Grafica e comunicazione

In 1989, Filippo Maglione founded Cheplero. The office was located on the ground floor of Palazzo Salotto, in Piazza degli Eremitani, behind the apse of the Eremintani Church, famous for the preservation of what remains of magnificent frescoes by Mantegna, which were destroyed at the end of the Second World War. In 1992, he moved his troops and equipment to via Rudena, on the second floor of Palazzo Testa, formerly Hotel Riviera, a short walk from the Basilica del Santo. In the mid-nineties of the last century, Cheplero changed names, becoming KLP and moving to its present location in Via Dante, the ancient Roman decumanus. In 2006, KLP became Helvetika.

A visit to the Helvetika headquarters is an invitation to appreciate, among many other things, the beauty of the historic center of Padua. Just a stone's throw from Piazza dei Signori, on the road that leads to the oldest gate of 14th-century Padua, Porta Molino, our workshop is located in the heart of the city center, inside the Palazzo de duct 'Dauli. Inside this 16th-century building, decorated with frescoed entryways (although quite blurred and deteriorating) and a medieval tower that stands on its top (which seems to us always on the verge of collapse), we set up a comfortable nest. We selected this location as if to underline that a workshop should draw on contemporary creative stimuli of the beauty of the past, as well as the precariousness of the present. In a continuous dialogue between harmony and dissonance, of strength and apprehension.

We celebrate coincidences 
eliminate the superfluous
make difficult things easy
subvert expectations 
enforce that concepts determine form 
support the integrity of an idea 
use honesty as a solution 
eat and drink well 
and also try to sleep.

How? With the force of the dialectical. Taking into consideration the unexpected, coincidences, contradictions and seeking to integrate them into rational thought, labor, technique (and maybe even talent). It is clear to us, in short, that the intermittent pulses of thought that have always united with the technique of doing. Maybe the spark is intuition, perception, vision of the future, sometimes dreamlike, surreal. However, in order for the whole creation to succeed, you also need to sweat and blood. But if he has a unique taste. So we are happy to do precisely this. It is what makes you feel that little tension, that pleasant twinge when a job is well done, has meaning, it works, and is beautiful. 

Our name is inspired by the Helvetica typeface, considered by many to be the most elegant, solid and light, capable of never aging and always be up to date. It is a source of inspiration for what our workshop strives to be: a flexible compact structure, adaptable and reliable at the same time. Able to offer concrete values.