Typologie is series of design books focused on ordinary objects. The fifth issue in the series is dedicated to the camping tent.
A common motif in both rural and urban landscapes, the tent is a ubiquitous item of equipment whose apparent simplicity is deceptive. Halfway between the architecture we manipulate and the furniture we live in, the tent covers a wide range of uses and brings together heterogeneous realities. Reminiscent of primitive huts, descended from military encampments, shelter for leisure or refuge, precarious yet resistant, protective yet porous, tents are used in both delineated and extreme environments. Simply assembled from ultra-high-performance materials, they are designed in the West and produced in Southeast Asia.
The book includes an introduction text by journalist Sina Sohrab and a crossed interview between three professionals: Olivier Sirost, historian and sociologist specialized in Camping, Anna Ferrino, director of the Italian company Ferrino, the oldest manufacturer of tent in Europe and Raphael Têtedoie, a designer of outdoor gears and expert in tents.