RCP Design Global

RCP Design Global
RCP Design Global
Type	Private
Industry	Design/Tram/Train
Founded	1986
Headquarters	Tours
Key people	Régine Charvet-Pello
Products	SNCF, Alstom, RATP, Stadler Rail, château de Chenonceau, Vergnet, Paris Olympia
Number of employees	15
Website	www.rcp.fr

RCP Design Global or RCP is an independent design agency based in Tours and Paris (France) founded by Régine Charvet-Pello in 1986. RCP is predominantly based in the transport and mobility design, and specialises in urban transport, High-speed rail, interiors, public spaces and street furniture. RCP is the French leader on sensory design.

History

RCP Design Global was founded in 1986.

1996 :

Design Transport :Transilien for the SNCF – extern design
Main contract with the RATP

2002 :

Design of the Paris Tramway Line 3 for Alstom transport

2003 :

PREDIT Program with the SNCF – Direction de l’Innovation et de la Recherche
Became the advertising agency of the château de Chenonceau

2004 :

Le Mans tramway design
Fondation of Sensolab, sensory design department.

2006 :

Le Mans buses Design
Angers tramway design

2007 :

Design in Algeria of Algiers tramway, Oran Tramway and Constantine Tramway for Alstom
Design of the tram-train express line Rhônexpress (Lyon/Lyon-Saint Exupéry Airport) with Veolia Transport and Stadler Rail

2009 :

Tramway of Tours Design in association with Roger Tallon and Daniel Buren
Wind turbine Design for Vergnet

2010 :

Tours buses Design
Renovation of the SNCF TGV Sud-Est; in association with Compin
Seat concept for TGV – SNCF

2011 :

SUDI Design, Photovoltaics station with Groupe Hervé and Raphaël Dinelli

Transilien in Paris
Paris Tramway
Photovoltaics station SUDI
Angers tramway
Le Mans tramway
Rhônexpress in Lyon
Tours Tramway
Tours Tramway – The vertical stripes Daniel Buren
Inside view – seat; Design by RCP Design Global
Panorama of Château de Chenonceau, Indre-et-Loire, France

Awards

RCP is most notable for the number of national and international design awards they have won over the years.

2001: Étoiles de l'Observeur du design 01 (see French Wikipedia article): "Jeux d'extérieur Gyrosat" – Proludic
2004: Lauréat Observeur du design 04: "Jouet Manipuloo" – Nathan
2006: Lauréat Observeur du design 06: "Tramway des Maréchaux à Paris" – RATP
2006: Lauréat Observeur du design 06: "CYCLOTRI, borne interactive de la mallette pédagogique" – Haute-Garonne general council
2007: Grand Prix Cap’ Com / Prix coup de cœur: "Ciel en Arc" – Société d'Équipement de la Touraine
2009: Lauréat Observeur du design 09: "Éole, le village du vent, aire de jeux pour enfants de 2 à 7 ans" – Wiki-cat and ADAPEI 79
2009: Lauréat Observeur du design 09: "Exposition énergies" – SMEPE Haute-Garonne
2009: Lauréat Observeur du design 09: "Birdlike, éolienne Farwind de 1MW" – Vergnet
2011: Lauréat Observeur du design 11: "SMS, Sani Module System" – Sanitec
2011: Lauréat Observeur du design 11: "Savebag, le book, cahier d’idées" – Savebag
2011: Lauréat Observeur du design 11: "Chenonceau Store" – Château de Chenonceau
2011: Rolling stock price by French magazine "Ville, rail & transports": "Moovi TER" – Brittany (administrative region)
2011: Rail d’Argent by French magazine "Ville, rail & transports": "Intercités Normandie" – Région Haute-Normandie

