Spirit & Bones is a German foundry based in Hamburg, founded in 2021 by artist and type designer Lena Schmidt.

Lena Schmidt was born 1981 in Bremen. She is a german painter and type designer well known for her huge wood carving paintings (see her fine art on www.lenaschmidt.com). From 2003 to 2011 she studied Fine Arts in Hamburg with professor Matt Mullican. From 2015 to 2019 she studied graphic design with a focus on type design at HAW Hamburg Department Design with the well known type designer and calligrapher Jovica Veljović. With the founding of Spirit & Bones, Lena Schmidt laid the foundation for a deeper and long-term engagement with the fascinating world of type design.

The Foundry published it's first font family Schneidler Latein in 2020 followed by the Sans Serif font »Neue Latein« in 2021.
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