The workshop was led by the internationally acclaimed product designer Athanasios Babalis and his experienced, award-winning team, George Giannikopoulos and George Bosnas .
- The selection of participants was processed by the three leading designers.
- The final selection reached the number of 15 participants (with 2 runner-ups).
THE PARTICIPANTS
Andriotis George, Chatziiakovou Olga, Vlachopoulou Katerina, Ziuta Ioanna, Kokolaki Paraskevi, Mavromatidou Anastasia, Mikrou George, Michaelidou Aphrodite, Panagiotidou Chrysa, Pilitsidou Yianna (Sheep In Bath), Paula Gianna, Foka Ioanna, Thalassa Christina, Papaioannou Stella, Typou Alexandra.
THE WORKSHOP
The workshop was held at the premises of MOMus – Experimental Center for the Arts – APOTHIKI B1, Port of Thessaloniki and was successfully completed, re-approaching the idea of the souvenir and tourisn in the coastal areas of Thessaloniki, focusing on both ecology, sustainability of the industrial product, as well as its social interpretation.
The team was working between 12-19 June 2023, for 8 hours daily (10:00-18:00) both in the venue and outside in the seaside and coastal area, doing consistent research at souvenir On the 20th of July 2023, a month later, everyone each participant had produced her/his prototype and there was a special presentation event on July 20th for everyone’s souvenir prototypes, as produced during the workshop, following its frame, concept and discourse.
Each prototype souvenir, along with texts and updated methodological and structural approaches.
All prototype souvenirs were produced with their cost fully covered by the MOMus-Experimental Center for the Arts at the city’s creative space/company MAKE .
The team managed to highlight different perspectives of the souvenir’s identity and uses creating a pluralistic and multi-dimensional aspect of a touristic city and coastal area, full of the city’s memory, historical inspiration, geographical symbols, the relationship of this city with its sea side and with water in general.
Photographs by Antonis Vlachos and Dana Huetz
