Olivier Touzeau

Olivier Touzeau - Fontenay-sous-Bois - France

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     I was born in 1973 and grew up in Epernon, France. I have always been interested in geography, maps and flags, and I remember having spent time when I was a kid reading flag plates in encyclopaedias and copying and redrawing the flags that I saw. My first contact with vexillology as a science happened when I discovered in a library the French edition of Whitney Smith's Flags Through the Ages and Across the World, and I began in the 1990s to collect flags and flag images. I am especially interested in historical flags and subnational flags throughout the world and particularly in France.

     I am, since 2017, the Secretary-General of the Organization of French-speaking Micronations. In 2018, I organized the second summit of French-speaking micronations in Vincennes and a very careful attention was, of course, given to the flags flown during this event.

Olivier Touzeau, 29 May 2020

Favorite Illustrations:

We asked Olivier to choose his six favorite flag images from the more than 2150 images he has made for Flags of the World.
These were his choices:

1. Proposed Nauru 'Distinguishing Flag' in 1924		2. Republic of Kugelmugel
3. Former flag of Auvergne regional council		4. Corfu
5. Flag of Vincennes		6. City of Havana

Past Projects and Honors:

• In 2007, Olivier designed the city flag for Vincennes, France.
• In 2015-2016, Olivier worked with Bruno Fuligni on his book about micronations Royaumes d'aventure; drawing the flag plate and all the vexillological illustrations of the book.
• Since 2017, Olivier has been the Secretary-General of the Organization of French-speaking Micronations.
• Nominated for Vexillologist of the Year in 2018 for his tireless efforts aimed at the increase and improvement of vexillological knowledge.

Contact Information

• Olivier's Personal website: http://www.oliviertouzeau.com/
• The e-mail address of this illustrator is: oliviertouzeau.fotw@gmail.com