BVH Stef is the new typeface designed by studio vu-huu for La Cité du Design in Saint-Étienne. The new visual identity – based on a large and playful variation of typographic characters – has been launched during the 13th International Design Biennial of Saint-Étienne in May 2025.

During the Biennial, Stef has also been used and displayed all around Saint-Étienne as a way to share the new visual identity in the whole city and to promote exhibitions and events related to the Biennial.

BVH Stef is a new custom typeface collection created for La Cité du Design in Saint-Étienne as part of a design project by studio vu-huu. The new visual identity, which is based on a large and playful variety of typographic characters, was launched during the 13th International Design Biennial of Saint-Étienne in May 2025. The typeface is distributed by b•v-h type.

This catalog has been published as part of the Biennial exhibitions whose theme was Ressource(s), présager demain/Resource(s) – in English: “Foreseeing the Future”.

This typeface includes a wide range of alternates that closely imitate the variations typical of handwriting.

There are two versions of the typeface: a text version and a display version. The display version places greater emphasis on the fluidity of the hand-drawn stroke.

Since 2024, studio vu-huu has been working on the identity of the Maison de la Musique Nanterre, a nationally recognised arts and creativity venue. For the occasion, b•v-h type designed a new addition to the Eddi family: Eddi Grotesk.

The program for the 25/26 season further explores the visual identity created using the custom Eddi Grotesk typeface and a graphic system based on simple, colourful shapes that make up instruments, dancing bodies and abstract visual scores.

The Eddi Grotesk variant draws on early, historically rooted sans-serif aesthetics, positioning it as a subtle reinterpretation of Eddi, while preserving part of its core DNA.

Darmstadt-based designer Mary Vũ designed a poster for a local Christmas pop-up market at the Å Pävi concept store.

She used Dina Chaumont Display and Dina Chaumont Text to create a poster that is visually striking. The bright colours reinforce the visual impact of the message.

The first illuminated characters, primarily created for big-city entertainment enterprises, consisted of electric bulbs arranged to form the outlines of letters. BVH BDot imitates this idea and is a perfect fit for KOSMOLINO, the children’s program of Theater KOSMOS in Bregenz, Austria.

From the website of designer Anuschka Fink (translated from the German):

Hubert Dragaschnig once said:
“A theater production requires many different stars – whether it’s the office, administration, stage design, music, acting, directing, technical crew, wardrobe, makeup, etc. – and when all of these serve the same sky, namely the author and the play, a cosmos emerges.”

Inspired by this, I designed a graphic concept for both Kosmodrom and Kosmolino. The two visual identities were meant to share similarities while still remaining distinct and striking. The stars – or the light – of the stage backdrop became a key design element. Reduced to a single “dot,” it symbolizes the stars of the theater cosmos.

The Alliance Graphique Internationale (AGI) organized the Beyond Latitude exhibition in Berlin in collaboration with Jianping He. Curated by Alex Jordan, Anette Lenz, and Toan Vu-Huu, the exhibition showcases the dynamic world of contemporary graphic design and the creative minds shaping today's visual language.

Designed by Jianping He, this book offers a summary of the exhibition. It features the works and members of AGI France. BVH Eddi, from BVH Type, is the only typeface family used in this book, except for the AGI logo. Its excellent legibility in small type sizes allows it to fit into this compact format.

From Center for Visual Arts Berlin (CVAB):

Experimental book. A complete collection of the works of all the designers of AGI France.
As book publisher + designer Jumping He puts it:

At its essence, graphic design is not about technology, but about human creativity. France’s greatest contribution to global graphic design lies in its approach to nurturing creative ideas through the lens of art. Art, by its nature, is diverse and enriched by generations, embodying a freedom that even the most powerful political forces cannot contain.

In addition to the ‘super mini size’ (105×150mm, 1136 pages), the red, blue and white colourful paper strip package is like unwrapping a surprise package of French impressions, and after flipping the paper strip again, it's like strolling through a small design exhibition.

Sharp cuts and just-touching intersections in the counterforms give the typeface its unique and recognizable character.

Les Tragédiens is Jean Desbordes’s first novel, published by Grasset in 1931. It tells the story of a son’s love for his mother until the painful separation. This book, which has never been republished since, is read and performed by Olivier Charneux—a writer, playwright, and director—during special evening readings.

For the occasion, Toan Vu-Huu uses BVH Anto Rounded Italic in a colorful poster.

The poster was exhibited at the 31st International Poster Competition at Le Signe, the National Graphic Design Center in Chaumont (France).

The latest volume in the Type in Use series by Victionary (2024–2025), this book highlights the use of display typefaces, renowned for their boldness and attention-grabbing qualities. They are adaptable across diverse design contexts, seamlessly integrating into print, digital, and beyond. Display in Use brings together the best fonts for big canvases, and provides a reference point for inspiration seeking designers and typographers.

The book was designed by Ben Lee at Victionary. While the D on the front cover is from AC Visual, the back features Dina Chaumont Display. This lowercase-only monospaced typeface is built around the DIN A ratio. This format is used in portrait and landscape; thus two different widths coexist. The letters are designed to fill the surface as much as possible in both cases. This feature gives a distinct appearance and plays on formal and dynamic variations. Instantly recognizable, expressive and playful, Dina Chaumont Display perfectly embodies its role.

The monospaced font used on the spine and also for the info on the typeface pages (not shown) is unidentified [edit: it’s Fraktion Mono, see the comments].

Dina Chaumont Display is also used for the contents page.

