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A Muse to Unite<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A boutique hotel in the heart of Athens, Shila occupies a former neoclassical residence that was hand-selected and lovingly sculpted by a committed team of real estate entrepreneurs. Beyond hotel, their vision was to build an elevated space of belonging that would attract non-conformist clientele seeking the unexpected. But the project was getting stuck in diverse opinion.
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When they approached us to brand the hotel, we quickly came to the understanding that their success required a central point of inspiration to rally around.
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Enter Shila, the muse.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cShila is meant to take immediate form. A character that speaks to the deepest parts of us and to the future experiences we hope never leave us.\u201d<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Erin Kopelow, Strategy Lead, TEC<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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“TEC’s ability to capture the essence of our project into a single, inspiring muse has been invaluable. This north star ignited our entire team and resonates with our guests at every touchpoint.”<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Shai Antebi, Partner and Creative Director, House of Shila<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The Shila Brand Story\u2028\u2028<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Last night I dreamt I was with Shila again. From the marble archway I traced familiar steps to find her where I knew she\u2019d be. One hand on piano, the other holding champagne, she turned her eyes on me and smiled. Rose lips shining amongst the sea of swirling faces, silk gowns and spirited laughter.\u2028
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\u201cDarling,\u201d she sang. \u201cSo glad you\u2019ve come. Have you met Antoine here? He\u2019s simply divine. A count or so he claims.\u201d As I turned in greeting, I felt her warmth wash over me. She was glad to see me. I was glad to be home.\u2028
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When I woke, I could still smell the flowers she kept in every room and inhaled her memory. How she drew us to her. A fire that would attract connoisseurs of all things exotic, she had a glow that would charm and a heat that would keep you close. We all danced to her rhythm. The artists. The writers. The lovers. The rebels. How headstrong we thought we were. How original. But really, we were all there for Shila. Culled for her personal collection. She loved our talents even before we fully recognized them in ourselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Near dawn I rose and pulled the book she had given me from the shelf. \u201cIt will be your next favorite,\u201d she declared grandly. In the front cover was the inscription, \u201cDearest Shila, you are the muse of my every adventure.\u201d I smiled, remembering the countless gifts she would pass on from old lovers or recently departed guests. She used to say, \u201cGreatness is not what you have. It\u2019s what you give. It\u2019s what you leave behind.\u201d\u2028<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Youth is a funny thing. We were so proud. So determined to be interesting. To forge our own path separate from the ties of blood and family. Yet all of us would gather in Shila\u2019s dimly lit salon or rooftop terrace seeking bonds of fraternity and intimacy. Together we fashioned histories. We spun wild tales. We explored fantasies. We told lies and our deepest truths. We laughed and cried and fought bitterly and then drank to each other\u2019s health and made love on fine cotton sheets. We were alive. But we were passing through. Shila. Shila was immortal. She would listen to our tales with that hand on her hip and that half smile on her face and say, \u201coh that reminds me of the time\u2026.\u201d and into her history we would fall.\u2028
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How one so light of foot could hold such presence, I will never know. To this day I have no idea how old she was. Shila was timeless. Beautiful and pure, yet ancient and accomplished. Always in heels, with short hair professionally bobbed, she would dance from room to room as if holding court. Greeting each as an old friend, even if it was our first acquaintance. She knew how we took our whiskey, could serve our favorite mid-winter meal, and was masterful at guiding conversation between guests who barely spoke a common tongue. \u201cI run an open house,\u201d she would say. \u201cFor my dearest friends.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I slid the book back on the shelf. Greatness is not what you have, it\u2019s what you give. It\u2019s what you leave behind. Part of me never left Shila\u2019s. Inside those walls tumbles the echo of the love I gave and the life we all had there, together. Can others feel it? Soft ripples, subtly influencing the mood of those passing through? Encouraging them to laugh a little louder and kiss a little deeper? But Shila, Shila would never be confined to a mere ripple. I can\u2019t imagine her anywhere else but there, with one hand on piano, the other holding champagne, singing \u201cDarling, I\u2019m so glad you\u2019ve come.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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