Γραίγος /’Grégos’/ according to the mediterranean navy tradition was the North East wind that brought the Venetians back home. A wind blowing from Greece. “My pappou Yiannis was a fisherman for living and a true stubborn. He was known to the locals as ‘to vremeno’ meaning in Greek the wet guy. He always came …
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Tag Archives: Greek Designers
Zylo : Wooden artifacts
Postfolk : Digital embroidery
Postfolk is a digital handicraft, a digital embroidery, inspired by the design potential of folk art motifs. Maria Olga Vlachou is the designer of the digitally handcrafted brand, re-collecting memories from greek folk culture. The collection includes textiles, homeware and limited edition art prints. | interview by Anna Baniora | MA, Fashion Business Management | …
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Santorini Blues | Moodboard
The moodboard draws inspiration from the Blues of Santorini, the largest island of a small, circular archipelago and remnant of a volcanic caldera. When you glide through the cobalt waters of the Aegean Sea to reach Santoríni, the crescent-shaped island in Greece’s Cyclades, it’s the thousand-foot cliffs that first come into view. The harmonious relationship …
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Zeus + Δione : Olympic Athlos
According to a Greek myth Aphrodite’s parents were Zeus and Dione. Aphrodite is the Greek goddess of love, beauty, pleasure, and procreation. She had no childhood: in every image and each reference she is born as an adult, nubile, and infinitely desirable. Her festival, Aphrodisia, was celebrated across Greece. Aphrodite was associated with, and often …
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Ioanna Kourbela : prism of Kaleidoscope
Kaleidoscope is derived from the Ancient Greek words καλός (kalos)= ‘beautiful, beauty’, εἶδος (eidos)= ‘that which is seen: form, shape’ and σκοπέω (skopeō)= ‘to look to, to examine’, hence ‘observation of beautiful forms’. The word was invented in 1817 by Sir David Brewster, inventor of the device. A children’s toy, that allows the light to …
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LanaMouss : Minoan Age
Minoan Age collection by LanaMouss came from the designer’s admiration for Knossos royal palace in Crete that has inspired her to create jewellery based on minoan civilization. The collection draws inspiration from the Minotaur ‘s myth, a greek mythology monster with human body and taurus head that dwelt at the center of the Labyrinth, and …
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Minoan Ladies in Blue | Moodboard
The moodboard draws inspiration from the Cretan women and the frescoes of Minos palace. The Minoan civilization was a Bronze Age civilization that arose on the island of Crete and flourished from about the 27th–15th century BC. In Ladies in Blue, fresco of Minoan women, aged 1600 BC, it is very evident that women’s dress played …
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Sophie Deloudi : Retro Geometry
A discreet flirt with the glamorous 50’s and bold 60’s, as well as repetitive lines and geometric patterns, inspire designer Sophie Deloudi for summer 2016 swimwear & beachwear collection. This collection clearly establishes the character of her creations which combine dynamism and elegance with eternal femininity. Cubistic and op art patterns in color combinations that …
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Kyma : greek blue Waves
Greece is justifiably famous for its beautiful islands. The white washed towns The golden sun The idyllic beaches The emerald waters. These images create a paradise on earth across the greek blue seas. Kyma pays tribute to the sea with its distinctive blue sole and its name which in greek means ‘wave’. Kyma sandals elevate …
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CUTCUUTUR : polygonal morphs
Employing primary geometry as a springboard, the CUTCUUTUR SS2016 features oversized shapes that cover the garment surface with smaller-scale shapes acting as intricate outlines and details, building up the basis for elaborately patterned clothing. Overlapping, meticulously interwoven and interconnected with almost ritualistic fervor, these methodical designs become a statement of the complexity that can be …
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