We consider this occasion as an important milestone in our course and it’s with honor and great joy that POSTFOLK participates in the exhibition “Beware of Greeks” that will take place in the European Parliament in Brussels, 16-20 October 2017. We would like to thank Sofia Sakorafa, MEP, for her unique idea and initiative to promote in such an elegant way the Greek contemporary creative entrepreneurship; a sector that has been blooming and can contribute to the growth of our country.
We would also like to thank our fellow exhibitors:
Spiros Daikos, Cryssa C. and Stratis Andreadis: www.saltybag.com
Sofia Papakosta, Jewel designer
Loula Levendi: www.atotemfurelita.com
Christina Skouloudi: www.skouloudi.com
Sergios Fotiadis: www.wedesign.gr
Special congrats to the students of the Department of Product and Systems Design Engineering of the University of the Aegean and of the Department of Wood and Furniture Design and Technology of TEI of Karditsa, who are also exhibiting their creations.
For those of you who will be in Brussels during the exhibition period, it will be a pleasure for us to give you a tour, so please drop us a line and we will arrange your presence.
You might also like to visit the initiative’s official page: http://bewareofgreeks.eu
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We decided to approach the hotel room through the concept of Foucault’s heterotopia and create a space that has more layers of meaning and relationships to Greek urban context and culture than immediately meets the eye. A spatial assemblage of objets-trouvés and urban scenes translated into interior design, result to a new topology ,where a visitor’s trip starts even before exiting his room to meander the city.
The weaved baskets transform to abstract tile for the entry/bath area, the designs on traditional embroidered fabrics become a Braille-like installation, the ceiling and wall receive a louver treatment reminiscent of old windows and doors. All design is based on local production techniques and locally sourced materials but with a contemporary take. We aim to highlight what Greek design is and can be beyond the neo-Greek or Cycladic folk.
The concept of heterotopia becomes even more apparent through the integration of social media and space-branding. The hotel room is designed with the concepts of “selfie” moments and “instagram corners” in mind, thus resulting to a self-sustained media/marketing campaign. The room becomes the advertisement, the physical space transcends to virtual territories.
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