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the art of living

based on experimentation, surprise, aesthetics, and every project is a people around me who knew about
A focus on people. “I do not follow basic human needs: the need for the design of the Myconian Imperial
construction was very important. I
abstraction and the balance between
unique therapeutic session. We
are called upon to cover four
suggested a minimalist approach in
opposites, creating spaces that
any constraints. My main design
room. Although they were fans of
change, the need to feel important,
the need for communication and
a maximal approach themselves,
directive is shaped by nature - the
they went along with it and we
environment, the sea or mountain
the need for safety”.
And most importantly, the emotions
the mock-up room. There were no
Angelos put himself in the shoes
elicited by all of these elements”
ngelos designed his first hotel setting, the horizon line, the view. When working on Mykonos, proceeded swiftly to the creation of
of travellers coming from the four
limitations, apart from a reasonable
in 1990. Over the years, he has he explains. “In designing resorts, corners of the world to visit this budget. The sole objective was for
conceptualised some of the most location and seasons play a defining unique island, in order to create a the rooms to be sexy. I “painted”
beautiful boutique establishments role”. He personally believes that space that does not exist anywhere onto a white canvas, placing fabrics,
and left his aesthetic mark on Greek hotels should be designed with love but here - a game of tradition and lights, furniture and accessories
hospitality. With ongoing projects and consistency, so that guests are abstraction. “The Daktylides – all of them white. There is no
in Cyprus, Constantinople, New happy and feel welcome. “Our family has turned hospitality into ornamentation whatsoever and
York, Florida and New Jersey, work is a kind of healing through an art form. The fact that I had the focus is on the architecture.
Angelos Angelopoulos has recently The aim was to enhance a play
begun to divide his time between Carte Blanche of light and form, and to make
Athens and Miami. His work is texture more visible through the
absence of colour.”
Although the renowned interior
The minimalistic all-white, seductively luxurious designer waxes lyrical about
the hospitality of the Myconian
new Myconian Imperial bears the signature Collection and gastronomy, his
of Angelos Angelopoulos, a leading and favourite feature are the rooms
in which “you can gaze from your
internationally acclaimed Greek interior designer. bed onto the sea of the Cyclades,
by Ioanna Alexatou Naxos and Paros.”

“Mykonos for
me is a gate to
well-being and
insouciance.”
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