Enjoy thinking
SOPHIA s New concept collection Enjoy Thinking Everybody agrees that life is not so easy today and that the future looks uncertain. At times like these, we all feel the need to make our life at home better, more comfortable and peaceful and we look back to the past with nostalgia, at all those things that have remained constant and beautiful and true. That is why Nostalgia is a strong deco tendency today. And that is why we chose Ancient Greece constant, beautiful, authentic and true as a source of inspiration for our new brand. So our creative team designer Alexandra, family, friends and co-workers got together to see how to give a fresh look to Nostalgia. We aimed to design unique objects that would help us set up our own pleasant private world, to help us tell our own personal home story. 3
It was an exciting, creative journey. We looked at the precious heritage of Ancient Greece the wise sayings of philosophers and the exquisite statues and selected those that inspired us and made us think and wonder.
Owls The symbol of wisdom Then we let our imagination free. Adding color, humor and contemporary lifestyle touches, we created thoroughly modern hand-finished objets. We chose to call this brand Sophia a Greek word that means wisdom because ancient Greek wisdom is timeless and amazingly relevant today. And we are pleased to present the accessories collection entitled Enjoy Thinking, based on the concepts of Beauty, Health, Victory, Endurance, Strength and Wisdom. WISE The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing Socrates 27x11x10cm 100% acrylic S223311 SOPHIA Wisdom alone is the science of other science 27x10.5x9cm 100% acrylic S222511 WISDOM Wisdom begins in wonder Socrates 25x10x9cm 100% ceramine S221411 S223111 S223411 S223511 S222111 S222311 S222411 S221111 S221311 S221511 7
Every handmade item has character, beauty, emotion and a unique look thanks to authentic motifs and patterns, vivid color or individual design. Delicately combining eternity with modernity, every item is a gift from yesterday, to enjoy today and tomorrow. 9
Statues SOPHIA introduces three beautiful envoys from the Golden Era of Classic Greece, dressed up in cool colors to feel at home in contemporary interiors. carefully crafted and hand finished, each item stands on a cubic base with a discreet engraving of a philosopher s epigram. proof that Beauty and SOPHIA make a perfect couple In natural ceramine. 11
Head of Hygeia Hygeia Greek for health was the ancient goddess and protector of the health of the body and soul. SOPHIA s modern version of the goddess portrait is inspired by the 4th century BC original by sculptor Skopas. Serene and wearing an imperceptible smile, this Hygeia is ready to live in a modern home promising good health to its inhabitants. EXTRA LARGE Health and mind are two wonderful things in life Menander 45x19χ25cm 100% Ceramine S220428 S220127 S220330 S220529 MINI C5th BC 11x4χ4.5cm 100% Ceramine S220513 SMALL All in good measure Cleobulus 16x7χ8cm 100% Ceramine S220416 Medium All in good measure Cleobulus 23x11x13cm 100% Ceramine S220322 LARGE A sound mind in a healthy body 34x17x18cm 100% ceramine S220123 S220111 S220314 S220412 S220115 S220318 S220517 S220119 S220420 S220521 S220326 S220424 S220525 13
Marathon Boy The head of a victorious young athlete part of a 4th century BC statue in the manner of the celebrated sculptor Praxiteles combines innocence and grace. It symbolizes happiness for a victorious effort and belief in the wonderful possibilities of the future. EXTRA LARGE Good habits formed at youth make all the difference Aristotle 45x23x21cm 100% Ceramine S220241 S220140 S220342 SMALL Only the educated are free Epictetus 17x7x9cm 100% Ceramine S220232 MEDIUM Only the educated are free Epictetus 25x13x10cm 100% Ceramine S220134 LARGE An honest man is always achild Socrates 32x16x14cm 100% Ceramine S220339 S220131 S220333 S220336 S220235 S220137 S220238 15
