[…] a French/Paris-based graphic and type designer working in the fields of his motley clients and on a multitude of mediums. After graduating and gaining experience in London and Berlin, he spent two years working at Ohlman Consorti providing art direction and collaborating alongside brands such as A.P.C., Saint Laurent, Sonia Rykiel or Vogue Paris magazine. Next to offering retail typefaces, he has since been asked to design exclusive fonts, visual identity and systems, posters or publications for a large range of clients. Recent commissions include Off-White™ S/S 2019 show invites and corporate typeface for MO.CO. art center.
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Knif Mono (regular and italic) is available on A is for Apple type foundry.Have a look on how Knif Mono has been already used here.You can order Knif newspaper/poster specimen on Batt Coop!Utopia (Regular), Gebäude Grotesk and Didier (Stable and Standard) are available upon request and displayed on e162.eu, Please get in touch.
ExperiencesCollaborations: Ohlman Consorti, VLF studio, Convoy, DVTK, Funny Bones, Zoo designers graphiques, B.A.M. Studio, Area 23, Unfun, Fondazione, Mark Jenkins.Internships: John Morgan Studio, HelloMe, BuildingParis, The Shelf Journal.
Publications2019 Ficciones Typografika 1642, Formist AUS2019 Shoplifters 8: New Type Design, Actual Source US2018 It’s Nice That | Review of the Year 2018: Top 25 Graphic Design UK2018 Slanted #32 Dubai, Contemporary Typefaces feature DE2018 Revue Diorama #01 “Legibility” FR2018 YBR* Young Black Romantics #01 FR2018 Back Catalogue (4) UK 2018 Oripeau, 16200cm² | 1750×910, Atelier La Casse FR2018 It’s Nice That UK2018 Typodarium Calendar, Verlag Hermann Schmidt DE2017 Typographica.org Favorite Fonts of 2016 (for Knif mono) US2017 Et & Ampersands, Velvetyne/-zeug FR2017 FrancoFont January, pointypo– FR2017 Typodarium Calendar, Verlag Hermann Schmidt DE2016 It’s Nice That | More superb work playfully presented (…) UK2016 étapes: FR2016 Back Catalogue (3) UK 2016 ThisIsPaper PL2016 Pangramme’s Catalogue FR2016 365Typo Volume 2 FR2016 École Estienne’s Graduation catalogue FR2016 Revue 404, ESAD Saint-Étienne FR2015 It’s Nice That | (…) young graphic designer with a big talent UK 2015 Back Catalogue (2) UK 2015 École Duperré’s Graduation catalogue FR2015 Back Catalogue (1) UK2015 Revue Après\Avant nº03, Rencontres de Lure FR2014 Clikclk FR
Interviews2018 It’s Nice That (3) Knif pronounce Ka-neef UK2017 Revue « Sales caractères » FR2016 Ligature CH
Exhibitions2018 Copies/Multiples | Quintal Éditions, 59 RIvoli, Paris FR2018 Neue Schriften/New Typefaces, Kunstraum Pro Arte, Salzburg AT2018 Pangramme, Museum für Druckkunst, Leipzig DE2018 Veni Vidi Vici, Oripeau nº97, Nantes FR2017 Graphic Design Festival Scotland, Poster Competition, Glasgow UK2017 Pangramme, ATypI/Université du Québec, Montréal CA2017 Pangramme, Biennale de Design Graphique/Les Silos, Chaumont FR2017 NRMAL Festival, International Poster Exhibition, Mexico MX2016 Pangramme, École Supérieure d’Art et de Design, Amiens FR2016 Pangramme, Award: Matthieu Cortat’s Favorite, ESAL, Metz FR2015 Ficciones Typografika 778-780, Minneapolis US 2014 Ficciones Typografika 660-662, Minneapolis US
Graduated with2016 Master’s Degree, Type Design, École Estienne, Paris FR 2014 Two-years Degree, Graphic Design, École Duperré, Paris FR 2012 Foundation Year, Applied Arts, École Boulle, Paris FR
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