Toan Vu-Huu, France (2019)
Toan Vu-Huu is a German-born graphic designer of Vietnamese and English descent. He studied sociology while working as a DJ in Frankfurt, organizing events and collaborating with graphic designers, an...
Read full biographyToan Vu-Huu is a German-born graphic designer of Vietnamese and English descent. He studied sociology while working as a DJ in Frankfurt, organizing events and collaborating with graphic designers, an experience that led him toward visual arts. He studied graphic design at the University of Applied Arts in Darmstadt and later joined Intégral Ruedi Baur et associés in Paris, contributing to projects such as Cologne-Bonn Airport signage and the Cinémathèque Française identity.
In 2008, he co-founded baldinger•vu-huu, known for conceptual, multidisciplinary work across identity, signage, publishing, museography, and type design, including the City of Chaumont identity and the Dina Chaumont typeface. The studio received the Grand Prix at the Toyama Poster Triennale (2018), a TDC Certificate of Typographic Excellence (2019), and two first prizes at the Club des DA (2023).
In 2022, he launched BVH Type Foundry. Since 2023, under studio vu-huu, he created the visual identity for the Cité du design in Saint-Étienne. His works are in collections including CNAP, MAD, Le Signe, TDC New York, Lhati Museum, and Toyama Museum of Modern Art.
Education
Diploma mentoring, éditorial design, visual identity
- Undergraduate,
- Postgraduate
2010 – today
- École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs (France)
Typography, editorial design
- Undergraduate,
- Postgraduate
2007 – 2011
- École supérieure d’art et design d’Amiens (France)
Agencies
Intégral Ruedi Baur et associés
2002 – 2006
http://irb-paris.eu/
Heine/Lenz/Zizka
2001 – 2002
https://hlz.de/
hauser lacour
2001 – 2002
https://hauserlacour.de/
baldinger•vu-huu
2008 – 2023
https://baldingervuhuu.com
Awards
2018
2018
2019
2019
2019
2019
2019
2019
2019
2019
2020
2020
2020
2020
2020
2021
2021
2021