Toan Vu-Huu
Dina Chaumont, typeface and visual identity for Chaumont, the city of graphic design
Statement
What should change in our current society: Ensure access to high-quality education to all citizens of the world.
Biography
Toan Vu-Huu was born and raised in Germany where he graduated at the University of Applied Sciences Darmstadt–Faculty of Design. He entered a five years' work experience at the design studio Intégral Ruedi Baur and associates and was responsible for projects such as the Cologne-Bonn Airport and La Cinémathèque Française. In 2005 he started his own design studio and took on teaching typography, visual identity and editorial design at EnsAD (National School for higher studies of applied arts, Paris).
In 2008 he forms the studio baldinger•vu-huu in partnership with André Baldinger which spans a wide range of design: Type design, visual identity, signage systems, web sites, film, animation, exhibitions, editorial and poster design. The studio focuses mainly on cultural and public space. They decided to open their own type foundry in 2022, under the name BVH Type.