Identity and stationery for London-based architecture practice Tsuruta Architects. Founded by Japanese architect Taro Tsuruta, the practice is known for its lightness of touch and focus on materials more than any house style, and often uses basic materials and techniques yet executes them in an elegant and minimal manner. A monospaced typeface is used for the identity because its technical, informational character reflects the architect’s approach and the minimalism of his Japanese heritage, yet doesn’t constrain the practice to a particular style. It also references the type used on the xCNC pieces visible in many of the architect’s buildings.

As a fundraiser for Alzheimer’s Research UK, architect Taro Tsuruta built a bamboo bike by hand and organized a 361-mile, five-day cycling trip from London to Rotterdam and back again. Accompanied by friend and fellow architect Andy, these t-shirt ‘jerseys’ were created for the cyclists to wear on their journey. The bright, classic Tour de France yellow shirts explain all aspects of the trip, from the stops along the way to the names of donors, with anecdotes and inside jokes specific to each rider.

Based in Detroit, Art Van is a leading US home and furniture retailer in the Midwest. Kiku Obata & Company was commissioned to develop the brand identity and packaging for Rise, a new collection of bedding featuring 37.5 technology – a natural fiber that regulates body heat and humidity, originally created for performance apparel and used by brands such as North Face and Adidas. In partnership with 37.5, Art Van set out to launch an upscale collection of “performance” bedding. The new brand represents an intelligent, yet nurturing modern sleep lifestyle. Typography, icons and colors were designed to carefully balance cues of performance along with softer, more comforting cues of good sleep.

Multiple typefaces have been used for Jazz St. Louis' invitation and program to its annual fundraising gala. Jazz St. Louis is an organization whose mission is to advance the art of jazz through live performance, education and outreach.

The design for the event’s invitation and program is a contemporary take on classic jazz graphics, using silkscreened neons for the invite and a tone-on-tone bronze foil for the program cover.

Dr. Scholl’s launched the Original Exercise Sandal in 1965. Sold in drugstores as a way to tone legs, the sandal became an iconic 60s fashion accessory when worn by Jean Shrimpton and Twiggy.

To mark the sandal's 50th anniversary, the collection was renamed the “The Original’s Sandal’s” and a new identity, using Venus Extended and Janson, was created. A booklet that tells the sandal’s story and an invitation to the collection preview uses Janson for text and Granby for punctuation.

Signs and wayfinding for the Saint Louis Art Museum’s expansion by David Chipperfield Architects. The system works across two connected buildings: the original and main Beaux Arts building designed by Cass Gilbert in 1904 and the new pavilion by David Chipperfield completed in 2013. Scala Sans is used for building navigation and donor signage, while Sabon is used for identification signage in more formal spaces, such as the museum’s restaurant.

Sculpture City Saint Louis 2014 was a year-long initiative to draw attention to the presence sculpture has in the landscape of the St. Louis region. Led by Laumeier Sculpture Park in collaboration with regional arts organizations, it brought new ideas to the interpretation and understanding of the works that adorn and define the community. Organized as part of this initiative is Monument/Anti-Monument, an international conference for artists, historians, curators, architects and other experts to share global perspectives on sculpture and its relationship to place. Warehouse is used for the organization’s logotype with Monotype Grotesque used as the main typeface across all communications collateral.