Male Torso Physical perfection is personified in this nude male torso, inspired from an exhibit at the National Archaeological Museum in Athens. Its strong and muscular chest is in the style of the famed sculptor Polykleitus and stands as a symbol of powerful virility and manhood. Large The measure of a man is what he does with power 38x15x12cm 100% Ceramine S220250 S220149 S220351 Small Well begun is half done Aristotle 16x7x6cm 100% Ceramine S220143 Medium Courage is knowing what not to fear 22x8x8cm 100% Ceramine S220348 S220345 S220244 S221046 S220247 17
Nike Nike or victory was much sought after in the ancient Greek world where city-states like Athens and Sparta were often at war with each other. The goddess Nike was often represented with wings to warn that victory could easily fly away to the other side and to show that winning could be transient and short-lived. very wise and another opportunity to bring some Ancient Greek Sophia in the contemporary home. in natural ceramine. 19
Winged Nike The celebrated 2nd c. BC winged Nike statue found in the island of Samothrace has been among the Louvre s most popular exhibits for decades. Immortalizing the female form in graceful movement, SOPHIA s handmade statuette speaks of beauty, dynamism and triumph. Nike Statue H85cm 100% Ceramine Nike Statue BIG H140cm 100% Ceramine LARGE The good is the beautiful 44x29x9cm 100% Ceramine S228060 S227061 S227062 S227059 S221160 S226058 S221260 S221060 SMALL Excellent things are rare Heraclitus 19x9x7 cm 100% Ceramine S226052 MEDIUM Be as you wish to seem Socrates 23x11x11cm 100% Ceramine S227056 S228054 S227053 S228057 S221156 S221153 S221253 S221053 S226055 S221256 S221056 20
Nike Wall Art Depicting the world-famous Louvre exhibit filtered with a modern artistic sensitivity, this hand-made artwork will be a smart addition to any contemporary interior. NIKE HOPE Hope is a walking dream Aristotle 35x50cm 100% Ceramine S651001 NIKE NATURE Nature does nothing uselessly Aristotle 40x40cm 100% Ceramine S651002 25x25cm 100% Ceramine S651009 NIKE PAINTING Painting is silent poetry and poetry is painting that speaks Plutarch 40x40cm 100% Ceramine S651003 NIKE PATH Philosophy begins in wonder 40x40cm 100% Ceramine S651004 25x25cm 100% Ceramine S651010 23
NIKE GODDESS She moves like a goddess and she looks like a queen Homer 40x40cm 100% Ceramine S651005 NIKE COSMOS The cosmos is the most beautiful thing that exists 25x25cm 100% Ceramine S651006 NIKE AESOP Appearances are often deceiving Aesop 35x50cm 100% Ceramine S651007 NIKE PHILOSOPHY Philosophy is the highest music 35x50cm 100% Ceramine S651008 24
Cushions A fantastic array of sofa cushions that put the motto Enjoy Thinking to practice, expertly adapting for contemporary interiors all that is timeless and wise from the era of Aphrodite and Apollo. Thoroughly modern descendants of the exquisite life-like sculptures of classical Greece, beautiful youths mix and match with philosophers mottos in two cool color palettes: fresh pastels and sophisticated greige tones. cushion covers in screen-printed, machine washable material. 27
Young Women Perfectly coiffed serene young women, with cleverly highlighted accessories are coupled with ancient Greek epigrams. RED LIPS Nothing is wilder than a woman Aristophanes S634001 PROFILE Be as you seem Socrates S634002 BLUE CROWN Kindness gives birth to kindness Sophocles S634003 SHOE Beauty is the best reference Aristotle S634004 FLOWER Happiness depends upon ourselves Aristotle S634005 BRACELET The good is the beautiful S634006 LACE Love is a serious mental disease S634007 GREEN EARRING Even the gods love jokes S634008 PINK EARRING Modesty is the citadel of beauty Menander S634009 GREEN NECKLACE To find yourself think for yourself Socrates S634010 29
