The Desalpes wine fair takes place in Lausanne, Switzerland. It’s an annual occasion to celebrate exceptional beverages and people, and to experience an immersive journey into the world of natural wines.

For its 5th edition, the choice to use Citizen Grotesk (Altiplano) breaks away from convention. This grotesk typeface is not intended to be “neutral”—Altiplano, in fact, challenges the very idea of neutrality. Citizen Grotesk was designed to combine efficiency with distinctiveness, featuring numerous twists with a technological flavour.

The current event logo is set in Nirvana; its rounded design lends itself to the calligram of a grape cluster. Meanwhile, the logo from previous years, “Vins Vins,” was specifically designed by Raphaël Verona of Altiplano, based on the uppercase letters of his Monaako.

Advent, Advent: Zürich’s Best – Xmas Fest is a series of gastronomical pop-up events by Phamily First (Julien Dô Lê Pham, Paris) with the help of Pascal Grob, Zürich Tourism, and Zmirov Communication (Paris): Zürich’s best chefs, restaurants and wines for a three day pop-up program in Paris celebrating the spirit of Xmas.

The main typeface, Citizen Grotesk (Altiplano.xyz), is a sans serif inspired by the Swiss tradition (International Style)—unique and full of character: this is far from a neutral grotesk. But then again, how could one even speak of neutrality in today’s world?

Citizen Grotesk is paired with Millionaire Script to highlight the gastronomic event (“Chef-fes, Vins”), while the bistronomic event features a second script typeface, Monaako, lending this second concept (Action Burger) with a more relaxed and casual tone.

F12 format (approx. 270×128 cm) displayed in the train station of Lausanne, Switzerland.

Poster campaign for Territoire2, a dance piece by Swiss contemporary dance company Fabienne Berger. A custom version of the lowercase e of Monaako (Altiplano) was created specifically for the poster. The grotesk is Plain (Optimo).