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Let Wallpaper* guide you through the worlds of art, design and architecture in Greece - and discover where to go and what to see when you travel to Greece.
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Peninsula House is a timeless piece of Greek island architecture
Peninsula House, Atelier Bow-Wow’s latest collaboration with developer Oliaros, is a free-flowing, art-filled holiday home on the Greek island of Antiparos
By Ellie Stathaki • Last updated
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It's all Greek for Yorgo Tloupas at his new Paris café
When the designer realised there was nowhere in Paris serving ‘real' Greek coffee, he decided to open Yorgaki – the Parisian location for Greek food, Greek drinks, Greek magazines, Greek toothpaste, and naturally, traditional sand-cooked coffee
By Elly Parsons • Last updated
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Neoclassical maison: fashion and homewares emporium Philos is doing retail differently in Athens
By Ianni Vassiliou • Last updated
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Take a tour of Athens architecture and more
There is a lot happening in the Greek capital, where history, modernity and a bright future converge in the worlds of architecture, design and art. Here’s what to see and do in Athens
By Ellie Stathaki • Last updated
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Island retreat: Sterna Art Project 2016 takes over Nisyros, Greece
By Elana Wong • Last updated
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Michael Anastassiades returns to Cypriot roots for solo retrospective
The London-based designer curates his own show at at NiMAC, surveying 12 years of his prolific career
By Adam Štěch • Last updated
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House On Top by ISV Architects, Athens
By Ellie Stathaki • Last updated
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Art1 Office is an Athens workspace reborn
Architecture studio Neiheiser Argyros meticulously revamps an Athens workspace through colours and shapes in Art1 Office
By Ellie Stathaki • Last updated
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The error that turns out to be right: ’Ametria’ at the Benaki Museum, Athens
By James Reid • Last updated
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The Athens Olympic Museum opens its doors
The new Athens Olympic Museum in Greece is about to open – courtesy of KLab and Mulo Creative Lab – combining culture and sports in a minimalist, yet rich spatial experience
By Ellie Stathaki • Last updated
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Point Supreme Architects
By Ellie Stathaki • Last updated
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Block 722
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Metabolist architecture of 1970s eco-pioneer Alexandros Tombazis
Back in September 2010 (W*138), we explored the legacy and history of Greek architect Alexandros Tombazis, who this month celebrates his 80th birthday.
By Ellie Stathaki • Last updated
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Mediterranean modern: the first house from architect Lydia Xynogala
By Harriet Thorpe • Last updated
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Design Hotels launches its second pop-up hotel in Mykonos, Greece
By Lauren Ho • Last updated
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The Greek island hotels and resorts to check into for a sea change
With thousands of islands dotting the sparkling azure waters around mainland Greece, there’s little wonder why holidaymakers flock to the Aegan Sea in droves for more than just fun in the sun. The crown jewel of the Greek islands is undoubtedly Santorini, famed for its whitewashed villages, sublime sunsets and theatrical views of the caldera. From the mythical isle of Crete to nightlife-friendly Mykonos, there’s an island for every kind of traveller. Here are ten high-design Greek island resorts for the discerning island-hopper.
By Jessica Klingelfuss • Last updated
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Olympic gold: a new exhibition programme in Lausanne celebrates the sporting stadium
By Ellie Stathaki • Last updated
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‘Performance art has the power to change lives’: Marina Abramović in Athens
By Grace Banks • Last updated
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Papillon in Athens draws on the mood and lines of bistrots in Paris and New York
By Daven Wu • Last updated
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Amanzo’e Hotel — Kranidi, Greece
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OOAK designs rooftop retreat on the Greek island of Karpathos
A new house in Karpathos – the second one on the island for the young architecture firm – is OOAK's latest project in Greece, combining contemporary architecture with an outdoors feel, an unusual site, and the surrounding village's picturesque character
By Ellie Stathaki • Last updated
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USP Architecture designs Athens' ‘foodie hotel' Ergon House
By Warren Singh-Bartlett • Last updated
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Thessaloniki's newest hotel, The Modernist, is housed in a 1920s building converted by FORMrelated
By Daven Wu • Last updated
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Monsieur Didot is Athens' newest hotel, housed in a sensitively restored period building
By Daven Wu • Last updated
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Escape route: React Architects align architecture and environment in Paros
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Calm lines and colours at A77 Suites by Andronis by studio Mutiny
By Daven Wu • Last updated
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