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Forgotten Shapes · Gret Mengelt-Mergenthaler · 1964
A revival of a typeface originally designed by Gret Mengelt-Mergenthaler for the Swiss National Exposition of 1964, revised in 2018 with Christian Mengelt.
About
Originally created for Expo 64 in Lausanne, this revival recovers a typeface tied to one of Switzerland's most significant post-war public events. The 2018 revision was undertaken together with Christian Mengelt, preserving the original design's mid-century Swiss character. Currently available in a single Regular weight, it sits within the broader Forgotten Shapes project of recovering historically grounded Swiss type.
Classification
The name references the Expo 64 context and the page lists it alongside Kleukens-Egyptienne, suggesting a slab or egyptienne classification typical of mid-century Swiss display and text typography.