I just returned from Berlin where we met with all the regional FontShops and the founder him­self, Erik Spiek­er­mann. The first item of busi­ness: Erik showed off his latest project for modern fur­nish­ing sup­plier Design Within Reach. The Spiek­er­mann House Num­bers are avail­able in four dis­tinct styles — Con­tem­po­rary (based on FF Meta®), Tech, Clas­sic (from the Cen­tury tra­di­tion), and Indus­trial (a sten­cil) — each come in var­i­ous mate­ri­als and colors. Erik over­saw the com­plete design and man­u­fac­tur­ing process, all the way down to the instal­la­tion guides, so not only will you have the slick­est address on the block, but you can be sure these pretty little pieces of hard­ware are easy to apply.

Read more in DWR’s latest newslet­ter and inter­view with Spiekermann.