Ambiant Sans by Laura Csocsán is paired with the curly Carlos Walter by Clémentine Desmenez in the visual communication of Journées du Matrimoine (Matrimony Days).

Organized in Brussels since 2019, these days highlight, on the one hand, Brussels' historical heritage – architectural, sculptural, urbanistic, social; on the other hand, they are also an opportunity to discover today's heritage – artistic, political, and feminist.

From The Matrimony Days (translated from French):

Behind our print and digital communication are hours of discussion and care at every stage of the project. Quality collaborations, choice of fonts (...), printing techniques with the Lézard Graphique print shop near Strasbourg, unrivalled know-how, humor and seriousness in happy cohabitation, real political commitment through graphic design and the pleasure of creating collectively: this office is all this at once.

What a joy, then, to see the muses drawn by the talented Olga Prader dancing proudly in the streets of Brussels in a disco ball effect that we love ?????
Working as a feminist is also all this. And much more. ?

Photography: Philippe Braquenier
Design: Le Roy Cleeremans (Esther Le Roy & Sarah Cleeremans)
Illustration: Olga Prader
Print: Lézard Graphique

Catalogue for the Pavillon Belge à la 18e biennale d'Architecture de Venise, that is the Belgian Pavilion at the 18th Venice Architecture Biennale, designed by Studio Le Roy Cleeremans (Esther Le Roy and Sarah Cleeremans):

An inspiring fictional account that takes the form of an investigation conducted in the 2050s, Demeurer en mycélium / Living in Mycelium calls into question our voracious, extractivist production system by giving us an opportunity to see, feel and experience an alternative constructive world made from and with living materials, namely fungi.

The publication was edited by Vinciane Despret, Christine Aventin, Juliette Salme and Bento, and published by Cellule architecture.

The main typeface is Better Times, which anchors its skeleton in URW’s Nimbus Roman no. 9, a variant of the canonical Times. It was started by Adèle Gallé in collaboration with and for Studio Le Roy Cleeremans and triggered by this particular project. As of December 2023, it is work in progress and not available yet.

Better Times is paired with Uncut Sans by Kasper Nordkvist. The symbols seen on the book spine and also on some of the interior pages are derived from Clémence Fontaine’s Isobare.

Words from Matrimony Days (translation):

Who are we ?

If the Heritage Days have existed for decades, the Heritage Days were missing in Belgium. Initiated in Paris from 2015, the Matrimony Days are spreading in France… and now in Brussels since 2019. On the initiative of the non-profit organization.

'L’architecture qui dégenre', the Matrimoine Days will take place in Brussels on 23, 24 and 25 September 2022. Since the end of 2021, the Matrimoine Season has also been in full swing. This takes place from October 2021 to June 2022 and includes around thirty activities spread over the year, generally taking place on Sundays at 2 p.m.

(...) The entire program thus makes it possible to account for the participation of women* and gender minorities in the many professions related to heritage. In order to strengthen our range of activities, we have also set up, since 2021, an annual program: the Matrimoine Season. This offers Brussels residents more than thirty activities. On the program: guided tours, workshops, exhibitions, screenings and even more content to discover our matrimonial heritage. The idea: to participate, on an ongoing basis, in raising awareness and training the public with regard to heritage.

All typefaces used in the communication for the Matrimoine 2021-22 season have been exclusively created by female designers/typeface designers and are distributed independently and/or by them under commercial or free license. Their use aims not only to celebrate their talent but also to make visible the work of women typographers and/or type designers in a world where it is still too under-represented.

The identity is set in Ambiant Sans by Laura Csocsán and Asfen by Inès Davodeau.