No illustration. The house itself is the image. The suite reads in the vocabulary of construction documents — material schedules, technical precision, the weight of specification. Charcoal ground, linen type, the LMB monogram as the only visual mark. A guest holds it and feels the same specific gravity as the house.
in the making.
So is this invitation."
§ 01 — The Concept
The First Pour
"Names large on a charcoal ground. No illustration, no ornament. The monogram rests as a watermark. A new home, announced with precision."
This suite exists because a new home marks a threshold. The materials should hold that weight. The palette derives from the architecture of the Seefeld house — charcoal exterior, warm sand interior light, caramel linen as the turning point between. Every design choice traces back to the physical: charcoal as the primary ground, warm sand for names and primary content, caramel linen as accent and structure.
No decorative ornament. No floral motifs or rustic texture. "Nothing decorative that doesn't serve a purpose" — that instruction taken to its logical conclusion. Precision typography in Cormorant Garamond and Raleway instead: fonts that carry formality without ceremony. The monogram appears only as watermark, never as hero use. The suite is as deliberate as the structure it announces.
The threshold. Seefeld, Zürich — the house that prompted this suite.
§ 02 — Colour System
A Material Palette
| Colour | Permitted Uses | Never Use For |
|---|---|---|
| Charcoal | Ground of every piece · Dark surfaces · Hero backgrounds | Light-ground pieces · Small text areas |
| Warm Sand | All names and primary display text · Main type colour · Headlines | As a filled area · Secondary uses |
| Caramel Linen | Labels · Hairlines · RSVP guides · Accent rules | As a filled area · Bold applications |
| Pale Linen | Document grounds · Printed pages · Paper stock | As a dark-ground piece background · High-contrast print |
Pantone References
Charcoal → 447 C · Warm Sand → 9183 C · Caramel Linen → 7531 C · Pale Linen → 9161 C
§ 03 — Typography
Two Fonts, One Weight
Cormorant Garamond Light
Cormorant Garamond Italic
Raleway Light · All Caps
Raleway Light
§ 05 — Design Constraints
What We Protect
These constraints are rules, not preferences. Each one exists to protect the material integrity of the suite — its precision, its clarity, its weight. None of these elements appear anywhere in the Baumann suite.
§ 06 — The Suite
Six Pieces. One House.
Lena & Marcus Baumann — Housewarming
Direction B: The First Pour
6 June 2026 · Seefeld, Zürich