Hannes Famira studied graphic and typographic design at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in The Hague in the Netherlands.

After apprenticeships at Studio Dumbar and the Font Bureau he worked at Meta Design, at the Buro Petr van Blokland and at House Industries.

Hannes started his own design studio Das Kombinat in 1999 and the Kombinat-Typefounders in 2001. He taught various typography and typedesign classes at the SfG, School for Design in Basel (CH), at The Cooper Union, the New Jersey City University and the City University of New York.

Hannes Famira studied graphic and typographic design at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in The Hague in the Netherlands.

After apprenticeships at Studio Dumbar and the Font Bureau he worked at Meta Design, at the Buro Petr van Blokland and at House Industries.

Hannes started his own design studio Das Kombinat in 1999 and the Kombinat-Typefounders in 2001. He taught various typography and typedesign classes at the SfG, School for Design in Basel (CH), at The Cooper Union, the New Jersey City University and the City University of New York.