton, Longchamp, Pedrali, Dassault Systèmes, JCDecaux, Alstom and the Société du Grand Paris. Recent pieces include a capsule collection for Longchamp and Petals for the Manufacture nationale de Sèvres.

8. Elium Studio

Independent, partner-owned · Belleville · elium.studio

Elium Studio is a product design agency founded in 2002 and run by a group of partners. It covers product design, brand identity, packaging, UX and UI, scenography and interiors, and works with both industrial manufacturers and artisans.

It is best known for connected devices. Elium has designed most of Withings’ products since the first connected scale in 2009, and its client list includes Schneider Electric, Saint-Gobain, Somfy, Seiko, Bell & Ross, Dior and L’Oréal.

9. Studio 5•5

Independent · 11th arrondissement · 5-5.paris

Studio 5•5 works across strategy, identity, space, product and packaging from rue Popincourt. Its associate designers split the work between brand design and space and retail, and the studio puts weight on sustainable design.

The client list is broad, running from public bodies such as the Ville de Paris, the Centre Pompidou, the Louvre and Solidéo (Paris 2024) to brands including Dacia, Leroy Merlin, Nespresso, Petit Bateau and Veuve Clicquot.

10. Les Graphiquants

Independent · 11th arrondissement · les-graphiquants.fr

Les Graphiquants was founded in 2008 and works on art direction, visual identity, publishing, typefaces, signage, scenography, photography and motion. The team includes Romain Rachlin and Maxime Tétard.

Hermès is a long-standing client, most recently for its presence at the Salone del Mobile in Milan in 2026. The studio has also worked for the Pinault Collection, the Centre Pompidou-Metz, the Mucem, Les Amis du Palais de Tokyo and La Cigale.

What to look for in a Paris design agency

Decide first which kind of design you need. Paris has many small graphic studios that excel at identities, books and exhibitions, and a smaller group of product and spatial practices with engineering partners and site experience. A few, such as Saguez & Partners and Studio 5•5, handle brand and space together.

Look at the client list for fit as well as fame. A studio that has spent years on museum and festival identities will think in systems, posters and print runs. One that designs connected devices will bring industrial constraints, tooling and certification into the conversation early. Both are valuable, for different briefs.

Ask who owns the work after delivery. Studios often license typefaces, illustrations and photography rather than transferring them outright, and usage rights for print, web and international markets should be agreed in the quote.

Finally, check how the studio shares and reviews work. Design projects produce many rounds of files, from PDFs and print proofs to 3D renders and motion tests. Studios that keep a single, current set of files and gather comments in one place make approvals faster and keep the final versions easy to find years later.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best design agency in Paris?

There is no single answer, as the right studio depends on the brief. For cultural identities and print, Spassky Fischer, Les Graphiquants and Graphéine have strong recent portfolios. For product design, Elium Studio and Patrick Jouin iD are well established, and Saguez & Partners is a common choice for retail and workplace design.

How is a design agency different from a branding agency?

Design agencies make things: identities, books, signage, products and spaces. Branding agencies tend to start with strategy, naming and brand architecture. Many studios do some of both. For strategy-led firms, see the best branding agencies in Paris.

Which Paris design studios work with luxury brands?

Hermès has worked with Les Graphiquants, Spassky Fischer and Akatre. H5 has worked with Cartier, and Patrick Jouin iD with Louis Vuitton and Longchamp.

Do Paris design agencies work in English?

Most studios on this list work with international clients and can run projects in English, though some smaller studios write their sites mainly in French. It is worth confirming the working language at the first meeting.

Which agencies on this list design physical spaces?

Saguez & Partners designs shops, offices, hotels and transport hubs. Studio 5•5 works on space and retail, and Patrick Jouin iD on furniture and public spaces. Les Graphiquants and Spassky Fischer handle exhibition graphics and scenography.

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