Young Men Enigmatic and thoughtful, these young Greek men come from the past but are focused on the future forever young. Geometry Eye-catching linear compositions, from the classic Greek meander to modern triangular variations, to mix-and-match with Young Women and Young Men cushion covers. STRONG Success is dependent on effort Sophocles S635001 THINK Wit is educated insolence Aristotle S635002 PINK 50x50cm 96% Polyes., 4% Linen S636001 EARTH 50x50cm 96% Polyes., 4% Linen S636002 GREEN 50x50cm 96% Polyes., 4% Linen S636003 PROFILE The energy of mind is the essence of life S635003 BODY You should not consider a man s age but his acts Sophocles S635004 YOUNG BEAUTY Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom Aristotle S635005 OUT OF WALL We are twice armed if we fight with faith S635006 MOTIVE 50x50cm 96% Polyes., 4% Linen S636004 BLACK 50x50cm 96% Polyes., 4% Linen S636005 GREy 50x50cm 96% Polyes., 4% Linen S636006 BROWN 50x50cm 96% Polyes., 4% Linen S636007 30 31
Philosophers Quotes The very best quotes from the most celebrated Greek philosophers Aristotle, Sophocles, Plato and more. As relevant today as when they were centuries ago, they supply food for thought as well as comfort. Mini Gift Cushions They are the perfect present for all occasions, to be offered in their own elegant gift box. WISDOM Wisdom alone is the science of all sciences 20x20cm Filled S637002 SOUL Thinking is the talking of the soul with itself 20x20cm Filled S637003 EQUALITY Friendship is equality Aristotle 220x20cm Filled S637004 PHILOSOPHY Philosophy is the highest music S638003 SOUL Thinking is the talking of the soul with itself S638006 WISDOM Wisdom alone is the science of all sciences S638001 NEVER Only perform such acts you will never regret later Pythagoras 20x20cm Filled S637005 PHILOSOPHY Philosophy is the highest music 20x20cm Filled S637006 ONE THING I know one thing that i know nothing Socrates 20x20cm Filled S637007 FRIENDSHIP Friendship is equality Aristotle 20x20cm Filled S637008 PLEASURE Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work Aristotle 20x20cm Filled S637009 LOVE Love is the cause of unity in all things Aristotle S638004 EQUALITY Friendship is equality Aristotle S639002 ONE THING I know one thing that i know nothing Socrates S638005 FOOLISHNESS Foolishness is indeed the sister of wickedness Sophocles 20x20cm Filled S637010 LOVE Love is the cause of unity in all things Aristotle 20x20cm Filled S637011 KNOWLEDGE Knowledge is the food of the soul 20x20cm Filled S637012 LIFE The energy of the mind is the essence of life Aristotle 20x20cm Filled S637013 KNOW Know thyself 20x20cm Filled S637001 32 33
Wall Art A collection of original, hand-finished painterly compositions that brilliantly blend color, humor and precious drops of wisdom, creating surprisingly fresh images of famous Greek sculptures. These unique, individually made works of art classy, sophisticated and thoroughly modern will be welcome in any contemporary home that is ready to Enjoy Thinking. in natural ceramine. 35
FRIEND A friend is a single soul dwelling in two bodies Aristotle 40x40cm 100% Ceramine S652009 ALLY Woman is woman s natural ally Euripides 40x40cm 100% Ceramine S652013 COSMOS The cosmos is the most beautiful thing that exists 40x40cm 100% Ceramine S652015 FLOWS Everything flows nothing stands still Heraclitus 40x40cm 100% Ceramine S652017 25x25cm 100% Ceramine S652011 ADVICE My advice is get married if you can find a good wife you will be happy if not you will become a philosopher Socrates 25x25cm 100% Ceramine (2ass) S652010 YOUTH Youth is the best time to be rich, and the best time to be poor Euripides 25x25cm 100% Ceramine S652012 SILENCE Silence is an ornament for woman Sophocles 25x25cm 100% Ceramine S652014 THINKING Thinking is the talking of the soul with itself 25x25cm 100% Ceramine S652016 LOVE Love is all we have the only way that each can help the other Euripides 25x25cm 100% Ceramine S652020 IDENTITY Double identity of Athena 25x25cm 100% Ceramine S652022 TRUTH Truth is its own reward 25x25cm 100% Ceramine S652024 36
