Mirsini Trigoni (Interior Designer & Design Consultant) - Partner in Charge of Great Britain Projects
Projects Mirsini Trigoni holds a first class BA degree in Interior Design. She has completed a MA degree in Art in Architecture (studying the function, design and production of window displays) and a PhD in interior design, visual communication and its target audiences. She has worked as an interior and display designer in Athens and in London, and participated in several exhibitions including Salone Del Mobile in Milan. Since 2009 she has been combining teaching with research and practicing design. She has been teaching interior design, retail interiors, display design, exhibition design, branding and visual communication.
Projects Mirsini Trigoni holds a first class BA degree in Interior Design. She has completed a MA degree in Art in Architecture (studying the function, design and production of window displays) and a PhD in interior design, visual communication and its target audiences. She has worked as an interior and display designer in Athens and in London, and participated in several exhibitions including Salone Del Mobile in Milan. Since 2009 she has been combining teaching with research and practicing design. She has been teaching interior design, retail interiors, display design, exhibition design, branding and visual communication.
Christina Tsinisileni (Interior Architect) – Design Director, Principal in Charge of Greece Projects
Graduated in 2002 from the Technological Educational Institute of Athens (T.E.I). She has gained a first class degree in Interior Architecture, Decorative arts and Product Design. Through Erasmus programs she has studied six months at the Kent Institute of Art & Design. She has worked in various architectural practices and since 2007 she has been a member of the Manolis Anastasakis firm. She has designed and implemented numerous residential and commercial projects, participated in architectural competitions and won national and international awards.
Dimitris Fragkias (Interior Architect) – Design Assistant
Studied Interior Architecture at the Technological Educational Institute of Athens (A.T.E.I). He continued his studies at “Faculta Del Design” in “Politecnico Di Milano” in Italy. Between 2004-2005 he participated in the renovation of traditional buildings on the Greek island of Chios. He also worked on interior design projects both with architectural firms and television productions in Athens. Since 2006 he has been working with Manolis Anastasakis, winning national and international awards.
Spyros Schinas (Interior Architect) – Design AssistantGraduated from the Department of Interior Architecture, Decorative arts and Product Design of Athens (T.E.I). In 2008, through ERASMUS programs he attended a semester of studies in the department of Faculta del Design at Politecnino di Milano in Italy. He carried out his practice at the architectural firm ‘’Christos Loupas & Associates’’. In 2011 he successfully completed his Diplomado de Illuminaciόn Arquitectόnica of the Department Facultad de Arquitectura at the Universidad Nacional Autόnoma de Mexico (UNAM) in Mexico while working at the architectural practice of lighting of ‘’Lighteam Gustavo Aviles SA’’. Today he lives in Athens and works for the architectural firm of Manolis Anastasakis.
Katerina Panagiotopoulou (Interior Architect) – Partner in Charge of Spain Projects
In 2010 she completed her studies in the Department of Interior Architecture, Decorative arts and Product Design of Athens (T.E.I). In 2008 she participated in ERASMUS program for six months at the Faculty of Fine Arts at the Brno University of Technology in Czech Republic. In 2011 she successfully completed her Diplomado de Illuminaciόn Arquitectόnica of the Department Facultad de Arquitectura at the Universidad Nacional Autόnoma de Mexico (UNAM) in Mexico. She has worked at the architectural practice of ‘’Kostas Petrakis & Associates’’ in Athens and at the architectural office of lighting ‘’Lighteam Gustavo Avilies S.A’’ in the city of Mexico. Today she is about to complete her Masters in Urban Design: Art, City and Society in Universitat de Barcelona.
Natalie Borne (Architect) - Partner in Charge of France ProjectsNatalie Borne studied Architecture at the School of Architecture in Paris-Malaquais and in Paris-la-Villete in Paris where she received her D.P.L.G. Diploma in 2003. Between 2004 and 2011 she worked for many agencies in Paris and New York and simultaneously was developing her own designs for private houses. International workshops have enabled her to enrich her training including a program at the University of Los Angeles where she attended courses on Architecture and Sustainable Development. She has participated in international concept competitions including a competition for a center of architecture and research in New York where she won the first prize.
Magda Tsaroucha has graduated in 2010 from Faculty of Interior Architecture, Decorative arts and Product Design of Athens (T.E.I). In 2009 she worked at the achitectural practice of ‘’Manolis Anastasakis’’ where she participated in international architectural competitions. She has worked as an Interior Architect for various Architectural and Design firms in Greece and Italy. Today she is about to complete her Masters in ‘’Lighting Design and LED Technology’’ in “Politecnico Di Milano” while she is working as a lighting designer.
Thalia Katsiari (Interior Architect) - Partner in Charge of Italy Projects
Thalia Katsiari has graduated in 2010 from Faculty of Interior Architecture, Decorative arts and Product Design of Athens (T.E.I). She continued her studies in Milan where she completed her Masters degree in ‘’Interior Design’’ at Scuola Politecnica di Design. She worked for Architectural firms in Greece and Italy where she designed and supervised numerous commercial and residential projects . In 2007 she attended a semester in the ‘’Interactive Design’’ at Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design in Budapest. She is an active member of the Associated Graduate College of Athens. Today she lives and works in Milan.
Manolis Anastasakis (Architect) – Managing Director
M. Anastasakis is an architect D.E.S.A. and was awarded a D.E.A. from the EHESS in Paris. In 1990 he established his own practice in Athens. Since 1993 he has been teaching interior architecture in the Decorative Arts Department of the Technological Educational Institute (TEI) of Athens. He has designed many private and public projects as well as written articles and had his works and projects publicized in specialised journals. He has won ‘Distinction’ in architectural competitions and his drawings and projects have been presented in Greek and European exhibitions. He is the author of the book: Redesigning Libraries for Schools. A proposal for secondary education (2003).
