Designing over 6,000 book covers for the “Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag” between 1961 and the mid-1990s raised his profile tremendously – even if few people actually knew his name. Celestino Piatti also produced remarkable work as an advertising designer, creating unmistakable posters for brands such as Rolex, Gauloises and Campari. In addition to all of those achievements, he excelled as an author of children’s books. One of his works – “The Happy Owls” – even became a bestseller worldwide. 

Piatti was absolutely fascinated by owls, and he featured them heavily in his work. The original drawing of his writing owl (1968) provides the thematically apt design for this special stamp. The bird is sitting on the lettering “Helvetia 110” and looks as though it has just written the word with its quill. Homage is paid to Piatti’s tradition of handcrafted graphics through the use of a bright green Neocolor texture. At the same time, this background imparts a contemporary look to the owl.

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