Page 35 - MYCONIAN COLLECTION MAG 2017

the edit

blend summer

A truly eclectic agenda

of everything you need
to know upon arriving
in Mykonos - from
cultural highlights to

original shopping ideas.

by Rania Georgiadou
1 Vanity

ASTON(E)NISHING How can you tell the story
of ancient Greek civilization today, especially to an
audience of fun-seeking tourists? Architect Stelios
Kois and lighting designer Eleftheria Deko responded
to this challenge set by the Ephorate of Antiquities
of Cyclades for an exhibition, with jewellery Stories
from the Cyclades titled ‘Vanity’.
Tiaras, spiral hair rings and earrings, necklaces and
amulets, clips and pins, rings and bracelets, made from
oyster shells, bones and ivory, semi-precious stones,
glass, faience and coral, but also copper, silver and
gold…each of the 230 pieces in the Vanity exhibition
is a representative example from a historic line going
back seven thousand years!
Evidence of human vanity and narcissism, ‘les bijoux’
TAG HEUER CARRERA CALIBRE HEUER 01
unveil the eternal human desire to embellish our Interior Views Giorgos Sfakianakis | Jewels Apostolis Koukousas Chris Hemsworth works hard and chooses his roles carefully. He handles pressure
bodies, hair and clothing so that we can charm, stand by taming it, and turning it to his advantage. #DontCrackUnderPressure was coined
out, impose and attract positive powers or ward off Top: Modern jewellery ‘embracing’ with him in mind.
evil. Based on the museum study designed by the the famous vessel (Mykonos 7th c. B.C.)
with a depiction of the Trojan War.
scientific personnel of the Ephorate of Antiquities Left: Gold bracelet, Naxos, 850-760 B.C.
of the Cyclades, Stelios Kois and Eleftheria Deko Right: Pair of bronze pins, Kythnos,
beginning of the archaic period and silver
approached this undertaking with enthusiasm and bracelet from Rheneia, 2nd-1st c. B.C.

34 MYCONIAN COLLECTION