{"product_id":"natives-olivenol-extra-love-edition-kreta-500-ml-yiayia","title":"Extra Virgin Olive Oil \"Love Edition\" – Crete · 500 ml | Yiayia","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"cm-product\"\u003e\u003cp class=\"cm-label\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYIAYIA AND FRIENDS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e · \u003cspan\u003eCrete, Greece\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cm-tagline\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe olive oil you don’t hide in the cupboard. You put it on the table — and explain where it’s from.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cm-intro\"\u003eSome gifts say “I thought of you.” The Love Edition says something more specific. The label carries the message: a love-themed limited-edition design by Beetroot Design Group, the award-winning studio from Thessaloniki that turned a Cretan family olive harvest into one of the most recognised bottles in the world. Inside: 100% cold-pressed extra virgin olive oil from Crete — the island at the heart of the Mediterranean diet. Outside: packaging that won the Red Dot: Best of the Best 2024, the highest distinction the competition awards.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cm-intro\"\u003eThe name “yiayia” is the Greek word for grandmother — not a brand mascot but an archetype. “Someone we trusted unconditionally, a fountain of deep knowledge — even though she only completed primary school. Her knowledge was derived from life and from love.” The eye on every bottle is the brand’s silent logo: a protective symbol rooted in Greek tradition that watches over you without needing to explain itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cm-intro\"\u003eCustomers on Bloomingdale’s are consistent: “Great oil and the packaging makes it a cute gift.” On Thingtesting, it holds a 4.8 out of 5 — with buyers writing: “I bought this because it looked cute. Would I buy it again? As a gift, absolutely.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cm-intro\"\u003eThis is the bottle for Valentine’s Day when flowers feel predictable. For the dinner host who already has candles. For the thank-you that needs to say more than a card. The Love Edition label makes the occasion visible without a word of your own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"cm-highlight\"\u003eRed Dot: Best of the Best 2024 · Extra virgin, cold pressed · Crete, Greece · 500 ml glass bottle\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp class=\"cm-section-label\"\u003eProduct details\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ctable class=\"cm-table\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd\u003eVolume\u003c\/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003e500 ml\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd\u003eOil\u003c\/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003eExtra virgin, cold pressed\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd\u003eIngredients\u003c\/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003e100% Greek olive oil\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd\u003eOrigin\u003c\/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003eCrete, Greece\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd\u003eBottle\u003c\/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003eGlass\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd\u003eDesign\u003c\/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003eBeetroot Design Group, Thessaloniki\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd\u003eAwards\u003c\/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003eRed Dot: Best of the Best 2024 · Dieline Award 2022\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cp class=\"cm-section-label\"\u003eFrequently asked questions\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"cm-faq\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"cm-faq-item\"\u003e\u003cp class=\"cm-faq-q\"\u003eWho is the Love Edition the right gift for?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cm-faq-a\"\u003eAnyone who appreciates beautiful things and good food — particularly someone who already has everything. It works for Valentine’s Day, a dinner party host, a birthday with no obvious wishlist, or a thank-you that needs more weight than flowers. The Love Edition label makes the occasion clear without explanation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"cm-faq-item\"\u003e\u003cp class=\"cm-faq-q\"\u003eWhat makes olive oil from Crete special?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cm-faq-a\"\u003eCrete is one of the oldest centres of olive cultivation in the Mediterranean — the island most closely associated with the origins of the Mediterranean diet. The climate, soil and generations of accumulated knowledge produce oils with a distinctive richness. Cold-pressing preserves that character in full: no heat, no shortcuts, just the fruit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"cm-faq-item\"\u003e\u003cp class=\"cm-faq-q\"\u003eIs the Love Edition oil different from the regular yiayia and friends oil?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cm-faq-a\"\u003eNo — and that’s worth saying clearly. The oil inside is the same quality cold-pressed extra virgin olive oil from Crete. What changes is the label: the Love Edition features a limited-edition love-themed design. If you’re choosing between editions, you’re choosing a mood, not a different product.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"cm-faq-item\"\u003e\u003cp class=\"cm-faq-q\"\u003eWhy did an olive oil bottle win a Red Dot Award?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cm-faq-a\"\u003eThe Red Dot: Best of the Best is the highest distinction in the Red Dot competition — awarded not simply for attractive packaging, but for design that communicates something true about what it contains. Beetroot Design Group built the yiayia and friends visual language around a single idea: the trust and warmth of a Greek grandmother. The eye motif, the label typography, the bottle form — everything carries that story without contradiction. The jury recognised that coherence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"cm-faq-item\"\u003e\u003cp class=\"cm-faq-q\"\u003eCan I use this oil daily, or is it mainly for gifting?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cm-faq-a\"\u003eBoth. Cold-pressed extra virgin olive oil is a kitchen staple — it works raw over salads, bread, vegetables and white cheese, and equally well as a finishing drizzle on warm dishes. The glass bottle looks good enough to keep permanently on the counter, which means you’ll actually reach for it. Many customers order it as a gift and buy a second bottle for themselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"cm-faq-item\"\u003e\u003cp class=\"cm-faq-q\"\u003eWhat does this olive oil work best with?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cm-faq-a\"\u003eAt its best raw: over ripe tomatoes, fresh bread, grilled fish or good white cheese. Put it in the centre of the table and leave it there. It also finishes warm dishes well — pasta, roasted vegetables, soups. The kind of oil that improves whatever it touches.