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Paris-based bvh type was established in 2022 by Swiss typographer/type designer André Baldinger and German graphic designer Toan Vu-Huu as an extension of their design studio, baldinger•vu-huu. Original, singular, and contemporary typefaces are our mark, including special glyphs we like to have in our daily practice as designers in each type family we create. A strong conceptional idea combined with its specific formal repertoire is our leitmotif. Each typeface is first used and extensively tested in at least one of our design projects. We are our toughest beta testers before the families go public. Some of the typefaces that started as custom fonts are now available to a larger design community.

team

André Baldinger
type design, artistic direction
André studied typography in Zurich with Hans Rudolf Bosshard and type design at the Atelier National de Recherche Typographique (ANRT) in Paris. In 1995 he founded his own studio working on projects related to the cultural and institutional field. André received grants from the French Ministry of Culture, the Swiss Confederation (Federal Design Prize), the Centre national des arts plastiques (Cnap) and a residency at the Villa Kujoyama in Kyoto. In 2005, the Swiss National Bank invited André to participate in the competition for the new Swiss banknotes. In 2008 he established, together with Toan Vu-Huu, the design office Baldiger•Vu-Huu. André is co-founder/co-director of the research laboratory EnsadLab Type at EnsAD. He has taught typography and type design at l’écal/Lausanne, ANRT/Nancy and ZHdK/Zurich. He teaches typography at the École nationale supérieure des Arts Décoratifs/Paris since 2006.

Toan Vu-Huu
artistic direction
Toan was born and raised in Germany, where he studied graphic design. He entered a five years work experience at studio Intégral Ruedi Baur and associates in Paris. In 2005 he started his own design studio and took on teaching typography, visual identity and editorial design at École nationale supérieure des Arts Décoratifs/Paris. In 2008 he forms the studio baldinger•vu-huu in partnership with André Baldinger and is a creative director in a wide range of fields such as visual identity, signage system, website, film, animation, exhibition, editorial, poster design and type design.

Jimmy Le Guennec
type design
Jimmy is a graphic and type designer based in Paris. He graduated with a Master’s degree in type design from école Estienne in 2016. Afterwards, he started to collaborate with André and Toan for baldinger•vu-huu. Since, he is doing graphic design as well as type design for the studio projects.

Fanny Hamelin
type design, font production
Fanny is a type designer based in Paris. She graduated with a Master’s degree in type design from école Estienne in 2018. She joined the studio in 2020 and has been helping to expand the existing type families. She is in charge of font production and mastering, as well as helping with the designs from time to time.

awards

2024

  • “Type Directors Club Tokyo”, Prize Nominee Work for Dina Chaumont type family

2021

  • “Le Club des DA”, Trophée bleu for Kanji, Kana, BLine exhibition catalogue

2019

  • “Morisawa Type Design Competition”, Prize Nominee finalist for BVH Eddi

2007

  • “Type Directors Club Tokyo”, Prize Nominee Work for BVH Eiffel

publications

2023

  • “typographics t”, Adventure Type, ep. 5: André, a traveler who creates Japanese typefaces in France, Japan Typograhy Association

2021

  • “Typodarium”, with BVH Vico (early version of BVH Bart), Verlag Hermann Schmidt
  • “Year Book of Type 5”, with BVH Bart and BVH Baldinger, Niggli

2020

  • “Typodarium”, with BVH Anto Plot, BVH Anto Plot Lab, BVH Eddi and BVH CCCOD, Verlag Hermann Schmidt

2019

  • “Zurich Type Design”, Triest
  • “Year Book of Type 4”, with BVH Anto Plot, BVH Anto Rounded and BVH Eddi, Niggli

2018

  • “Typodarium”, with BVH BLine, Verlag Hermann Schmidt

2017

  • “Les Suisses de Paris”, Museum für Gestaltung

2015

  • “Year Book of Type 2”, with BVH BLine and BVH Eiffel, Niggli
  • “New Perspectives in Typography”, Lawrence King Publishing
  • “IDEA DOCUMENT: On The Shoulders Of Giants”, André Baldinger: Succeeding Experimental Typefaces, idea

2013

  • “Neue Schriften/New Typefaces”, Niggli
  • “Erschließungsräume”, Edition Detail

2012

  • “AGI: Graphic Design Since 1950”, Korean edition, ahn graphics publishers

2011

  • “Type Navigator”, Die Gestalten
  • “Typodarium”, with BVH BLine and BVH Newut, Verlag Hermann Schmidt

2010

  • “Schriftgenuss”, Klingspor-Museum Offenbach

2009

  • “Azimuts” n°32, interview Le typographe André Baldinger, B‑Dot & B‑Line
  • “Intramuros”, design Paris edition

2007

  • “AGI: Graphic Design Since 1950”, Thames & Hudson

2006

  • “Azimuts” n°27, interview Newut pro, Nouvelle version de la Newut

2004

  • “idea, international graphic art and typography” n°305 Type Design Today, André Baldinger: Succeeding Experimental Typefaces, Seibundo Shinkosha Publishing
  • “Frische Schriften / Fresh Type”, Edition Museum für Gestaltung Zürich

2003

  • “Rencontres typographiques”, Eracom

2001

  • “TM RSI SGM” n°2/2001, Newut ‹die neue wut›