On March 21, Ancient Greek Sandals formally launched its first house equipment assortment. Very similar to the model’s mainline, the brand new drop of leather-based items evokes a way of Greek nostalgia by showcasing sensible but fashionable objects, bringing an air of island residing to your property wherever it could be.
The brand new drop is designed by Apostolos Porsanidis-Kavvadias, a designer previously working from RDAI studio in Paris and largely identified for his design work for Hermes House. The 11 piece assortment, impressed by the previous two years spent at house, is harking back to moments wandering on the Greek Islands, or evenings out within the metropolis of Athens, and consists of heritage Greek homewares equivalent to wine bottle holders, ouzo carafes and bread baskets.
Talking of the brand new designs that completely praise the model’s assortment of footwear, Ancient Greek Sandals’ Artistic Director Christina Martini says: “Greece and its inhabitants are famend for his or her hospitality; and recollections of Greece often contain lengthy leisurely dinners with good wine and good associates — we wished to attract upon the essence of this, in addition to our long-standing leatherwork traditions to create good high quality objects for the house… wherever which may be.”
Staying true to its rustic, earthy but stylish fashion, the gathering’s items are recreated utilizing Historic Greek Sandals’ signature vachetta leather-based and mark the numerous but pure growth for the ever-evolving model.
Excellent for the dinner desk and round the home, the items are very a lot designed taking into consideration the hospitality and meal-centered household custom Greece is so well-known for. The Bottle Collection, made in black and pure leather-based, can maintain bottles in an array of sizes and styles and even be used as ornamental vases within the kitchen or eating room. From the cross-body, Coachella must-have PAGOURI water bottle holder to the medium DEMIJOHN made for wine/water, these versatile items are supposed for use and treasured for generations to return.
The Basket Collection consists of three multi-purpose baskets made utilizing the identical leather-based strategies adopted in sandal crafting, with stitching solely allowed the place essential. Historically used to hold napkins, cutlery or bread to the desk, the Woven Basket is a private favourite and was impressed by wicker types that may be present in nearly each Greek taverna.
The house assortment additionally includes a scented candle — “Leather-based & Salt” — handmade utilizing 100% ethically sourced paraffin-free beeswax, and packaged utilizing the identical vegetable tanned leather-based because the model’s sandals.
The House assortment by Historic Greek Sandals is now obtainable at www.ancient-greek-sandals.com in addition to Matches Fashion.