Esperinos
The new project by Athens based, self-taught artist-designer Stamos Michael introduces a tactile and personal approach to short-staying in the city of Athens, one that revisits lapsing notions of inhabitation and the neighborhood, with a contemporary, informed gaze that disrupts the normative expectations of standard design forms. Esperinos echoes Michael’s multi-faceted practice that combines studies in social sciences, working as an interior designer and founding the artist-run gallery Grace, in proposing a new way of experiencing the cultural universe of Athens. The design for the residence draws from urban myths and stories shared by the locals – nights in the 60’s when all the men would occupy the alley with chairs to watch a football match and the backyards would nest artists and folk musicians during the years of the Greek junta – to reflect a way of living that is unfolding on matters we now perceive as primal: communal love, freedom of expression and joy.
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Esperinos guest-house in Athens by Stamos Michael
The time the sun sets and dusk light envelops the city of Athens, Esperinos house merges with the evening shades.