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"cm-faq-item\"\u003e\u003cp class=\"cm-faq-q\"\u003eCan I order yiayia and friends as a corporate gift?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cm-faq-a\"\u003eClick “Corporate Gifts” in the top menu — all details on quantities, terms and personal advice are there.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"cm-cta\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eA gift nobody forgets — and an oil that earns its place on the table every day. Curated by Charles \u0026amp; Marie.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"cm-product\"\u003e\u003cp class=\"cm-label\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYIAYIA AND FRIENDS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e · \u003cspan\u003eBeetroot Design Group, Thessaloniki\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cm-tagline\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe yiayia and friends Love Edition received the Red Dot: Best of the Best 2024 — the highest distinction in the world’s most recognised design competition.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cm-intro\"\u003eIn 2024, the yiayia and friends Love Edition was named Red Dot: Best of the Best — the top distinction in the Red Dot competition, reserved for work that sets benchmarks rather than merely meeting standards. The Dieline Award 2022 preceded it. Both recognitions point to the same quality: a packaging concept that treats olive oil not as a commodity but as a cultural object.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cm-intro\"\u003eThe studio behind the bottle is Beetroot Design Group, founded over 20 years ago in Thessaloniki. The brand began personally: co-founder Kostas had olive trees in his family village in Crete; Vangelis Liakos of Beetroot saw the potential to build a visual language around that origin. The name “yiayia” — Greek for grandmother — is not a mascot but an archetype: unconditional trust, knowledge derived from life rather than institution.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cm-intro\"\u003eThe eye motif is the brand’s silent logo. In Greek tradition, the eye is protective — it watches over you. On the Love Edition, this motif is set within a label built around care and warmth, extending the visual language into a specifically love-themed edition. The bottle is glass, 500 ml. It is carried at Beetroot House in Thessaloniki — a restored 1905 Ottoman han — at The Row in Los Angeles, LCDC in Seoul, and in Germany at Matsch mit Sahne, Novel Berlin, Rosa Eck, Present and Paper, and Kaufhaus Hamburg.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"cm-highlight\"\u003eRed Dot: Best of the Best 2024 · Dieline Award 2022 · Beetroot Design Group, Thessaloniki · Glass, 500 ml\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp class=\"cm-section-label\"\u003eProduct details\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ctable class=\"cm-table\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd\u003eVolume\u003c\/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003e500 ml\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd\u003eOil\u003c\/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003eExtra virgin, cold pressed\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd\u003eIngredients\u003c\/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003e100% Greek olive oil\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd\u003eOrigin\u003c\/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003eCrete, Greece\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd\u003eBottle\u003c\/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003eGlass\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd\u003eDesign\u003c\/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003eBeetroot Design Group, Thessaloniki\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd\u003eAwards\u003c\/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003eRed Dot: Best of the Best 2024 · Dieline Award 2022\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cp class=\"cm-section-label\"\u003eFrequently asked questions\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"cm-faq\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"cm-faq-item\"\u003e\u003cp class=\"cm-faq-q\"\u003eWhat is Beetroot Design Group?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cm-faq-a\"\u003eA design studio founded in Thessaloniki, Greece, over 20 years ago, recognised internationally for work that draws on Greek cultural heritage and translates it into contemporary visual language. yiayia and friends began as a personal project: co-founder Kostas had olive trees in his family village in Crete; Vangelis Liakos of Beetroot turned that into a brand. The studio operates from Beetroot House, a restored 1905 Ottoman han in the centre of Thessaloniki, and has outposts in Los Angeles and Seoul.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"cm-faq-item\"\u003e\u003cp class=\"cm-faq-q\"\u003eWhat does Red Dot: Best of the Best mean?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cm-faq-a\"\u003eThe Red Dot Award is one of the most internationally recognised design competitions. Within its categories, Best of the Best is the highest distinction — awarded not for attractive design alone but for work that sets a benchmark in its field. The 2024 recognition placed yiayia and friends among a very small number of products worldwide to hold this distinction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"cm-faq-item\"\u003e\u003cp class=\"cm-faq-q\"\u003eWhich interior styles suit this bottle?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cm-faq-a\"\u003eThe Love Edition reads well in Mediterranean-influenced interiors, warm minimalist kitchens and curated countertop arrangements. The glass bottle with its distinctive label works as a standalone object or alongside ceramics, linen and natural materials. The eye motif and love-themed label carry enough visual presence to hold their own in a carefully composed setting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"cm-faq-item\"\u003e\u003cp class=\"cm-faq-q\"\u003eIs the eye motif just decoration, or does it have a meaning?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cm-faq-a\"\u003eIt has meaning. In Greek culture, the eye is a protective symbol — it watches over you. Beetroot Design Group built it into the yiayia and friends visual identity as a silent logo: present on every bottle, it communicates trust without requiring explanation. In the Love Edition, it is set within a label that layers warmth and care onto that protective foundation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"cm-faq-item\"\u003e\u003cp class=\"cm-faq-q\"\u003eHow should the bottle be stored?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cm-faq-a\"\u003eIn a cool place away from direct light and heat. While the glass bottle suits a countertop presence, prolonged direct sunlight affects olive oil quality over time. A shaded position on the counter or a cupboard both preserve the oil and the label equally well.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"cm-cta\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eA packaging object with two international awards — for the kitchen, the table and the shelf. 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