DF: Another winner from our favorite designer peeps in London...
greece is for lovers
posted on Thursday, November 29
Lamda, a new ultra premium olive oil from Greece has recieved a lot of ink this month. Giorgos Kolliopoulos and designer Corinna Michaelidou recently launched the brand, which takes aim at epicurians longing for olive oil, packaged like perfume. Lofty prose to boot:
"Supremacy leaves nothing to chance. Speiron can guarantee the exceptional organoleptic and chemical properties of λ /lambda/. We insist on analysing its chemical state every 4 months. λ /lambda/ is like no other olive oil in the world, a pure flow of excellence."
DF: Does the world really need olive oil that's priced comparable to gold? You bet your elitist ass it does-and it might as well be Greek. Passionate, global and positively Greek -we love it!
/lambda/ Ultra Premium Extra Virgin Olive Oil, €33.75
via yatzer
speironcompany
posted on Thursday, November 29
Iceland has overtaken Norway as the world's most desirable country to live in, according to an annual U.N. Human Development Index (HDI) table published yesterday.
Greece, ranked in amongst the countries with the highest HDI ranking in at 24th place. (The same position as last year.) Cyprus ranked in at position 28th. (Up from 29th last year.)
DF: The Human Development Index (HDI) is the measure of life expectancy, literacy, education, and standard of living for countries worldwide. It is a standard means of measuring well-being, especially child welfare. It is used to determine and indicate whether a country is a developed, developing, or underdeveloped country and also to measure the impact of economic policies on quality of life.
yahoo
2007 report (pdf)
posted on Wednesday, November 28
Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis, following her US counterpart Condoleezza Rice's invitation, attended the Middle East (Annapolis, Maryland, USA). This is the first time Greece has been invited to a similar conference for the specific region.
"The invitation to Greece to participate constitutes recognition of the Greek initiatives of the relations which have been developed, but also of the particular weight which Greece has acquired over these past few years," Bakoyannis stressed. Greece was amongst the first countries to help Lebanon after the war in that country last July and has already pledged 5 million euros towards reconstruction there.
DF: ... interesting stat: As you can imagine, the U.S. State Department spends a ton of money on security for its staff around the world. Greece actually comes in second -only to Iraq- in the dollar amount spent for security. Wow.
ANA
posted on Wednesday, November 28
posted on Wednesday, November 28
A new sleek and modern development will be introduced into the Athens metropolis next year. A multi-story mall/shopping center will open in the Municipality of Tavros in the last quarter of 2008. Construction started in 2005 and the mall will include over 870 underground parking spaces. The mall will be 58,000 sq meters in area.
DF: Anti-mall folk may disagree, but we love the outdoor component to the project, as well as the 'open area' in the center. Very nicely done.
pasal
cool shot of Athens
posted on Wednesday, November 28
The fate of Europe's largest wooden building will be discussed at the European Court of Human Rights in Strasburg, today. The structure once housed an orphanage owned by the Ecumenical Patriarchate until 1964 when it was transferred to the nearby Chalki Island. It will be the first case filed by the Ecumenical Patriarchate against Turkey in a European court, "a development that is bound to annoy Ankara in its effort to convince the Europeans of its commitment to the course of EU principles." Two prominent Greek and one Turkish lawyer (A. Sakmar) are going to defend the case for the Patriarchate.
DF: At the heart of this dispute lies the the legal entity of the Greek Patriarchate, which has been denied by the Turkish courts since 1970s. In Turkey, if an institution does not possess legal status, then it cannot hold property rights in its name.
Turkish Daily News
posted on Tuesday, November 27
Greek journalists will go on a 24-hour strike today to protest against pension reforms planned by the Greek government.
All journalists in media (TV, radio, newspapers, etc..) in Greece are to participate in the strike, which started at 6 am this morning and will end at 6 am tomorrow.
DF: Not to worry, Greek bloggers are still expected to show up for work. :)
posted on Tuesday, November 27
DailyFrappe had the opportunity to meet up with Secretary General of Information Panos Livadas on his recent trip to Chicago, where he presented elements of his "Branding Greece" strategy at the regional offices of SAE. According to Mr. Livadas, there has been an increased effort (especially post Olympic Athens) to "brand" Greece around the world, not just for its tourism, history, sun, sand and beaches, but for its increasing role as a regional power, a southeastern European energy hub, a maritime global power, etc...
DF spoke with Mr. Livadas about the importance of using the world wide web as a tool for spreading news and information about Greece. He was happy to learn about the work DF is doing and was enthusiastic about our approach, our readers, and in helping us reach out to even more Greeks around the world.
Thanks to Mr. Livadas!
Brand Greece written by Mr. Livadas (pdf)
minpress.gr
posted on Tuesday, November 27
The Greek daily paper Eleftheros Typos recently won the Best-Designed European National Newspaper of the Year Award. Known as the 'Oscar of the Newspapers', the Design Awards are organised by the Office for Newspaper Design in Germany and given to recognise excellence in newspaper design, graphics and photography. 288 newspapers from 26 countries participated in the awards competition.
The newspaper is unique in that it doesn't have the traditional feel of a daily newspaper-- it's designed more like a magazine with bold graphics and plenty of personality.
DF: We've been fans of the paper and website for some time (if you haven't noticed, we love good clean design). Congrats to all involved.
innovations in newspapers
e-tipos
posted on Tuesday, November 27
