Eleni Simantiraki

She ended up studying graphic arts after having already been admitted to the Conservation of Antiquities and Works of Art. However, subjects like mathematics, biology, and chemistry held her back. She had also tried her luck in decorative arts, which, although creative, lacked the strong artistic element she deeply desired.

After working for nine years in the advertising industry, she not only gained valuable hands-on experience but also learned lessons that shaped her approach to creative work. What she considers foundational in everything she does is the importance of the concept.

As a freelance art director and illustrator for the past two years, the concept has remained vital to her—from the smallest assignment to the most ambitious project. Having now cultivated her own personal visual style, she seeks collaborations with artists and aims to create works that not only impress visually but also emotionally engage and transport the viewer.

Marianna Vitu

Marianna Vitu is a Graphic Designer & Illustrator of feel-good things, based in Athens. Women take center stage in her creations, as Marianna feels a personal need to highlight the beauty of every form of femininity and celebrate authenticity. Her creations can be found in magazines, books and advertising campaigns.

Irene Demetri

Irene Demetri is a Graphic Designer located in Greece, dedicated to crafting designs that resonate and hold significance. With an MA in Visual Communication from Middlesex University London, she brings more than a decate of experience collaborating with clients globally. Irene’s passion lies in creating intricate seamless patterns that tell compelling stories, along with impactful graphics that elevate brands.

Amalia Zachou

Amalia is an illustrator and graphic designer based in Athens, Greece, with roots in Volos. She finds inspiration in the beauty of the natural world and flowers. Her designs often reflect her love for organic forms, and she especially enjoys creating textile patterns.

Breathe Hellas

Breathe is a non-profit organization founded in 2020 by Tatiana Blatnik to fight the stigma that surrounds mental health. We believe in equity, especially when it comes to mental well-being, and our resources are available for free to everyone, everywhere. We build partnerships that create community and raise awareness, and we support initiatives that provide immediate support.

Breathe works to improve understanding of mental health by 1) providing self-care tools that can be used at home, 2) supporting campaigns that create a sense of community, and 3) advocating for equitable access to mental health support. Breathe is working to make Greece a leader in mental health by creating projects and campaigns focused on the emotional well-being of its citizens.

Today, Breath Hellas has partnered with Greek athletes and coaches to create the “Uniform of Hope”. A new symbol for mental health that shows how we can be stronger together.

Our hope is that no one suffer in silence and that everyone has access to the tools and resources to live live to their fullest potential.

We invite you to be part part of our journey.

“Uniform of Hope” is designed by the artist Christos Koutsoukos.

“Everything we do in life involves both our body and our mind. We owe it to ourselves to do all we can to live life to its fullest potential with passion and purpose, and to be the best version of ourselves. An investment in the health and happiness of our country is an investment in our shared future.”

— Tatiana Blatnik

KREO

KREO is a design+concepts practice based in London & Athens.

Konstantinos Patsios

Konstantinos Patsios was born in Athens, Greece (1977). He studied Economics and Law at the University of Piraeus and at the Grand Ecole de Commerce of Poitiers (France). He continued at the Academy of Fine Arts where he studied painting with G. Psychopaidis, M. Spiliopoulos, and sculpture with N. Tranos, and at the Rhode Island School of design (Providence, U.S.A.). He has held sixteen individual exhibitions and participated in numerous group exhibitions in Greece and abroad.

Solo exhibitions: ‘Deep in the forest we meet’ curated by Varvara Roza and Jason Theofanidis, (Gallery 8, London 2022) ‘Sic transit gloria artis’ curated by Katia Papandreopoulou (Alma Gallery, Athens 2021) ‘The scrambled papers theory’ curated by Louiza Karapidakis (Alma Gallery, Athens 2019) ‘The lost Parthenon’ curated by Leoni Gavria (Gallery Melkart, Paris 2016) ‘Medea’ Positions art fair Berlin / Alma gallery (Berlin 2015), ‘The Twisted Odyssey’ (Underdog Gallery, London, June 2015 – Blender gallery Athens, April 2015) ‘The Divine Comedy’ curated by Alexios Papazacharias (Fizz Gallery Athens, 2010) ReMap 2, ‘Sugar Mao’ curated by Marina Fokidis, Athens, 2009, The Artweek project, curated by Anne Lildholdt Jensen, Abenra Denmark, 2009, ‘Mr Cannibal’ (Fizz Gallery, 2008).

Group exhibitions – selection: “Ocean’s Breath” curated by Nina Frangopoulou (Herakleidon Museum , Athens 2024), “NutriDelicious Art” curated by Nina Frangopoulou (Harokopion University, Athens 2023), “Canone Doppio” curated by Francesco Piazza (Palazzo Risso, Palermo 2020) , STROKE Artfair, (Munich 2019), Art Market Budapest (2023,2022,2020 , 2018) ”Dia” curated by Elina and Dora Theodoropoulou (Byzantine Museum, Athens 2014) ‘Statement made’ Art Athina, curated by Artemis Potamianou (Athens , 2014), ‘The portrait of a museum’ (Averof Museum, Metsovo, 2008) Contemporary Istanbul – Ekfrasi gallery (Istanbul, 2007) Goldener Centaur, Münchner Künstlerhaus (Munich, 2007) ‘FATA MORGANA’ Benaki Museum, curated by C Psychopaidis (Athens, 2006).

Charitini Gkritzali

Charitini Gkritzali is a designer and architect from Athens, Greece. She holds a Diploma in Architecture Engineering from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (2018), and a Master in Design for Luxury and Craftsmanship from ÉCAL – École Cantonale d’Art de Lausanne (2023). She has received the De Bethune Award for the work she conducted during her studies at ÉCAL and the Jewellery Design award by Artsthread Global Graduate Design Show in collaboration with Gucci for her project “Topology of a Body”. Her personal portfolio includes collaborations with Hermès, De Bethune, La Prairie and Dedon. Prior to establishing her own practice, she collaborated with Note Design Studio on projects for Milan Design Week and Stockholm Furniture Fair.

Her design practice revolves around humans, objects, surrounding spaces and everything in between. Through her unique visual language that is defined by architectural shapes, complicated balances and carefully choreographed compositions, she aims to create stories that tiptoe between the familiar and the extraordinary.

Christina Papaioannou

Christina Papaioannou is an Athens-based visual artist from Thessaloniki, Greece. She holds an Integrated Master’s degree from Athens School of Fine Arts. In 2019 she received the MATAROA Award for upcoming artists at 4th Art Thessaloniki InternationalContemporary Art Fair. Her work has been exhibited in Greece, Cyprus, London, and Mallorca and is included in private collections. Her debut solo exhibition titled “Let the Lion Talk”, took place at Sianti Gallery, Athens, in 2022 curated by art historian Thanassis Moutsopoulos. She is currently working on her solo exhibition in Vienna in September 2023 at AG18 Gallery.

Anna Tzortzi

Anna Tzortzi was born and brought up in Athens. She studied painting and printmaking at the School of Fine Arts of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, where she graduated in 2014. Later she focused on sculpture and continued her studies for a second degree at the Athens School of Fine Arts. Her love for illustration goes back to her childhood years when she enjoyed getting lost in the fictional worlds of picturebooks. Her interest in this form of art followed her through her studying years in visual arts and in the present she works as a freelance illustrator creating mainly editorial and book illustrations. In 2022 she won a merit in EBGE awards in cover illustration. In 2023 she won the EBGE award in book illustration for the children’s book “Myrto and the Smyrna of Wonders”, Patakis Publishers.