Handwerk

Handwerk revives German designer's Berthold Wolpe’s early type design, originally called Wolpe Kursiv and cut in metal by Paul Koch in 1932. It first appeared in a 1936 craft symbol book featuring unique blackletter capitals. Due to persecution as a Jewish designer under the Nazi regime, Wolpe’s work faced delays and alterations and was finally released in 1952 in a modified form. Handwerk preserves the hand-lettered character of Wolpe’s original design, with stylistic sets that reference both the 1952 release and the earlier blackletter capitals—offering a layered view of his type design. Edited by Hammer (David Schatz & Sereina Rothenberger) with Phillipp Herrmann Designed by Rietlanden Women’s Office Published by Rollo Press, 2025 Softcover, saddle-stitched 28 pages, color and b&w images, 8 × 11.5 inches ISBN: 978-3-90-621355-2