Stories
Tou Patera bottles a family olive-growing tradition from Laconia
Tou Patera means “father’s” in Greek, and in this case the name is quite literal. The small olive-oil brand is an homage to a father’s love of the land, and to a family that continues to…
Nafsika Tzanou turns former Athens office into flexible city home
For almost 50 years, this fifth-floor space in Athens had barely changed. It was built as an office in the 1970s, at a time when the building was home mostly to lawyers, notaries and…
Sleep Somewhere Unexpected in Greece
Where you sleep can sometimes be the best part of the journey. Across Greece, a handful of places are making a good case for choosing the stay first and figuring out the rest of the trip…
Ioanna Vlachaki Studio pairs original details with crafted additions in compact Athens penthouse
There is plenty to notice in this 50-square-metre penthouse in central Athens, but little feels unnecessary. Renovating this late-1960s apartment, Ioanna Vlachaki Studio started with what was…
Reading the city: In conversation with Onebran
From his early days painting graffiti in Patras to large-scale murals in Athens and beyond, OneBran has developed a visual language shaped by abstraction, repetition and the city itself. We…
Labros Thermos and Nancy Angeli open Lemon café-bar to the streets of Athens
At Lemon, a 65 sqm café-bar in Athens designed by Labros Thermos and Nancy Angeli, the boundary between inside and out is deliberately loose. The café opens onto the building’s forecourt,…
Narration Architects reworks typical Athenian apartment with open-plan interior
Narration Architects has opened up a typical Athenian apartment in Pangrati, replacing its fragmented layout with a brighter and more connected home. The renovation removes unnecessary…
Daydreamers creates a Mediterranean wardrobe designed and made in Greece
For Daydreamers, getting dressed is less about keeping up with seasons and more about finding clothes that settle easily into everyday life. Founded in the city and produced entirely in…
O Fournos gives a former island bakery new life as a Cycladic home
Some buildings change purpose without quite forgetting what they used to be. O Fournos, named after the Greek word for oven and once the neighbourhood bakery of its owner’s grandfather, has…
Varia brings Bavarian baking to an Art Deco building in Athens
There are some tastes that only become important once you can no longer find them. For brothers Christopher and Cedric von Halem, who moved to Athens after years spent working across Germany,…