POET At the touch of love everyone becomes a poet 35x50cm 100% Ceramine S652023 BATHS The oaths of a woman I inscribe on water Sophocles 35x50cm 100% Ceramine S652025 PHYSICAL STRENGTH Physical strenght is movement of the soul assisted by the body Pythagoras 35x50cm 100% Ceramine S652026 TIME Time is the image of eternity 40x10cm 100% Ceramine S652018 PHILOSOPHY Philosophy is the highest music 40x40cm 100% Ceramine S652019 CHILDREN Children are the anchors that hold a mother to life Sophocles 40x40cm 100% Ceramine S652021 25x25cm 100% Ceramine S652028 25x25cm 100% Ceramine S652027 38
Tableware Dining and dessert plates sold in sets of four come in a discreet cool palette that is easy to mix-and-match. Labyrinth + Spiral The classic spiral motif and the mythical Cretan maze home of the formidable Minotaur become elegant decorative patterns for contemporary tableware. made of in-glazed porcelain microwave and machine washable, they are ideal for casual entertaining but also feel right at home when LARGE D28cm 100% Porcelain Set/4 S440001 LARGE D28cm 100% Porcelain Set/4 S440002 SMALL D21cm 100% Porcelain Set/4 S440003 SMALL D21cm 100% Porcelain Set/4 S440004 hung on the wall as decorative items. The line is complemented with practical mugs and small all-purpose dishes. Marathon Runners A stream of tireless running athletes provides visual rhythm to the characteristic diagonal line of this tableware line. LARGE D28cm 100% Porcelain Set/4 S440050 LARGE D28cm 100% Porcelain Set/4 S440051 SMALL D21cm 100% Porcelain Set/4 S440052 SMALL D21cm 100% Porcelain Set/4 S440053 RUNNERS 10x12,5cm 100% Porcelain S440071 LABYRINTH 10x12,5cm 100% Porcelain S440070 PLATO 10x12,5cm 100% Porcelain S440072 SOCRATES 10x12,5cm 100% Porcelain S440074 GEOMETRIC 10x12,5cm 100% Porcelain S440073 SOPHOCLES 10x12,5cm 100% Porcelain S440075 ARISTOTLE 10x12,5cm 100% Porcelain S440076 PYTHAGORAS 10x12,5cm 100% Porcelain S440077 MUG SET 10x12,5cm Gift Box 100% Porcelain Set/2 S440078 MINI TRAY 11x8,5cm Gift Box 100% Porcelain Set/2 S850045 41
Wall Signs At the heart of the concept to Enjoy Thinking, the always relevant epigrams of Greek philosophers bring wisdom and plenty of food for thought inside the home. in easy-to-hang rectangular panels and rendered in simple yet elegant lettering, they are graphically interesting too, like modern-day graffiti. 45
WISDOM Wisdom overweighs any wealth Socrates 30x30cm 100% Forex S640013 MADNESS No great genius has ever existed without a touch of madness Aristotle 30x30cm 100% Forex S640014 PLEASURES Pleasures are temporary but virtues immortal Periander 30x30cm 100% Forex S640015 TALKING Thinking is the talking of the soul with itself 30x30cm 100% Forex S640016 LOVE Love is the cause of unity in all things Aristotle 30x30cm 100% Forex S640025 GOD & NATURE God and nature do nothing in vain Aristotle 13x30cm 100% Forex S640017 WISDOM Wisdom alone is the science of all sciences 13x30cm 100% Forex S640018 FRIENDSHIP Friendship is essentialy a partnership Aristotle 13x30cm 100% Forex S640019 SOUL Knowledge is the food of the soul 13x30cm 100% Forex S640020 PHILOSOPHY Philosophy is the highest music 15x40cm 100% Forex S640021 GOOD LIFE Not life, but good life, is to be chiefly valued Socrates 15x40cm 100% Forex S640022 JUSTICE TAMED Justice tamed everything thats human 15x40cm 100% Forex S640023 SECOND THOUGHTS Second thoughts are ever wiser Euripides 15x40cm 100% Forex S640024 46
