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A variety of geometrical shapes form Olympians’ symbols abstractly. The “Twelve” series consists of pendants, notebooks and canvas bags, featuring the individual symbols, and is made using only eco-friendly products.
Travel to a divine world by the TWELVE series! Listen to Apollo’s lyre or run next to Artemis’ sacred deer; and if you find yourself in a hurry to sit by Hestia’s fire and feel cozy and warm, just lace up Hermes’ winged sandal!
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The team of ARTPECKERS is comprised of three young engineers, Kimon, Elli and Dimitris, who decided to not leave Greece and to search for opportunities guided by their interests and knowledge.
Kimon Gkologkinas was born in Thessaloniki, where he still works as a civil engineer. He graduated from the School of Civil Engineering of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, while during his studies he also engaged in the art of cinema, and directed two short films with his group Pame Krema. He is particularly interested in re-inventing the neglected public space as well as in the techniques of natural building and bioclimatic architecture. His need to implement creativity in everyday life has led him to devise small scale objects.
Elli Gkologkina was born in Thessaloniki and graduated from the School of Architecture of the Technical University of Crete (TUC). Her innate concern of space issues related to children, led her to conduct research approaching play as a design tool for public space (URB.EN. methodology) and later on to participate in a research of the TUC TIE lab, concerning the design of educational environments. She has attended a postgraduate program on Professional Studies in Children`s Play at the University of Gloucestershire, while her work has been presented in exhibitions and conferences. In 2015, she participated in the team project, Many Happy re-Turns, a seat for children that offers a variety of usage through play, which was the silver winner at the International Design Awards (IDA).
Μέσα από τα προϊόντα της σειράς μπορεί κανείς να βρεθεί με λίγη φαντασία σε κόσμους θεϊκούς, ακούγοντας τις μελωδίες της λύρας του Απόλλωνα ή τρέχοντας μακριά με το ελάφι της Αρτέμιδος. Αν πάλι βιάζεται πολύ, αρκεί να φορέσει το σανδάλι του Ερμή και να βρεθεί στο χώρο που νιώθει ζεστά και οικεία, κοντά στη φλόγα της Εστίας. Αφήστε, λοιπόν, μια δύναμη, μια συνήθεια, ένα χαρακτηριστικό τους να σας θυμίσει πως όλοι μπορεί και να έχουμε κάτι από αυτούς.
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