The Team

Christiana Vardakou studied at UAL: Chelsea College of Arts, London, where she obtained her BA in Textile Design. She specialised in Print Dyeing and decided to join the "Slow Design" movement that focuses on sustainability, zero waste and emotionally durable design.

Laskarina Haldeaki studied Design, Decoration and Graphics at Vakalo Art Design College in Athens. She worked in Interior Design and as a graphic designer, but was later drawn to ceramics, and in particular drawing, painting and decorating ceramic surfaces.

Iannis Psallidakos teaches singing and vocal technique. He is a member of the Association Française des Professeurs de Chant (AFPC – EVTA) – the French Association of Singing Professors as well as an interdisciplinary artist.

Maud Vidal-Naquet is a journalist and writer who runs creative writing workshops to share her passion for words. “Writing liberates, pacifies, structures and allows us to explore our creativity, our sensitivity and our relationship to the world. It is a personal journey filled with surprises, and a way for me to share my fascination for the musicality of words and their evocative power” she says.

Marina Ηolds a BA in Art History & Anthropology from the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. She has worked in publishing, as a translator, as a curator and has collaborated with the Athens Photo Festival. She had the gallery space cats&marbles in Athens between 2004 and 2009.

Her home has no boundaries, her heart is anchored in many places, she is half Greek half Brazilian, born in London, grew up in Paris and Rio de Janeiro, studied in London and came to Greece in 1999.

Yanis has a BSC in Industrial Chemistry and Design from The City University London. He is a self-taught painter & craftsman, making him an artist with a highly developed scientific interest and an inquisitive approach.