TOKYO FASHION SHOW IOFT 2008 EYEWEAR – Athanassios
Posted on December 29th, 2009 by admin
OCTOBER FIRST 2008, GREEK EYEWEAR DESIGNER ATHANASSIOS WENT TO JAPAN WHERE HE PARTICIPATED ON THE 21ST INTERNATIONAL OPTICAL FAIR IN TOKYO. ATHANASSIOS BOOTH WAS IN THE BOUTIQUE SECTION OF THE FAIR, THE EXHIBITION AREA DEDICATED TO WORLD CLASS DESIGNERS.
LIKE IN MILAN ITALY EARLIER THIS YEAR, ATHANASSIOS WENT TO JAPAN TO PROMOTE HIS INDUSTRIAL DESIGN CONCEPT SUMMARIZED IN THE PHRASE «LOOK AT ART WITH YOUR EYES». IN HIS NEW COLLETIONS, KOSMOS AND ITHAKA, ATHANASSIOS COMBINED THE ARTISTIC GEOMETRIES OF ANCIENT GREECE WITH COLORS INSPIRED BY THE BYZANTINE ERA. THIS SUMMER ATHANASSIOS RENEWED HIS GLOBAL LICENSE FOR THE CREATION OF HIS PATTENTED HAND MADE TEMPLES WITH ORIGINAL SWAROVSKI CRYSTALS
DURING THE FAIR ATHANASSIOS EXPANDED HIS BUSINESS WITH JAPANESE AND RUSSIAN CHAINS OF OPTICAL RETAIL STORES
ATHANASSIOS DESIGNS ATTRACTED THE ATTENTION OF THE JAPANESE PRESS. HE GAVE INTERVIEWS TO LASTING FAIR, A FRENCH-JAPANESE TV CHANNEL AND MODE OPTIQUE THE BIGGEST MAGAZINE IN THE JAPANESE OPTICAL FIELD.
FINALLY ATHANASSIOS WILL LIKE TO THANK FOR THEIR OVERWELMING HELP AND SUPPORT DIPLOMAT GEORGE TOSSOUNIS FIRST SECRETARY OF THE GREEK EMPASSY IN TOKYO AND MS SOFIA PANAGIOTAKI HEAD DIRECTOR OF THE HELLENIC TOURISM ORGANIZATION.
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