Rudolf Koch and Fritz Kredel's remarkable Blumenbuch [Book of Flowers] was published between 1929 and 1942, from precious volumes and portfolios to pocket editions, involving numerous collaborators, printers and publishers such as Mainzer Presse in Mainz, Ernst-Ludwig-Presse in Darmstadt and Insel-Verlag, Leipzig. The Insel paperback edition continued to be printed throughout the 20th century. Koch began drawing wild flowers in 1922. He explains that he 'collected [the flowers] at random and without any particular purpose. I only drew those that grew in Offenbach and the surrounding area...'. A member of Koch's Werkstatt, the young Kredel, engraved most of the 250 drawings. The flowers were engraved on wood and coloured entirely by hand. The entire project - the various editions, sketchbooks, printing tests and original woodcuts - constitutes an exceptional archive that was exhibited for the first time in France, at the Modulab gallery in Metz The exhibition curated by Jérôme Knebusch is a joint venture between the Klingspor Museum, Poem, Modulab and the École nationale d'art et de design de Nancy.







Das Blumenbuch. Exhibition at Modulab, Metz, 4.5 – 17.6.2023. Archive Klingspor Museum.
Artem Bureau is the custom exclusive typeface for ARTEM, which stands for Art, Technology and Management,an original initiative set up by the École nationale supérieure d'art et de design de Nancy, ICN Business School and Mines Nancy. For everyday text use, an extension known as Artem Bureau has also been designed. From a complete set of lowercase and capitals, the typeface is enhanced with more extensive functions and glyphs. Artem Bureau is the companion to Artem for longer texts. Currently, only ENSAD Nancy has a licence to use this typeface, available in Regular, Bold (2017) and Italic (2022). ENSAD Nancy has also ordered a graphic version, Artem Dot, which reinforces its identity within the overall Artem project. More information on the Artem identity typeface page.








Artem Bureau Italic, custom typeface, ENSAD, Nancy, 2017, 2022.

















Zainer’s Gotico-Antiqua, workshop, Hochschule & Stadtbibliothek Aachen, 2017.














Jardin de Cristal, visual identity, exhibition, Abbaye des Prémontrés, Pont-à-Mousson, 2007.








Là où les détails se cachent, exhibition pamphlet, Sébastien Gouju, Institut Français Stuttgart, 2013.

















Brave New World Order – Triennale Jeune Création, catalogue, Rotondes, Casino Luxembourg – Forum d'art contemporain, 2021. Photography: Andrés Lejona Available here








Pangramme: learning type design, catalogue, ESAL Metz, 2016. Download catalogue









About the Blumenbuch, essay, Poem, Frankfurt am Main, 2020. Published by Poem





Ratdolt's Index characterum, the earliest known type specimen, Riccardo Olocco, Poem, Frankfurt am Main, 2020. Published by Poem


Triennials, visual identity & custom typeface, Rotondes, Cercle Cité, Casino Luxembourg, 2020.
Almost is a typeface between gothic and roman. Based on in-depth research, it was designed by Jérôme Knebusch in 2012-2019 in five weights and two styles, Gothic and Roman, and completed in 2021 with respective italics. Almost Display was added to the collection in 2024, intended to headlines and shorter texts in bigger sizes. It carefully adapts its proportions to save horizontal space, and sharper terminals look more refined, especially in bolder weights. Almost Display otherwise mirrors the various expressive possibilities of Almost, and might be the preferred choice in point sizes above twenty. More information about Almost on Poem's website.













Almost Display, typeface, 2024. Published by Poem.





