Antoine et Manuel

Antoine & Manuel are a multi-talented graphic design duo. They have a very distinctive, individual style, not only within the graphic design field but also in furniture design, and everything between.

This example is a great representation of their work, very colourful and illustrative. Their style is very funky and unorthodox, and this is continued through the range of their work. To me, this work almost has a mischievous element that strikes me as slightly childish in a way.  In this piece they have set their brightly coloured lettering against tonal shapes giving them a very playful presence. 

With their style they are able to lift ‘classic’ design to new heights, looking at their re design of the Paris underground system. They managed to take the train line design into a whole new area. (http://www.antoineetmanuel.com/Div-pages/integrale.jpg)
They have an ability to switch between very abstract, funky pieces towards more typography driven pieces as shown. They use this very distinctive typography in many of their designs, often times matched up with simplistic shapes scattered in between and overlapping the letterforms.
They tend to work in a particular way, Antoine being the colourist and Manuel being the layout artist. Their pieces always involve a lot of vibrant colour, often symmetrical and offset by some very delicate detailing within the shapes. 
        Antoine & Manuel have an ability to make even a completely white object seem funky and interesting. They have designed a cabinate, known as Cabinet Tout Va Bien, that has all the detailing of one of their prints. This just shows the ability of this duo.