Athens, Greece
Initiated by Studio Aristotelis Barakos, the ongoing creative Theros project is based on a methodology of collaboration and the vision to reveal the potential of small local workshops and designers.
The lighting objects that are part of Theros are produced by the studio locally in small runs and editions.
The Theros project will be evolving constantly as new objects are added to it, on a constant pursuit to capture the essence of Mediterranean summer through design.
While growing up in Munich, Germany, the designer used to visit Greece, his paternal homeland, with his family for the holidays. Some very specific sensations are associated with these trips, like the strong gush of hot air as he exited the airplane, the dry grass lining the country roads and the blinding Mediterranean light that made him squint for days.
The Theros project evokes these sensations through objects and experiences.
Warm air filling your lungs. Dry grass whispering in the wind. A white light ricocheting on everything, making you blink, is the definition of Théros, the Greek word for summer.
Aristotelis Barakos, designer
The first member of the Theros family of lighting objects is a tabletop lamp — a poetic design gesture that combines a clean-cut, balanced form with a personal, heartfelt story.
The lamp’s adorable figure evokes in all its simplicity the image of a child in the sun, narrating a timeless story of peaceful holidays basking in soothing, milky sunlight.
Part of the lamp’s attractiveness is its strong personality, which is elegant and understated yet at the same time playful, lovable and cheerful.
The lamp’s body is a rounded cylinder made of marble, its head an opaque glass sphere and the lampshade is a handmade straw hat.
The hat whimsically rests on the glass sphere and can move freely to any direction in order to create different lighting conditions.
The marble base and lampshade are made locally in collaboration with small workshops, focusing on Greek craftsmanship and strengthening the object’s sense of origin.
A brass discseals the base of the lamp and bears the designer’s logo.
As with every lighting object in Theros, the lamp features a palette of materials that celebrate its Mediterranean character.
Aristotelis Barakos Theros Lighting, photos by Giorgos Vitsaropoulos
Design & Concept Creation : Aristotelis Barakos
Photography: Giorgos Vitsaropoulos
Copywriting: Kiriakos Spirou
