From Rio to Barcelona: Naipe Foundry on making Brazilian-inspired type.

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Aug 27, 202653:19Arts

This week, host Dan Rhatigan catches up with Felipe Casaprima and Álvaro Franca of Barcelona-based Naipe Foundry. Felipe and Álvaro met while studying typography in Rio de Janeiro and launched Naipe in 2018 with a goal o...

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