Martin Spring 2026
Poët Summer 2026
Syntax Autumn 2026
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d50 National University of Arts in Bucharest
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Off-center UΠFINISHED 2022
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Off-center UΠFINISHED 2022
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Off-center UΠFINISHED 2022
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TTTT w/ Sebastian Pren
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TTTT w/ Sebastian Pren
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TTTT w/ Sebastian Pren
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TTTT w/ Sebastian Pren
RFLX TDC66
w/ Sebastian Pren
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RFLX TDC66
© Fabrik
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Grafica Chair w/ Alexe Popescu
© Oltin Dogaru
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Fold Table w/ Alexe Popescu
© Oltin Dogaru
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Noah’s Ark. An Improbable Space Survival Kit Arvinius+Orfeus
© Fabrik
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CdFD Grants Collection Center for Documentary Photography
© Fabrik
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CdFD Grants Collection Center for Documentary Photography
© Fabrik
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Iosif Király. Retrovisions. Early Works (1975-2000) Triade Foundation
© Fabrik
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Iosif Király. Retrovisions. Early Works (1975-2000) Triade Foundation
© Fabrik
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Lia Perjovschi. Knowledge and Context Institute of the Present
© Serioja Bocsok
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Dan Perjovschi. The Book of Notebooks P+4 Publications
© Fabrik
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Dan Perjovschi. The Book of Notebooks P+4 Publications
© Fabrik
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Love of Paper24/7
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In-Between DimensionsRomanian Design Week 2025
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In-Between Dimensions Romanian Design Week 2025
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In-Between Dimensions Romanian Design Week 2025
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In-Between Dimensions Romanian Design Week 2025
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In-Between Dimensions Romanian Design Week 2025
In-Between Dimensions Romanian Design Week 2025
Future Futura Autumn 2026
Aaron Autumn 2026
Pop Autumn 2026

Formal is a type foundry based in Bucharest, Romania, established by two designers with an obsession for systems and typography—its structure, rhythm, and meaning. We believe typography is not just about shapes, but about order.

Our work lives in the tension between discipline and play: rigour gives us direction, and play keeps us alive. We design within rules only to see where they might twist—and reveal something unexpected.

Radu Manelici

Radu Manelici

Romanian designer (b. 1985) working at the intersection of multiple fields, with a keen interest in the processes behind visual language. Radu graduated in 2008 from the Bucharest National University of Arts, Design Department, where he has been teaching since 2009.

His work spans various branches of design, including product, editorial, and type design. His work generally exhibits his appeal for systems and grids, which he uses to build designs and organise content.

@radu.manelici
Cristina Raicu

Cristina Raicu

Romanian designer, graduate of the National University of Arts in Bucharest, currently pursuing a Master's degree in Object and Visual Communication Design. Her work so far moves across typography, 3D, and motion.

@cristina.raicu

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