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As a leading player in international luxury real estate and in the intermediation of services related to ‘Art de Vivre’, BARNES is present in 19 countries with around 130 offices around the world, from major international cities to the most beautiful beach and ski resorts. Ambassador of ‘Art de Vivre’, BARNES also offers, beyond the acquisition of a primary or secondary residence, its expertise in the acquisition of stud farms, vineyards, forests and agricultural lands, as well as a range of luxury brokerage services, such as seasonal rentals, private aviation, yachting and art advisory.

Famous for creating long-lived typefaces marked by high performance and high style, H&Co creates the fonts that help shape the world’s foremost institutions, publications, causes, and brands. With a library of more than 1,000 typefaces designed for print, web, office and mobile environments, fonts by H&Co are everywhere: you’ll find them on Twitter and at Tiffany & Co., on HBO and Netflix, on every can of Coca-Cola, and on every iPhone ever made. Our fonts help give voice to organizations like the Natural Resources Defense Council, the Southern Poverty Law Center, and the Office of Barack and Michelle Obama. The only type foundry ever to be honored by the National Design Awards at the White House, H&Co typefaces are in the permanent collections of both the Smithsonian Institution and the Museum of Modern Art in New York.

Based in Berlin, FontShop is the premier retailer for desktop, web and mobile typefaces with over 150,000 fonts from expert-selected foundries. Founded by Erik Spiekermann and Neville Brody in 1989, FontShop has been a place where “type was made for designers by designers.” FontShop is the brand behind the FontFont® collection, home to some of the world’s most widely used branding typefaces, including the FF® Meta®, FF DIN® and FF Scala® designs. FontShop is also the founding brand of the international TYPO events, recognized for their high-quality discussions on typography, design and visual communication. Since 2014, FontShop has been part of the Monotype group.