A fascinating exhibition titled “It’s all, oh so souvenir to me! Vol.3!” has kicked off at the Benaki Museum Shop, in Pireos Street Annexe, bringing new, exciting ideas and overturning the folklore stereotypes with regard to souvenirs!

Redefining the souvenir as a highly aesthetic object, the exhibition presents new objects by more than 50 artists, inspired by their personal “mythology” or inspired by the unique permanent collections of the Benaki Museum.

From March 26th until May 10th, a wide range of unique souvenirs will be presented, combining usability and innovation, conceptual design and quality while at the same time reflecting the designers’ personal thoughts and feelings of what Greece is and what it means for them.

Backgroung:

The exhibition “It’s all, oh so souvenir to me!” made its debut in July 2013, bringing under a single umbrella the interpretations of over 60 Greek designers to the question: What would Greece be if it were a souvenir?

Different views, backgrounds, experiences and perspectives came together in an attempt to redefine the design and meaning of the traditional Greek souvenir!

Creators coming from all sectors of design – architects, product designers, photographers, ceramists, visual artists, illustrators, fashion and accessories designers, stylists, branding creators – portrayed a line of objects with different utilitarian value, materials, ideas and concepts, all with a focus on Greece.

The designers (in alphabetical order): Skevi Afantiti, A Future Perfect, Anima Theca, B612, Costas Bissas, Blanc, Bomba Design, Busy Bee, Xenia Deimezi, Niki Dimopoulou, Spyros Drakos, EDO by Evaggelos Kaimakis, Evol Eyes by Angeliki Tsotsoni, Hartovasilion Paperkingdom, IDISTI, Jazzt Design, Lina Karanikolaou, Spyros Kizis, Irini Klokkari, Koukoutsi, la trap – psarokokalo creative studio, Sophia Labropoulou, Less is More Design, Loula Leventi, Matalou at home, Meet the Cat, Metoo & Stella Sotiropoulou, Anna Moraitou, Mydesign by Vassilis Mylonadis, Fofi Nicolaides, papercuts by Alexandros Papadopoulos, Ploos Design, Prigkipw, Νikos Rakkas, Rdesign by Ritsa Anastasiadou, Dimosthenis Serketzis, Sugar Line Productions, Vasiliki Syrma, The Three Dots, thegreekbag by K. Rotsou, THEIA, Trouve mon Βouton, Lili Tsesmatzoglou, Twelve Collectives, Sofia & Dimitra Vamiali Christos Vlioras, We Design, When in Greece, Which Cat, Argyri Zelka, Zorba is missing (Yiannis Karlopoulos and partners).

Duration

26/03/2015 – 10/05/2015

(Opening: 28/03/2015, 18.00)

 Place

Athens, Greece

Benaki Museum – The Shop

Pireos Street Annexe