Our latest collaboration, entitled Supremus Textura, is taking the shape of an immersive installation at
@loomisaspace , a space founded and run by the artist and designer
@nananananananakim in Berlin. At the heart of this project is the unveiling of our new typeface, LL Supremus, a graphic companion to the LL Supreme (2020) family, meticulously crafted by
@pablodesportes at Lineto.
LL Supremus draws both its inspiration and its name from the epoch-defining artist group that went by the same name, which gathered around Kazimir Malevich following the year 1913. Just as the Suprematists embraced freedom from conventional artistic constraints, so too does this typeface embody a spirit of liberation and revolution. Its construction references the many geometric typefaces emerging in the 1920s, most prominently those by Josef Albers and by Paul Renner. These systems are characterized by their reliance on a limited number of basic elements.
For this collaboration, Na Kim uses LOOM’s cubic space as a physical instrument that suggests a fresh perspective on typeface, especially in sensuous and playful interaction. She put together a wall installation filled-up with a limited series of prints using the iconic set of from Renner’s Futura Schmuck. The installation interacts with the movement and the airflow of the visitors, evoking how typefaces permeate our surroundings with their presence often going unnoticed.
We celebrated the opening on 29 February with a sound performance by experimental musician
@han_isak_han , exploring the interplay between sound and type while savoring a culinary journey curated by
@gamdo.studio , who presented an edible typographic citiscape inspired by graphic compositions supplied by Pablo Desportes.
The collaboration remains on display until 26 April.
LOOM space can be visited by appointment only on Fridays between 11 am – 6 pm, please book in advance via /book
Lindenstrasse 91, 10969 Berlin, Germany
Many thanks to Na Kim, Isak Han, Gamdo Studio, Siniz Kim. Photographs by Melanie Hofmann.
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