Redefining the Greek souvenir

26/03/2015 – 10/05/2015

@ Benaki Museum Shop – Pireos street Annexe 

Opening Party: 

Sat. 28th of March @ 18.00 onwards with Evol.Eyes and Serafim Tsotsonis on the decks!

The exhibition, It’s all, oh so souvenir to me! Vol.3!, becomes part of the Benaki Museum Shop, in Pireos Street Annexe, with new and unique ideas, with new participations, and with imaginative and unexpected souvenirs. 

It’s all, oh so souvenir to me! Vol.3!, defines the souvenir as a highly aesthetic object, overturning the folklore stereotypes and introducing a new Greek identity. 

More than 50 Greek designers will exhibit new objects inspired by their personal “mythology” or inspired by the unique permanent collections of the Benaki Museum, aiming to change the meaning of the Greek souvenir.

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

Opening Hours: Thursday, Sunday: 10:00 – 18:00 & Friday, Saturday: 10:00 – 22:00

Holy Week: Thursday: 10:00 – 18:00 & Friday: 12:00 – 18:00 & Saturday: 10:00 – 15:00

Closed on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and the following holidays: May 1st, Easter Day

Sponsor: Wines of Athens

Media Sponsors: 

ΒΗΜΑGAZINO / Lifo / Pepper 96.6 / Popaganda / Living Postcards

Benaki Museum / Pireos str.138, Athens / T. +30.210.3453111 / www.benaki.gr / www.benakishop.gr

Info: It’s all, oh so souvenir to me! / info@occhi.biz / 6942014975 & 211.1845416

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