What do you get when you mix Brazilian spirit with Greek culture? A new hotel in Athens will soon showcase the results. The Yes hotel has commissioned the creative force that is the Campana brothers to create objects that will help to reinterpret the old Olympic Palace Hotel originally built in 1958, and considered by many to be one of the best examples of modernist architecture in Athens. The Campana brothers are renowned for their ability to reuse and reinterpret materials and culture from their surrounds, so their take on a different culture will be of interest to the design community. The brothers have formed a local workshop in Athens and have employed an imaginative group of Greek postgraduate students of architecture to work alongside them. Above are some examples of chairs that are being reinterpreted for the restaurant of the hotel. The idea is that part of the original chair remains whilst hybrid additions are added for a new contextual meaning. The hotel is set to open early 2010.
Read more about this project at www.yatzer.com
