Havet Handverksfestivalen
Handverksfestivalen is a free annual two-day festival at the National Library of Norway, celebrating craft heritage through workshops, lectures, and hands-on experiences. Smuss Studio was commissioned to design the campaign identity for this year’s edition, themed ‘around the sea and its lores’.
The identity builds on the library’s base profile. It uses STK Bureau Sans for body text and navigation, and RG Gaueko as the expressive display face. Gaueko’s organic, curling forms and unconventional ligatures, rooted in Basque letterforms, give the festival its distinctive character across posters, pocket programmes, digital screens, and social media.
Collage-style illustrations and historical cut-outs drawn from the library’s archives bring texture and a sense of maritime folklore to the system – balancing the mysterious with the playful.
