My eye falls on two paintings, one in the bedroom and one in the living room, over the fireplace, while my ear picks up on some sweet feline noises, that briefly deflect the conversation “The paintings are by Phaedon Patrikalakis. They belonged to my father – and coincidentally they both passed away around the same time”, Orsalia tells us with visible emotion.
Her father Dimitris, who passed away a few months ago, is present everywhere, but mainly on the Parthenis brand: “Τhe brand is an extremely vivid organism. I feel that it possesses me. After my father’s death, this has become even stronger, because I feel his presence. I don’t feel the need to contradict him any longer, but to feature him.”