this is an open source font that first started as an embroidery alphabet project for basic year classes d&g. maybe it's time for rietveld to get a new typeface.

each letter represents a student, but we want to complete it and we need you.

the submitted missing characters will finalise the fully functioning open source font. you will also get a chance to be published

there will be an exhibition from the 8th until the 11th of april, 2021 at fanfare, da costakade 154, 1053 XC amsterdam

fanfare’s window will display the embroidery alphabet created in collaboration with basicyear (groups g & d) students from gerrit rietveld academie & design teacher Stéphanie Baechler. Each student was invited to explore embroidery by designing one letter. It got stitched on a 5,2 m long cotton fabric with an embroidery machine with 168 needles in switzerland. the resulting font is published as an open source font



























migle, marta, miles, karolina and stephanie