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Thymi Architects embed stone-built villa into olive groves in Corfu
Villa Beliha is a contemporary Mediterranean home in the countryside of north-east Corfu, designed by Thymi Architects. The project explores a quiet balance between local tradition and modern…
A Christmas Day in Thessaloniki: A One-Day Urban Guide
A Christmas day in Thessaloniki is anything but quiet. The city stays in motion -streets busy, cafés full, markets alive- but during the festive week, there’s a sense that not every day needs…
VOID Architects rethinks 1970s Kypseli apartment for contemporary living
VOID Architects has reconfigured an apartment in Athens’ Kypseli neighbourhood, transforming a fragmented 1970s layout into a bright, open-plan home. Located within a typical apartment…
Contemporary Greek Gifting: Makers, Studios & Thoughtful Objects
There’s a pleasure in choosing a gift made by hand, an object shaped slowly, carrying the touch of its maker. Across Greece, small concept stores, bookstores and thoughtful ateliers…
M35 designs contemporary identity for Greek restaurant Olympus, referencing ancient Greek forms
Design studio M35 has completed the visual identity for Olympus, a Sydney-based restaurant that draws on the atmosphere of the traditional Greek taverna while presenting it through a…
Stene Alexopoulos revives 1950s Athenian penthouse overlooking the Acropolis
Set in the historic quarter of Plaka, this 1950s Athenian penthouse has been reimagined by Franco-Greek studio Stene Alexopoulos as a quiet study of materiality and memory. The top-floor…
The Greek Foundation holiday gift guide 2025: Thoughtful pieces for the design-minded in your life
As the season of thoughtful giving has finally arrived, we look beyond the predictable and into the realm of refined everyday objects — pieces shaped by contemporary Greek creativity, crafted…
Retreat Paros transforms historic fisherman’s house into minimalist Cycladic apartments
A traditional fisherman’s dwelling in the historic core of Parikia has been converted into two independent holiday apartments, each with spacious terraces facing the Aegean and the bay’s…
Glass blocks and red steel frame small-scale salon in Athens by KARN Studio
Athens studio KARN has completed MORROW, a 27.5-square-metre hair studio in Melissia that uses light, colour and precise detailing to amplify a compact interior. Fluted glass panels and glass…
Architect Agnese Casadio opens up 1950s Kypseli apartment with flexible layout
A 90-square-metre apartment in Kypseli, Athens has been reconfigured by architect Agnese Casadio, who paired the charm of its late-1950s structure with a contemporary, flexible layout. The…