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Since its inception, Parachute® has received more than 40 international distinctions including the esteemed Red Dot Grand Prix and TDC Certificate of Typographic Excellence. Additional awards were received by the European Design Awards, Tokyo TDC, German Design Awards, HiiiBrand, Granshan Awards, Communication Arts, Creative Review.
Be it magazines, books or newspapers, the work, the expertise and the bold approach to design of Parachute® Typefoundry has been featured in major publications around the world.
What started out as an online platform for the Typophile Generation, TYPEROOM developed into one of the most influential type blogs today as well as a creative hub and concept store in the historic centre of Athens/Greece. This is where culture meets typography!
We are a digital type foundry and design agency, specialising in bespoke type design, corporate typefaces and lettering. We use the power of typography to transform living brands to global brands, enrich their identity and localise their language in emerging markets. Never content with the average, we manage to bridge the West with the East, the North with the South and combine tradition with innovation. We have collaborated with several leading organizations since 2001 and designed proprietary typefaces for some of the world’s most iconic brands and institutions such as Apple, European Commission, National Geographic, Ikea, Kraft Foods, UEFA, Samsung, Financial Times, Pernod Ricard, Ogilvy, Emirates.
Our work has earned numerous accolades around the world with top honours from TDC, Red Dot, European Design Awards, Tokyo TDC, HiiiBrand, Granshan Awards, Communication Arts and many others.
Our type library reflects the work of several talented designers, creatives, engineers and storytellers obsessed with type. Be it analog, digital or spatial, we use the power of typography to transform global brands.
A' Design Awards - Bronze for the M@G
We are thrilled to announce that our latest Letteres® creation, the M@G, has won a Product Design Award, from a prestigious and influential design accolade! The M@G is officially a Bronze Design Award winner for 2022 - 2023, in the Bakeware, Tableware, Drinkware and Cookware Design Award Category, of the A’ Design Award and Competition.
Crafted from fine white porcelain and designed under the golden ratio principle, the M@G reveals a typographic symbol of celestial importance with every sip you take. This unique object was designed in collaboration between Parachute Typefoundry’s in-house design team and industrial designer Yiannis Ghikas.
Discover the sleek qualities of The M@G in the link below:
https://letteres.com/objects/mag