Erik Spiekermann is one of the world’s best-known typographers and graphic designers. Over five decades he has shaped how we read, founding MetaDesign, FontShop and Edenspiekermann, and designing typefaces such as FF Meta and ITC Officina that are used everywhere from signage to corporate identities.
In 2013 he opened p98a, an experimental letterpress workshop in Berlin dedicated to letters, printing and paper. Part working studio, part living museum, it explores what letterpress can be in the 21st century by combining hand-set wood and metal type with digital tools to make new display type, posters and editions. In 2026 he received the Gutenberg Prize in recognition of his life’s work.
