Stavros Mavrakis

Zephyr, in ancient Greek mythology, was the god of the west wind and messenger of spring bringing summer breezes. In Odyssey, Zephyr was the only wind Aeolos let out of his bag to blow favourably to the west enabling Odysseus to travel towards Ithaca.

Zephyr is now blowing favourably leading the modern explorer to new adventures in Mediterranean regions, such as the Cyclades.

It is a tool to intensify the experience and absorb the world.

Having this vehicle, the traveller can make the most of the place he is located in and have a unique and original local experience.

It is a shared-use vehicle that with the help of emerging technologies, such as autonomous driving, enables the user to have an authentic experience deliberated from unnecessary functions like the driving. Thus, the way we visit and experience a place completely changes.

Zephyr is a piece of moving architecture and not just a means of transport, as it provides a flexible ephemeral space of living, making it the key part of the experiential adventure.

The use of local materials combined with the use of composite recyclable materials and renewable energy completes the proposal for a vehicle born from that place, destined for that place.

Just as Zephyr was part of the eight winds kept in Aeolos’ oxhide bag, Zephyr is part of a set of vehicle tools corresponding to different groups of sites that share common characteristics.