Chill Chai is a unique herbal tea created in collaboration between the Electrum Up To Date Festival, the Podlasie-based brand Dworzysk, and designer Grzegorz Sołowiński. This special blend is part of a broader initiative by the Don’t Worry Be Yourself Foundation to promote relaxation and self-care. With its soothing ingredients and vibrant pink hue, Chill Chai encourages you to slow down, take a moment for yourself, and enjoy the calm we all need.

French graphic designer Léo Grunstein uses BVH Anto Plot to compose the catalog for the French Pavilion at the 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale.

Description of the project by the publisher Flammarion:

This book explores architecture’s ability to meet the challenges of climate change, conflict, and instability in the world. How can we continue to live on this planet while inventing new ways of life in the face of these challenges?
Living with the Existing, the Immediate, the Broken, Vulnerabilities, Nature, Combined Intelligences.

The catalog features contributions by Pascal Amphoux, Marie-Ange Brayer, Matthieu Duperrex, Michel Lussault, Gregory Quenet, Magali Reghezza-Zitt, Isabelle Thomas, Chris Younès and Anna Yudina.

RIVR is a Swiss robotics company, a pioneer in physical AI, focusing on last-mile delivery. The company uses BVH Eddi to enhance its website. This typeface shows its perfect suitability for headlines and text.

RIVR is redefining last-mile delivery—bringing parcels, goods, groceries, and fresh meals straight to your doorstep. Powered by General Physical AI, RIVR enables faster, safer, and more sustainable delivery at scale.

Catalog for the exhibition Métro! Le Grand Paris en mouvement / The Metro! Grand Paris in motion at the Cité de l’architecture et du patrimoine in Paris, shown from November 2023 to April 2024. This exhibition is focused on the metro, its history and the urban transformations associated with it, in relation to the work underway on the Grand Paris Express. This gigantic operation, which began in 2016 and is still ongoing, aims to extend and renovate the Paris metropolitan area’s transport network.

From the editor’s web shop (translated):

Aimed at a wide audience, the exhibition catalogue is designed as a beautiful book, divided into as many stages and stations. It takes up in depth the content of the exhibition itinerary, while weaving new links between different issues and reorganising the order in which the thematic issues appear. Resolutely multidisciplinary, it will give ample space to the relationship with the imaginary (cinema, painting, photography, illustrations, literature…), and to the testimonies of writers, engineers, users…

Graphic designer Line Martin-Célo has chosen the dynamism of Dina Chaumont to embody the publication. She used both the Display and Text versions. Neue Haas Unica is used for text.

Pastels, du pigment à l’œuvre (“Pastels, from pigment to artwork”) is an exhibition highlighting a selection of the hundred or so pastels held at Brest’s Musée des Beaux-Arts. Through major themes such as landscape, symbolism and portraiture, this selection highlights artists' renewed interest in this technique from 1830 onwards.

Atelier Bartleby uses Anto Rounded as the titling font for this exhibition. Texts appear to be set in Moderat, featuring its alternate glyphs for a g y.

Graphic designer Marie-Louise von Aarburg has exclusively used BVH Eddi to design the website of Sihlestate, a company in Zürich specialising in real estate. The strength of the design lies in its sobriety.

From the website:

Versatile. Specialised. Personalised.

We prefer to concentrate on challenging and long-term property projects. This includes asset and portfolio management, building owner trusteeship, project development and selected specialised services.

What sets us apart: We think economically, act like owners and always have the big picture in mind.

La Gazette des Arches is a monthly publication produced with the support of Plateau Urbain and Arches Citoyennes. The leaflet contains the latest news about the site – a social space and community center located in the heart of Paris – the photo of the month, as well as games and anecdotes.

In this fun and colourful leaflet, graphic designer and illustrator Maud Remblier uses Dina Chaumont Display and Roc Grotesk.

During the summer of 2024, the Scènes Nomaades, a travelling festival of cycling concerts, once again took to the road, criss-crossing the French department 93 of Seine-Saint-Denis for an extravagant and festive fourth edition. Created by the association Veloma and Pikip Solar Speakers, the Scènes Nomaades are mobile, bikeable and powered exclusively by solar energy.

Graphic designer Gaëlle Correa used exclusively Dina Chaumont Display and Dina Chaumont Text. The illustrations evoke the conviviality of the festival and its powerful (solar) energy!

The visual identity for the inauguration of Sesc Franca brings the typographic experimentation of its workshops to large-scale screens and supports. The entire graphic was developed using the procedural animation software Cavalry. BVH Eiffel by André Baldinger and Fanny Hamelin from BVH Type brings the complex architecture of the new building to the visual identity.

Les Escales du livre is an annual book festival that features three days of literary experiences for the public and professionals. It includes listening to literature on stage, workshops, readings, and discussions with renowned and emerging French and foreign authors.

There's also a large bookstore for browsing and purchasing new releases, along with opportunities to connect with local booksellers and independent publishers.

This year, Thomas Serrière designed the festival's identity and communication using Dina Chaumont Display, Dina Chaumont Text and the custom ESCL Rounded typeface.

Poster

Poster, flyer, and stage design for the play “Prinz*in” by Kim Emanuel Stadelmann and team. It’s a solo piece that deals with queerness and identities, aimed at children and young people aged nine and above. It premiered on May 11, 2024, at luki*ju theater luzern.

Back of the flyer

A vibrant and playful visual identity was created for Mäusken Imbisswagen, a new mobile food stand in the charming lake town of Friedrichshafen, Germany.