Stories, provenance and tradition

Stories from the Market

Every object has a story—of a place, a maker, a tradition or a moment in Greek history. These stories offer context for the things selected for Pappas Market.

Cycladic-style illustration of a Greek fisherman and taverna owner in a navy cap talking with a visiting executive beside the sea, with an empty blue chair at the table.

A Taverna of Your Own

A Wall Street executive has big plans for Spiros and his seaside taverna. Spiros has one question—and a table with room for another chair.
Vintage family photographs from Gregory Pappas’s childhood arranged over handwritten Greek letters and airmail envelopes.

Words from Home: The Greek Phrases That Raised Me

Before they became mugs or prints, these Greek sayings lived in Gregory’s family—carrying reassurance, patience, humor and quiet lessons from one generation to the next.
Imagined editorial illustration of three empty stone pedestals overlooking the Aegean, symbolizing Greece’s absent antiquities

The Goddesses Still Waiting to Come Home

One misses her sisters. One doesn’t speak French. And the goddess of victory has a request: just take me back to Greece. The story behind our three designs...
Bob Hope and Jack Benny participating in a Greek War Relief Association program

When Hollywood Came to Greece’s Aid

During the Second World War, American entertainers, studios and audiences joined an extraordinary national campaign supporting Greek relief.