Hygeia Wall The Ancient Greeks goddess of good health and serenity of mind, is ready to keep illness away from every home even today. HYGEIA WALL 29x19x12cm 100% Ceramine S220188 S220391 S220590 S220489 Akrokeramo Wall Though rats and snakes are, naturally, no longer a threat to houses today, these graceful edge bricks of yesteryear are ready to protect the home from bad luck. Wall Deco Directly referencing classic-era sculptures that were brightly colored initially but gradually lost their color veneer SOPHIA proposes these well-wishing messengers from the time of the Parthenon: Modernized with brilliant hues and adapted for easy hanging on the wall, they are ideal as well as beautiful good luck charms. In natural ceramine. MEDIUM 26x16x1,5cm 100% Ceramine S220178 S220480 S220581 S220982 S220279 SMALL 17x12x2cm 100% Ceramine S220183 S220485 S220586 S220987 S220284 49
Rosettes Inspired by stylized flower ornaments, our Rosettes may be fixed on the ceiling or on the wall, alone or in imaginative groupings. The small ones make perfect presse-papiers and gifts. NEREIDS D39cm 100% Plaster / 4ass IRA D34cm 100% Plaster / 4ass THETIS D34cm 100% Plaster / 4ass S611003 S612001 S615002 S616003 S612003 S614002 INO D22cm 100% Plaster / 4ass ATHINA D22cm 100% Plaster / 4ass Wall Fixtures Agreeing with Ludwig Mies van der Rohe s dictum God lies in the details SOPHIA proposes hand-finished Rosettes and Akrokerama Edge Bricks: Two wonderful decorative fixtures that will supply the perfect finishing touch and a dose of good luck to the modern home. ERMIS D16cm 100% Plaster / 8ass S614005 S613005 S614004 S611004 S617004 S616004 APOLLON D9cm 100% Plaster / 12ass S614006 S611006 51
Lifestyle A collection of deco accessories that introduce a touch of timeless elegance in contemporary interiors. Candlesticks Stylish and unusual deco accessories, in the shape of the minimalistic Doric column. Pericles 30x11x11cm 100% Ceramine S351102 S353102 S354102 S355102 S352102 PHILON 30x11x11cm 100% Ceramine S351103 S353103 S354103 S355103 S352103 SOLON 9,5x9,5x9cm 100% Ceramine S351104 S353104 S354104 S355104 S352104 53
Akrokerama Edge Bricks Originally used in ancient temples and afterwards in Renaissance and Neo-Classic buildings, edge bricks kept roof tiles in place and blocked the entrance of rats and snakes inside the house. As bookends or stand-alone conversation pieces, they radiate good luck and elegance. LARGE 26x16x13cm 100% Ceramine S2200173 S220274 S220475 S220576 S220977 MEDIUM 15x12x10cm 100% Ceramine S220168 S220269 S220470 S220571 S220972 SMALL 10x6x6,5cm 100% Ceramine S220163 S220264 S220465 S220566 S220967 Bookends and supports To keep books in standing order or to support shelves SOPHIA-style LITO 16,5x10,5x9cm 100% Ceramine S250197 S252101 S250498 S250599 S259100 ASTRIS 16x13,5x10cm 100% Ceramine S250192 S250296 S250493 S250594 S250995 55
Tote Bags Roomy canvas bags, screen-printed with images from the SOPHIA Collection. In two designs. MELPOMENI How many things there are which i do not need! Socrates 50x38x20cm 100% Cotton S850005 PERSEFONI She moves like a goddess, and she looks like a queen Homer 50x38x20cm 100% Cotton S850006 Scented Candles Bearing philosophers quotes and emitting the aroma of citrus, lavender,jasmine, orange and other herbs of the Greek landscape. Pendant Hygeia FRIENDSHIP Friendship is equality Aristotle D8x9cm 100% Paraffin S340001 ENERGY The energy of the mind is the essence of life Aristotle D8x9cm 100% Paraffin S340002 KNOW Know thyself D8x9cm 100% Paraffin S340003 LOVE Love is the cause of unity in all things D8x9cm 100% Paraffin S340004 Hygeia pendants to keep body and mind healthy in 4 assorted colors. PENDANT 50cm 100% Ceramine - Plastic S850001 57
Photos Vanias Xydas (VX STUDIO) Styling Ellie Sfika
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