Locations

RCP Design Global Head Office

56 avenue Marcel Dassault, 37200 Tours France

RCP Design Global Paris Office

4 Place d'Estienne d'Orves, 75009 Paris France

References

↑ Transilien stock updated. Railway Gazette, 03/2002.
↑ Sensolab drives interior experimentation^{[permanent dead link]}. Railway Gazette, 08/2007.
↑ Le Mans light rail takes off^{[permanent dead link]}. Railway Gazette, 06/2008.
↑ (in French) LAVAL, Patrick. Le deuxième Citadis à alimentation par le sol à Angers. Ville, Rail & Transport, 04-2010.
↑ Mayor of Angers visits first tram Archived 2011-05-18 at the Wayback Machine. Railway Gazette, 02/2009.
↑ (in French) Alstom. Tramway d’Alger : le client EMA, en visite à la Rochelle, satisfait de la maquette^{[link removed]}. 11/2007.
↑ (in French) La maquette du Citadis arrive à Alger Archived 2012-03-23 at the Wayback Machine. Le Rail Maghreb, 11/2007.
↑ (in French) LESLYS, premier tramway express français vers l'Lyon-Saint Exupéry Airport. Transport Urbain, n°110, 07/2007.
↑ (in French) Le modèle « curseur » retenu pour le tram de Tours. Ville, Rail & Transport, 12/2009.
↑ Tours selects Citadis and APS Archived 2012-03-14 at the Wayback Machine. Railway Gazette, 09-2010.
1 2 (in French) APCI - Fiche Lauréat Archived 2011-09-29 at the Wayback Machine. APCI, 2009.
↑ (in French) Guillermin, Johan. Nouveaux bus Fil Bleu : un avant-goût du tram. La Nouvelle République du Centre-Ouest, 11/30/2009.
↑ (in French) SNCF. Design fax, n°681, 10/2009.
↑ World rolling stock market. Railway Gazette, 11/2009.
↑ TGV Sud Est refurbishment deal. Railway Gazette, 10/2009.
↑ (in French) BRIARD, Clotilde. L'énergie, piste phare de réflexion. Les Échos, 11/2010.
↑ (in French) APCI - Fiche Lauréat Archived 2011-09-29 at the Wayback Machine. APCI, 2001.
↑ (in French) APCI - Fiche Lauréat^{[permanent dead link]}. APCI, 2004.
↑ (in French) APCI - Fiche Lauréat Archived 2011-09-29 at the Wayback Machine. APCI, 2006.
↑ (in French) APCI - Fiche Lauréat Archived 2011-09-29 at the Wayback Machine. APCI, 2006.
↑ (in French) La S.E.T a reçu le prix « coup de cœur » du jury au Grand Prix CAP’COM Archived 2008-11-20 at the Wayback Machine. SET, 2007.
↑ (in French) APCI - Fiche Lauréat Archived 2011-09-29 at the Wayback Machine. APCI, 2009.
↑ (in French) APCI - Fiche Lauréat Archived 2011-09-29 at the Wayback Machine. APCI, 2009.
↑ (in French) APCI - Fiche Lauréat Archived 2011-09-29 at the Wayback Machine. APCI, 2011.
↑ (in French) APCI - Fiche Lauréat Archived 2011-09-29 at the Wayback Machine. APCI, 2011.
↑ (in French) APCI - Fiche Lauréat Archived 2011-09-29 at the Wayback Machine. APCI, 2011.
1 2 (in French) L’Auvergne et le Nord-Pas-de-Calais remportent les grands prix des régions Archived 2012-06-05 at the Wayback Machine. Ville, rail & transports, 2011.

External links

(in English) RCP Design Global official website
(in French) RCP Design Global official blog

[1] Transilien stock updated. Railway Gazette, 03/2002.

[Sensolab-2] Sensolab drives interior experimentation^{[permanent dead link]}. Railway Gazette, 08/2007.

[3] Le Mans light rail takes off^{[permanent dead link]}. Railway Gazette, 06/2008.

[4] (in French) LAVAL, Patrick. Le deuxième Citadis à alimentation par le sol à Angers. Ville, Rail & Transport, 04-2010.

[5] Mayor of Angers visits first tram Archived 2011-05-18 at the Wayback Machine. Railway Gazette, 02/2009.

[6] (in French) Alstom. Tramway d’Alger : le client EMA, en visite à la Rochelle, satisfait de la maquette^{[link removed]}. 11/2007.

[7] (in French) La maquette du Citadis arrive à Alger Archived 2012-03-23 at the Wayback Machine. Le Rail Maghreb, 11/2007.

[8] (in French) LESLYS, premier tramway express français vers l'Lyon-Saint Exupéry Airport. Transport Urbain, n°110, 07/2007.

[9] (in French) Le modèle « curseur » retenu pour le tram de Tours. Ville, Rail & Transport, 12/2009.

[10] Tours selects Citadis and APS Archived 2012-03-14 at the Wayback Machine. Railway Gazette, 09-2010.

[Vergnet-11] 1 2 (in French) APCI - Fiche Lauréat Archived 2011-09-29 at the Wayback Machine. APCI, 2009.

[12] (in French) Guillermin, Johan. Nouveaux bus Fil Bleu : un avant-goût du tram. La Nouvelle République du Centre-Ouest, 11/30/2009.

[13] (in French) SNCF. Design fax, n°681, 10/2009.

[14] World rolling stock market. Railway Gazette, 11/2009.

[15] TGV Sud Est refurbishment deal. Railway Gazette, 10/2009.

[16] (in French) BRIARD, Clotilde. L'énergie, piste phare de réflexion. Les Échos, 11/2010.

[17] (in French) APCI - Fiche Lauréat Archived 2011-09-29 at the Wayback Machine. APCI, 2001.

[18] (in French) APCI - Fiche Lauréat^{[permanent dead link]}. APCI, 2004.

[19] (in French) APCI - Fiche Lauréat Archived 2011-09-29 at the Wayback Machine. APCI, 2006.

[20] (in French) APCI - Fiche Lauréat Archived 2011-09-29 at the Wayback Machine. APCI, 2006.

[21] (in French) La S.E.T a reçu le prix « coup de cœur » du jury au Grand Prix CAP’COM Archived 2008-11-20 at the Wayback Machine. SET, 2007.

[22] (in French) APCI - Fiche Lauréat Archived 2011-09-29 at the Wayback Machine. APCI, 2009.

[23] (in French) APCI - Fiche Lauréat Archived 2011-09-29 at the Wayback Machine. APCI, 2009.

[24] (in French) APCI - Fiche Lauréat Archived 2011-09-29 at the Wayback Machine. APCI, 2011.

[25] (in French) APCI - Fiche Lauréat Archived 2011-09-29 at the Wayback Machine. APCI, 2011.

[26] (in French) APCI - Fiche Lauréat Archived 2011-09-29 at the Wayback Machine. APCI, 2011.

[VRT-27] 1 2 (in French) L’Auvergne et le Nord-Pas-de-Calais remportent les grands prix des régions Archived 2012-06-05 at the Wayback Machine. Ville, rail & transports, 2011.