Ikaros’s shop window

Every year at this time, the conversation begins about Ikaros’s Christmas shop window on Vouli Street. Usually, it takes us about a week of discussions and visits to nearby shops for ideas and decorations before we settle on something. We often end up with a traditional game or an inventive way to showcase our latest publications. This year, we decided to combine the two. With the help of Yiannis and Summer, owners of the Thalassa shop on Patriarchou Ioakeim Street (who always have the most beautiful and cleverest shop windows), we made our very own muzzuri! Made from shoe boxes and other materials such as bottle caps and jewellery packaging, it carries the books from us to you, from publication to reading. In much the same way, this new blog functions just like the little man, or a shop window. It conveys our thoughts and ideas to the outside world, to friends and readers, to you, in a less formal and more direct way, whilst also providing an opportunity for dialogue and the exchange of ideas. Happy reading.