What Spring break oh nine
When Friday April 24 to Tuesday May 5
Where Milan, Greece: Crete, Santorini, Athens
Why Why not?
How Airplane, Train, Metro, Bus, Ferry, Car, Scooter, Taxi, Foot
April 24-27, 3 nights- Slept at Giacomo's and Lake Como
- Met Alex, Louie, Kevin, Barrett & Yoon Jung
- International Furniture Fair | Design week, metro tickets, pizza, Red Bull, umbrellas, chairs
Ryanair to Milan- my first airplane ride since January
Welcome to Milan- Design Week was a party!
Naba Party
Our wonderful Milanese host, Giacomo!!!
Alex, Lois, Louie and I did a 40minute/ €7 commute from Lake Como to Milan
La Triennale di Milano is the country's only design museumIt had a Japan Design section: here are nesting bowls
Welcome to Rho Fiera!
This was the International Furniture Fair- a 1km stretch with warehouses full of displays of different design companies, furniture, lighting and student/ young designer work
Cacti was a reoccurring theme
No Problem is a four-person Danish design collectiveIsabel walked us through each project and made me want to get up and change the world
This booth by German designers reminded me of Kevin Quale's work which integrates yarn with furniture
The Young Serbian Designers were the first designers I spoke with who I found to be very welcoming and informative
I liked Reinhard Dienes' display in fair because he used the boxes he shipped his work inHe also uses dark walnut wood... :)
Campana brothers' chairs were all over the Kartell section! This was the part of the fair where we saw the chairs we learned about and name them or their designer upon sight.
I found my favourite pieces to be at the Moroso section. These bent pipe and central location in the fair also made their space seem like a forest and sanctuary
RISD-NABA exchange students reunite! This is at t35, the venue for Giacomo and Anita's installation project in Zona Tortona.
April 28-May 1st, 3 nights- Met Heather & Dan
- Rented a car & drove to beaches
- Hiked the Samaria Gorge
- Olive trees, blue waters, grocery stores, sand, ouzo (Greek liquor), leathery buttery olives
- Photo credits and thanks to Dan O'Neill!
May 1-2, 29 hours- Met Liam, Emily, Emily, Erin, Ben & Mike, still with Heather & Dan
- Rode on scooters & 4 wheelers to chase sunsets and find beaches
- Sunblock, swimming pools, Mythos (Greek beer), cats, black sand, 'margaritas', gyros, haircuts
Greek coffee is a sweet espresso with foam on the top and grounds at the bottom
Here it is enjoyed by locals who navigate their way through the island
Our hotel
Here it is enjoyed by locals who navigate their way through the island
Our hotel
KamariBlack sand beach
Dove Mike?
Ferry ride to Athens
- May 2-5, 3 nights
- Met Santorini group minus Dan, stayed with Savignys
- Hung out with history, ate home cooked meals, rode buses
- Sketchy taxi ride, Frappes (cold Greek coffee drink), Acropolis, marble, red poppies, traffic
Docking
Our wonderful family in Athens
Frappes are frequently enjoyed by the Greek. For €1.80 you can enjoy an instant iced coffee beverage served either glyka megala (with milk & sugar) or skyto (without). It's INTENSE and makes me palpitate but it cured the lazy mood that came with the overcast weather
Lois and I spent a wonderful day together at
THE ACROPOLIS
Tita Sally brought us to the Central Market in Athens which was so interesting!
Meat Market
Lois and I spent a wonderful day together atTHE ACROPOLIS
Tita Sally brought us to the Central Market in Athens which was so interesting!
Meat Market
Fruits and Vegetables
Now I understand how the gods and the greatest thinkers came from Greece.
