First there was Mantility, an enterprise named after a portfolio, an incorrect pairing of the Greek and English languages. This is how Vasiliki Zafiria Ypsilanti baptized his idea to bring silk from Soufli closer to Greek artists and designers, which gave birth to a series of very nice scarves with Greek raw material and design. From 2019 until today, Mantility, based in Kavala, has brought together highly creative people, made commercial foundations in Athens and abroad and shows what can happen when someone has the courage to live their life change to achieve their dreams. Ypsilanti worked in the State, which she left to implement other people’s business ideas, until she decided to follow her own path. And he succeeded.
A stylish and interesting multi-purpose space in the city. [Yannis Gouzidis]
Restless and determined, she decided some time ago to take the next step. And of course it depended again on a smart pun. He found a shop in the heart of Kavala, near the great arches of the Aqueduct built under Suleiman the Magnificent, where he was very popular until recently. And within a short time, he transformed it into a multi-purpose area for refreshments, sales and workshops for adults and children. And the name of this Eparchia, from the words “province” but also “sufficiency”, trying in other words to say that the region often does not need to turn its gaze to Athens and that it has its own reserves in human potential as as well as products so that she can put an end to it on her own. An official opening has yet to take place, but the space opened on a trial basis in late August and the column was visited in early September, when the final touches were still being applied.
There are pictures on the walls. [Yannis Gouzidis]
“The reason I looked for a new headquarters in the most central location is that I wanted to create a creative hangout where our partners, designers, visual artists, craftsmen, who are about to turn 70, would have the opportunity to show their work. . Since the Eparchia consists of three neighboring units that communicate with each other, one can enjoy a coffee or a drink and listen to good music and taste local wines and dishes with local products, see pictures, handicrafts and designs , jewelry, scarves, editions of poetry and plays and to take part in the workshops we will do here. From the back side is the Krei plot which belongs to the Ministry of Culture and cultural events will take place in the courtyard”.
The Cavaliers embraced him from day one. [Γιώργος Ουζούνης]
Although it has been a month since it was there, the Cavaliotes love the new project and not only: “It has already served as a call to host new original projects and this gives us the greatest joy” , stressed Ypsilanti, said firmly. she believes in a dynamic that can develop when people with passion, aesthetics and ideas share the same space. With the right!
Objects and works of art go hand in hand with workshops. [Yannis Gouzidis]