Polymorphe Design
Chazay d'Azergues, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Founded in 2007 at Chazay d'Azergues, the company Polymorphe Design designs sensory experiences, museum displays and accessible mobile apps for all audiences.
Polymorphe Design is a sensory information design company based in Chazay d'Azergues since 2007. The team works throughout France on museum accessibility, outdoor facilities and multimedia tools.
Clients receive ergonomic studies, adapted scenography, tactile booklets and mobile tour apps. Its work covers the built environment, signage and multimedia.
Its work is based on WCAG rules and the AccessiWeb standard. The firm holds Expert AccessiWeb certifications in Evaluation and HANDIBAT for conducting its audits and technical consultancy missions.
For the Conservatoire du littoral, the agency created the King Oak Palace trail in Forêt d'Orient, an 800-metre loop featuring wooden sculptures awarded in 2024 with an accessible tourism prize. It has also collaborated with the National Maritime Museum, which reopened in November 2023, and the Dobrée Museum, labelled Tourisme et Handicap in early 2026.
Accessibility services offered
Accessible development, Inclusive design, Training, Consulting and support, Documents and PDF, Easy-to-read (FALC), Mobile apps
Accessible development
The agency supported the teams at 44 Screens and Biplan on four mobile tour apps, ensuring overall design or accessibility expertise. Its multimedia work also covers integration of QR code and NFC technologies.
Inclusive design
Polymorphe Design intervenes on the built environment, signage and scenography, working on furniture ergonomics, lighting and circulation flows. At the National Maritime Museum, it participated in creating softened scenographies and rest areas.
Training
Its catalogue includes a training course dedicated to welcoming the public, integrated into a set of technical sheets devoted to culture and disability.
Consulting and support
The team provided project management assistance for the Dobrée Museum from 2018 to 2024. It also led the design consortium for the King Oak Palace project, from conception through to construction monitoring.
Documents and PDF
The agency produces tour booklets and relief documents adapted for people with sight loss. These materials include tactile renderings of images or photographs.
Easy-to-read (FALC)
On the King Oak Palace trail, the welcome panel provides access to a version in easy-to-read French (FALC) on smartphone. The agency also integrates this simplified format within tour apps.
Mobile apps
Tour apps integrate subtitling, volume control and French sign language tours. They offer routes adapted for reduced mobility as well as sensory landmarks for sightless visitors.
Quote from the provider website
“Polymorphe Design a conçu l'accessibilité des applications”
Client references
Conservatoire du littoral, L'Aventure Michelin.
