● site · 22 July 2026

Helaia gets a new skin

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This site is changing its skin — and a little more than its skin.

Helaia was never just a software studio. It is the H of Herbelin and elaia, the Greek word for olive: a place where one codes, but also writes and sings. The new home is built to carry all of it at once — literary and philosophical essays, albums, applications — on a single weave.

The weave, precisely: that is the name of the new design. One structure, four lights — the Workshop for the landing and the apps, the Library for thoughts, the Stage for music, and a night-light for the private sphere. The halftone dots you will see here and there are a nod to yesterday’s printing presses, set with today’s tools.

Coming in the next weeks: the first essays, song lyrics, and an idea close to my heart — every work and every app will carry honest reviews written by the major AI models, with the prompt published and the full verbatim available. More about that here soon.

The old pages remain online during the migration. Enjoy the visit, and welcome to the weave.

— Oliver Herbelin — published at Helaia