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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.
Where Type meets Space
Supercharged with a bold use of type, Typeroom® is more sensorial journey than domestic scene. This is a creative hub and concept store dedicated to and inspired by typography and the graphic arts. Located at the historic centre of Athens, Typeroom® transfers the work of Parachute® Typefoundry and its online platform typeroom.eu to brick and mortar, while embodying the spirit and essence of type. Through a well thought-out schedule covering a broad spectrum of the art and design field, with an array of events, lectures, workshops, exhibitions and multidisciplinary projects, Typeroom® acts as a meeting point for local and international creatives alike.
located at:
14 Taki Street
Psirri area
Athens 10554
Greece
Monday - Friday 10:00am - 6:00pm
Also at this location
• Letterpress printing
• Limited edition print collectables
• Exclusive objects with a hint of type
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