02/11/2026
Chances are you have read one of his typefaces today.
Luc(as) de Groot designed Calibri and Consolas for Microsoft and the Thesis superfamily. During Berlin Design Nights 2026, he and his team opened the LucasFonts studio in Schöneberg and showed what usually stays on screen: first sketches, curve refinement, hinting, and finally letters as three-dimensional objects you could walk around.
Open studio, open doors: Berlin Design Nights return on 22 April 2027. Registration is open.
🔗 https://berlindesignweek.com/en/participating/
Photos: T. Hirschmann, LucasFonts
Recap: Berlin Design Week 2026 — DESIGN REAL.
Next: Berlin Design Week 2027 — What's Your Code_? 22–27 April.