El Greco Gallery

The Chair of a Century

11.06.19 El Greco Gallery

The Eames shell chairs in new coloursFor many years, Charles and Ray Eames explored the idea of a single shell moulded to fit the contours of the human body. They finally achieved their goal with the 1948 Eames Shell Chair, a ground-breaking innovation that founded a new chair typology: the multi-fu...

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Vitra at Salone del Mobile 2019

06.06.19 El Greco Gallery

For this year’s Salone del Mobile, Vitra explores four distinct environments, each one using design to express a particular aesthetic and attitude towards life. Featuring new products by Edward Barber & Jay Osgerby, Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec, Antonio Citterio, Konstantin Grcic and Hella Jongerius, th...

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On display: Design, Architettura, Città, Persone

10.04.19 El Greco Gallery

Με την ευκαιρία της Italian Design Day και στο πλαίσιο του προγράμματος Tempo Forte Italia-Ελλάδα 2019, την Πέμπτη 28 Μαρτίου 2019 πραγματοποιήθηκε στην El Greco Gallery εκδήλωση με τίτλο “On display: Design, Architettura, Città, Persone”, με κύριο ομιλητή τον αρχιτέκτονα Roberto Cremascoli. Στην εκ...

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International Love Heart designed by Alexander Girard

12.02.19 El Greco Gallery

The symbol of love is a well-known motif in the design world of Alexander Girard, who created myriad variations of the heart shape in his graphic works and textile patterns. Alexander Girard’s International Love Heart is a quintessential representation of who he was, both as a designer and as a pers...

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Eames Radio by Vitra

18.01.19 El Greco Gallery

Did you know? By 1952, Charles & Ray Eames had fabricated roughly 200,000 radio cases for a range of different companies. However, one model – their personal favorite – never went into production and more than 70 years after it was first designed, Vitra joined the Eames Office to revive the unproduc...

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Eames House Bird by Vitra

12.12.18 El Greco Gallery

Charles and Ray Eames enriched the collage-like interior of their private home, the Eames House, with numerous objects and accessories that they brought back from their travels. For over fifty years, the figure of a wooden bird has stood in the centre of the living room – an artefact of American fol...

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Eames Fiberglass Chair by Vitra

09.11.18 El Greco Gallery

In 1948, Charles and Ray Eames participated in the 'International Competition for Low-Cost Furniture Design', organised by the New York Museum of Modern Art, entering a chair with a seat shell moulded to fit the contours of the human body along with a concept for a variety of bases. Their design won...

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Pivotal Point Jean Prouvé

05.11.18 El Greco Gallery

Με την ευφυΐα της χειρωνακτικής προσέγγισης του αντικειμένου, μεταξύ αρχιτεκτονικής, design και μηχανικής, ο Jean Prouvé είναι αδιαμφισβήτητα ένα από τα πιο πρωτοποριακά και δημιουργικά μυαλά του 20ου αιώνα. Η μοναδική του προσωπικότητα και η ενδελεχής εξερεύνηση των τεχνολογιών που εξήραν τη βιομηχ...

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Charlotte Perriand: copper instead of pearls

05.11.18 El Greco Gallery

Η νεαρή Charlotte Perriand με τα χέρια σε ανάταση, τη γυμνή της πλάτη στραμμένη στο φωτογραφικό φακό, κατακτά την κορυφή των Άλπεων και ανακλά σε αυτό το κινηματογραφικό κλικ όλη την ιδιοσυγκρασιακή σχεδιαστική πρόζα που την κατέταξε στους σημαντικότερους designers του 20ου αιώνα. Η Perriand ξεκινά ...

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