Perluette and BeauFixe

What Perluette and BeauFixe does

Perluette & BeauFixe is a Lyon-based graphic design studio (atelier de création graphique) operating under the legal entity SARL Esperluette from a single studio at 6 place Colbert, 69001 Lyon. The firm is the product of a merger of two like-minded studios, BeauFixe (founded 1986) and Perluette (founded 1994), and today functions as a collective of five graphic designers led by co-directors Jérôme Séjourné and Philippe Fontana. The studio delivers four core service lines: communication materials (posters, invitations, brochures, banners), visual identity systems (logos, graphic charters, stationery), publishing (exhibition catalogues, heritage editions, bibliographies, studies ranging from 24 to 300+ pages), and signage and scenography. It also offers an e-pub service to adapt print editions to digital format and produces pedagogical documents for museum and heritage audiences.

The business model is project-based professional services delivery, quoted on scope rather than unit pricing, with no publicly disclosed pricing schedules. GTM is direct client engagement, targeting French and adjacent European cultural and institutional buyers: museums (Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon, Musée des Confluences, MAMC+ Saint-Étienne, Musée Paul Dini, LaM Lille Métropole, Musée de Bourgoin-Jallieu, Musée Hector Berlioz, Musée Claude Bernard), libraries and archives (Bibliothèque municipale de Lyon, Archives départementales de l'Ardèche), cultural networks and foundations (ARALL, Fondation Renaud, Plowiecki Foundation), national stage institutions (TNP – Théâtre National Populaire), international bodies (Organisation Mondiale de la Santé – OMS), educational institutions (La Fémis), municipalities (Ville de Saint-Didier-au-Mont-d'Or), and selected enterprises. Revenue is not publicly disclosed and the firm has no external funding, parent company, subsidiaries, or acquisitions.

Underlying technology is mainstream professional design software and equipment used for conception, layout, typography, illustration, and print production management, supported by a trusted partner network of photographers, architects, printers, and manufacturers that handle downstream production follow-up. Geographic reach covers Lyon, the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, Paris and other parts of France, plus Geneva (Switzerland), Luxembourg, and Brussels (Belgium). The firm is privately held as a SARL with a share capital of €10,880, has no app or API offerings, holds no patents or formal regulatory certifications in the data, and exhibits no proprietary AI/ML capability.

Name

Perluette and BeauFixe

Legal name

SARL Esperluette

Website

https://perluette-beaufixe.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

French graphic design studio in Lyon, operating as a 5-designer collective under SARL Esperluette, providing communication, visual identity, publishing, and signage/scenography services primarily to cultural and institutional clients (museums, libraries, archives, heritage organizations) across France and select European markets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Graphic Design Services

NAICS

Graphic Design Services (541430), Graphic Design Services (54143)

SIC

Services-Mailing, Reproduction, Commercial Art & Photography (7330)

akta.pro primary industry

Packaging & Brand Identity Creative Agencies (MPAAAAAN)

akta.pro secondary industry

Digital Creative & Experience Design Agencies (Web/App/UX) (MPAAAAAD)

Keywords

• Graphic design services
• Cultural communication design
• Visual identity design
• Exhibition catalog design
• Signage and scenography

Headquarters

HQ city

Lyon

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Design Services: Project-based professional design services for communication, visual identity, publishing, and signage/scenography projects. Clients include museums, cultural institutions, and enterprises.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Perluette & BeauFixe is a Lyon-based graphic design studio composed of 5 designers that conceives and produces communication materials, visual identities, publishing/edition projects (exhibition catalogs, heritage editions, bibliographies), and signage/scenography. The studio manages projects from conception through to production follow-up for cultural institutions, museums, galleries, libraries, archives, heritage organizations, associations, NGOs, and enterprises.

Product overview

Perluette & BeauFixe is a graphic design studio (atelier de création graphique) based in Lyon, France, consisting of 5 graphic designers. The studio offers a comprehensive range of design services organized into four main categories: Communication (posters, invitations, flyers, brochures, banners, web banners), Visual Identity (logos, graphic charters, stationery documents), Publishing (exhibition catalogs, publications, heritage editions, studies, bibliographies), and Signage/Exhibition Marking (banners, totems, labels, special supports, scenography). They also offer e-pub services for adapting print editions to digital format. The studio specializes in serving cultural institutions, museums, galleries, libraries, archives, heritage sites, associations, NGOs, and enterprises. Their project portfolio includes exhibition catalogs for museums (such as Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon, Musée Paul Dini, MAMC+), visual identity systems for cultural organizations (ARALL, Plowiecki Foundation), signage and communication materials for archives and libraries, and seasonal programs for municipalities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Communication Services Design and production of communication materials including posters, invitations, flyers, brochures, folders, and web banners for cultural institutions and enterprises.
• Visual Identity Design Creation of logos, graphic charters, and stationery documents (letterhead, business cards, envelopes) for organizations and businesses.
• Publishing Services Design and production of exhibition catalogs, publications, heritage editions, bibliographies, and studies, ranging from 24 to 300+ pages.
• Signage and Exhibition Marking Design and production of signage elements including banners, totems, labels, wall markings, and special exhibition supports, as well as scenography design.
• Pedagogical Documents Creation of educational materials including guides, activity booklets, room sheets, and maps for museum and cultural visitors.

Named customers17 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Heydays: Oslo-based independent design studio with notable cultural-institution clients (Norwegian museums and public bodies), serving as a Northern-European analogue of the French boutique cultural-design studio model.

Direct peers

• Studio Philippe Apeloig: Paris-based graphic design and visual identity studio founded by Philippe Apeloig, with extensive work for French museums, cultural institutions, and publishers - directly comparable client mix and craft-led positioning to Perluette & BeauFixe.
• Des Signes: Paris-based graphic design studio with a similar cultural-sector specialization (museums, heritage, public institutions) and a comparable boutique size, making it the closest French direct peer for cultural-communication design work.
• Norm Zürich: Zürich-based graphic design studio producing visual identities, editorial, and cultural-sector projects for European institutions - same independent boutique model and craft-driven positioning.
• M/M (Paris): Renowned Paris creative duo (Michaël Amzalag and Mathias Augustyniak) producing visual identity, editorial design, and scenography for major cultural institutions and luxury clients - highly comparable artistic positioning and cultural-sector clientele.
• Mucca: Independent design agency in Lugano and Zürich producing branding, editorial, and packaging for European cultural and luxury clients - directly comparable boutique positioning with strong cultural-sector portfolio.
• Atelier Bingo: Independent graphic design and branding studio based in Paris working with cultural institutions, publishers, and brands - closely matched size, independence model, and editorial/cultural focus.
• Building Paris: Paris-based independent design studio with strong portfolio in cultural institutions, publishing, and visual identity work - comparable boutique scale and French cultural-sector focus.

Emerging players

• Studio Dumbar: Dutch design studio known for visual identity, editorial design, and cultural-sector work for European museums and public institutions - comparable craft focus on identity systems for institutional clients, though operating at slightly larger scale.

Broad incumbents

• Pentagram: Global design partnership with multiple offices (including London and Paris) and partners across branding, editorial, and cultural-sector work - represents the broad incumbent that Perluette & BeauFixe might compete against for larger pan-European museum branding engagements.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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