A tour around the creative studios of Psyrri

26, 27 and 28 of January 2007
Fri.18:00–22:00 - Sat. & Sun.12:00–19:00
The design teams bios, the design shop, Foteinopoulou & Mantzari, g, mnp, oxy, pi6, poor designers, serial designers, the switch design agency, teamstrut, typical mutations, warda and we design, host a creative walk in Psyrri, the heart of Athens.

14 design studios, located in one of the most interesting areas in Athens, open their doors to the public and present a new theme. The design walk consists of many small and autonomous graphic design exhibitions. Every participant organizes and presents a different exhibition covering an extensive field of visual communication such as design and typography, illustration, photography, video and installations by greek and foreign designers. 

  • Bios

    Eboy
    Bios present the group eBoy, based in Berlin, the group that introduced the re-use of the 8-bit style to design. eBoy create re-usable pixel objects, which they employ in building complicated artworks. (...)
    Pireos 84 / T.: + 30 210 3425335 / www.bios.gr

  • The Design Shop

    Short Stories
    The installation deals with the relation between written text and its projection through graphic design. In four short stories by Sissy Caravia –about four different people with their own eccentricities and lifestyle– typography and illustration develop parallel to the plot, with emphasis on the emotion each story expresses. (...)
    Kriezi 1 / T.: + 30 210 3223410 / www.thedesignshop.gr

  • Φωτεινοπούλου-Μάντζαρη

    Images Through A Microscope
    Presentation of the artist Ines Piqueras Garcia, whose work is based on art book forms, made by hand or printed with traditional or digital methods and thus creating book-objects. Inspired by pictures taken through a microscope, pictures of vegetable or animal cells and using all the techniques of etching, Piqueras seduces her viewer in a magnetic game of experimenting. In addition, collages and various other applications, from wrapping paper to small stamps, enrich the exhibition, giving the public a perfe (...)
    kalogrioni 8 / T.: + 30 210 3312170 /

  • G

    Inside Out / Typologies In Progress
    Chrysostomos Naselos Notebooks made of plain manila paper, a collection of envelopes binded in books, letters sent and forgotten –or not. Wayne Daly Presentation of a multilateral project by the designer Wayne Daly, which includes an on-going collection of aliases adopted by e-mail ‘spammers’, comments on the feminine archetype through tabloids and an atypical index of names that were previously used or considered for use by famous music acts, all in print form that creates a whole world one can wander in. (...)
    Miaouli 6 / T.: + 30 210 3223636 / www.georgiougavrilakis.com

  • Mnp

    Jutojo
    Presentation of moving image projects of the group Jutojo, which consists of the designer Julie Gayard, the director Toby Cornish and the architect Jony Braun. Jotujo is a team of young people that live and work in Mitte, Berlin, an area that has many things in common with the area of Psyrri. Jutojo work on various design projects such as print, film, visuals, screen video panoramas, as well as site specific commissions. (...)
    Voreou 10 / T.: + 30 210 3252832 / www.mnpdesign.gr

  • Οξύ (Oxy)

    Corrosion
    Three artists (Philippos Theodoridis, Alexandros Vasmoulakis, Paris Koutsikos) participate in this exhibition on corrosion, a theme that was fundamental in the creation of the group. The result of corrosion becomes especially interesting if one thinks of its metaphorical use in everyday life and in a reality full of stereotypes. (...)
    Kolonou 12-14 / T.: + 30 210 5226609 / www.oxy.gr

  • π6 (Pi6)

    Heterogeneous Realities / The Virtual Minefield
    Rena Chrysikopoulou A series of collage illustrations. Newspaper clippings, notes, stickers and other objects create a new reality. A personal diary with everyday elements, targeting in inspiration and stimulation. Peter Zizka A documentation of the much awarded installation “the virtual minefield”, by the German designer Peter Zizka. The aid organization Medico International and the artist joined efforts to draw attention to the threat posed by ordnance and unexploded mines in many countries of the world. (...)
    Melanthiou 8 / T.: + 30 210 3216050 / www.pi6.gr

  • Poor Designers

    The Amazing World Of Psyrri
    A series of compositions printed on canvas that uses typography, photography and illustration. Poor Designers create, experimenting with images they see everyday in Psyrri. (...)
    Kriezi 1 / T.: + 30 210 3232733 / www.poordesigners.com

  • Sereal Designers

    Mini Super City Heroes
    A comment on the popular demand of urban culture for “higher” values, “masterpieces” and “superheroes”. In this group’s work, titled mini super city heroes – a serealistik version of urban immaturity, the liability of the above demand is questioned, while other small pieces of contemporary culture appear. (...)
    Miaouli 19 / T.: + 30 210 3215102 / www.sereal.net

  • The Switch Place Identity

    Home Switch Home
    The Switch Design Agency created a scene of liberation and relaxation for the walkers of Design Walk. In HOME SWITCH HOME, the appropriate conditions for free communication on creative matters were ensured. A fire, a carpet, low lights, minimal sounds, a multifunctional relaxing piece of furniture (“hameleon”), views, experiences, memories, pillows that offer ideas for discussions (“sleep on it” series). HOME SWITCH HOME is an installation – exercise on the creative process. An ongoing brainstorming in whic (...)
    Saxtouri 3 / T.: + 30 210 3219034 / www.theswitch.gr

  • Teamstrut

    Living Rooms
    The team presents their version of what a “living room” is, playing with the word and exploring the definition between a real living room and its printed version. In collaboration with the artists Thodoris Dimitropoulos, Dimitris Karadinopoulos, Manufaktura, Roberta Nitsos and Stella Pandazopoulou, teamstrut design layouts on the walls of their studio, in the fashion that magazine spreads are traditionally designed. (...)
    Perikleous & Ktena 14 / T.: + 30 210 3237596 /

  • Typical Mutations

    Iqube
    A tribute to games, inspired by the exploration of mind skills, the way those are set by the generally known IQ tests. A presentation of the IQube, a structure that justifies the tendency we all have towards discovery and exploration of the unknown. Accepting this challenge, the players use their imagination and, forgetting all stereotypical beliefs on justice, give in to delight. In the following pages, three of the exhibition’s puzzles are presented, daring prospective players to solve them. The solution (...)
    Lepeniotou 21 / T.: + 30 210 3244400 / www.typicalmutations.com

  • Warda

    1cc
    The studio presents an installation, in the corridor connecting the different artistic activities of WARDA. An intervention that symbolizes our relationship with the various contrasts one finds in the area of Psyrri, the hardcore every day images that we tend to become accustomed to. (...)
    Aisxylou 27 / T.: + 30 210 3236339 / www.warda.gr

  • We Design

    Day And Night At Psyrri
    Focusing on the –more or less organised– complexity of Psyrri, We design presents snapshots of this altered ensemble: work, eating, dancing, music, prostitutes, drugs, the market, garbage, all images that reveal the different sides of the area of Psyrri. (...)
    Aishylou 27 / T.: + 30 210 3232414 / www.wedesign.gr
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