Book launch: Travelogue Vol. 2: Greek everyday solutions to common problems

On Thursday, July 3rd, 8:00 -11:00pm Hyper Hypo publications and Papairlines are thrilled to announce the follow-up to last year’s blockbuster hit Travelogue: Greek everyday solutions to common problems with the release of a second stimulating and hilarious volume at Cantina Social, Leokoriou 6-8, Athens. All-new photographs from across the country capture spontaneous Greek ingenuity, where imaginative hacks offer clever solutions to simple, everyday problems.

In lieu of a typical book launch, join us for a cocktail party at Cantina Social, where the Athenian DIY aesthetic is an integral part of the space.

A few words about the new edition from the curators:

The first volume of Travelogue: Greek everyday solutions to common problems came with a great surprise: what we initially thought was a personal design project turned out to have a wider reach, an ethnographic and cultural angle that made it relatable to a non-design oriented audience. It has been a great pleasure to observe people’s reactions, to receive messages and images from our peers, but also from complete strangers who obtained a copy. (…) Furthermore, our publishers kept sharing stories of the reactions from clients of their bookshop in Athens, and we followed the book travelling to a number of bookshops from the US to Korea. With all this positive feedback, it was only natural for us to move forward with this follow-up volume, presenting even more images of ingenious solutions found across Greece.

(…) In a world that is becoming more controlled by algorithms and less by personal human curiosity, the objects in Travelogue Vol. 2: Greek everyday solutions to common problems occupy the liminal space between uniformity and uniqueness, timelessness and trend, planet and production, access and availability, need and materials. In the end, these objects may hold the key to understanding what luxury, craftsmanship, knowledge and ingenuity can mean at the dawning of a new world.

Papairlines are a design collective that, through design, research and experiment with thematics that influence everyday life. Founded in 2011 by Vasso Asfi, Costas Bissas, and Loukas Angelou, they operate “design flights”, using travel as a metaphor to draw connections between aesthetics and usability, process and result, stereotype and evolution, behaviour and emotion. They curate experiences that promote creative thinking and showcase alternative design approaches through a series of activities including exhibitions, talks, seminars, and hands-on workshops. They have collaborated with organizations and institutions such as the Barbican Centre (London), Onassis Stegi (Athens), Konstfack University (Stockholm), as well as companies like 3M and H&M.