Local Life Cultural Enrichment
Interview with Dimitris Pavlidis Tell Me What You Own, I’ll Tell You What You Are
by Alix Ibar & Lale Khoshnoud
Our lives are, among other things, marked by How would you describe your role as an an-
the objects that surround us. Whatever our relationship to objects in general, our furniture, our clothes, our books, our knick-knacks, have a lot to say about who we are. Dimitris Pavlidis is the owner of an antique store, in the neighborhood of Agia Triada. In his small family shop, which he runs with his wife and daughter, the space is saturated with his finds, magazines, coins, books, furniture, cameras, jewelry, family photos... A veritable museum that reveals its secrets through the excavations of passers-by, who let themselves be carried through places and times.
tique store owner?
This job is really important to me, not only
because it provides us, as a family, profit, but also because through the antique stores, some collections, and museums are enriched. We can show to people what has existed be-
For how long have you been doing this? As an amateur for over 30 years, professional-
ly, over 10 years.
What made you choose this job? Apart from securing my livelihood, it is a way
to always find new things, and you get to learn about culture and history, and discover how our society is evolving.
And how did this passion for antiques start? As a child, I had two items in my room, a coffee
grinder and a coal iron, that I found in a bazaar, I took with me when I left the family house. And then the two items became more…
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An old toy hiding in the depth of the store
© Lale Khoshnoud
