Experience

Design Ambassador

• Oman
• Professional Training and Coaching

• CEO-FOUNDER

  • Feb 2012 - Present

  Boutique Communication P.R. Events & Consulting Agency organising events, conferences, workshops, WebTv Documentaries, creating content, running educational programs and managing creatives... Fields of expertise : Architecture & Design. | Projects: ARCHISEARCH.gr | ARKKI.gr School of Architecture for children and Youth | ESO Conference www.esw.gr | Architecture and Design Film Festival Adff.gr | The Architect Show www.thearchitectshow.com | Architecture & Tourism Conference www.atcrhodes.gr | Aluminium in Architecture www.aiaconf.com | Size Matters | Color in Architecture | Hospitality Atmospheres | Wood in Architecture | Hotel Experience | Invisible Hotel Exhibition | Architects Talk | Athenian Modernism | KNAUF WORLD | Sound Matters Show less



Boussias Communications

• Advisor

  • Feb 2019 - Present

  Group Advisor for Editions and Initiatives related with Architecture, Design & the Construction Industry. -Editions Advisor for BUILD Constructive News Daily Newsletter -Advisor for: INTERIORS AWARDS,ALUMINIUM AWARDS, WOOD IN ARCHITECTURE, PROPERTY AWARDS, LIGHTING AWARDS, LANDSCAPE AWARDS, BIM AWARDS, ARCHITECT MAGAZINE... Group Advisor for Editions and Initiatives related with Architecture, Design & the Construction Industry. -Editions Advisor for BUILD Constructive News Daily Newsletter -Advisor for: INTERIORS AWARDS,ALUMINIUM AWARDS, WOOD IN ARCHITECTURE, PROPERTY AWARDS, LIGHTING AWARDS, LANDSCAPE AWARDS, BIM AWARDS, ARCHITECT MAGAZINE...



ESW [eso ] CONFERENCE FOR ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN

• Co Founder / Producer

  • Feb 2012 - Present

  Esw [eso ] is one of the largest conferences in Europe for Interior Design and Architecture. The event is organized by tow very well established online magazines ARCHISEARCH.gr and +DESIGN. It is hosted at the Onassis Cultural Centre in front of an audience of 800 people. More information is available at www.esw.gr and at our channel in vimeo www.vimeo.com/archisearch Esw [eso ] is one of the largest conferences in Europe for Interior Design and Architecture. The event is organized by tow very well established online magazines ARCHISEARCH.gr and +DESIGN. It is hosted at the Onassis Cultural Centre in front of an audience of 800 people. More information is available at www.esw.gr and at our channel in vimeo www.vimeo.com/archisearch



ARCHISEARCH.gr

• Founder & CEO

  • Feb 2011 - Present

  ARCHISEARCH.GR investigates, selects and presents projects that deal with various aspects of architecture throughout the world. Taking the role of an unconventional research tool, it seeks present and future cultural evolution through architecture, as well as the possible exchange with design, art, graphics and green/eco design. It poses questions aiming to provoke new thoughts and approaches. It has a vivid interest in experimentation and validation, whilst it underlines the wealth that lies within the coexistence of diverse ideas. It focuses on issues relating to the built (and often unbuilt) architectural context and its parameters; from the social benefits of a project and its contribution to the urban area, to its ambiance and construction materiality. It promotes the connection between society and architectural production and explores the ways through which architecture urges us to interact with the social and natural context. Show less



Arkki School of Architecture for kids & Youth

• Partner for Greece & Cyprus

  • Jan 2014 - Dec 2018

  The Helsinki-based Arkki School of Architecture for Children and Youth is a school of architecture providing long-term architectural education for children and youth aged 4 to 19. Unique in its kind in the world, Arkki is now happy to announce the launch its international activities with a new architectural education programme for children and youth in Greece & Cyprus. The architectural education for children and young people provided by Arkki is among the most comprehensive in the world, measured by the programme’s depth, quantity and quality. In Finland, 500children participate in Arkki´s weekly architecture courses, and c. 5000 children attend short courses andevents per year. The new international programme in Greece launches in summer 2014 with architecture programs for 7-9 and 10-13 year old shildren and youth in Athens. More detailed information of locations and partnersfor the academic program as well as the workshops will be available soon. Arkki will be producing the programme in Greece & Cyprus in partnership with Vassilis Bartzokas & DESIGNEMBASSADOR.COM UG, which specializes in the design of festivals, events, conferences and workshops. The Arkki team in Greece includes architect and Historian of Architecture Stavros Martinos who is in charge of the academic programme and Vassilios P. Bartzokas (entrepreneur) who is in charge of the licensing and educational programme. The program will be developed in Greece and Cyprus in partnership with AKTO Academic and Educational Group. Show less



100% Hotel Show

• Greece
• Events Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Curator / Content Creator / Events Organizer / Advisor

  • Feb 2015 - Jun 2018

  Organized the Conference : The three stages of a successful hotel renovation / Design / Digital / F&B having as speakers among others the Ceo of Design Hotels, the President of the Board of Directors of the Historic Hotels of the World, the General Manager of Yes Hotels Group and the Advisor of the World Tourism Organization as well as other important speakers. Curates an annual mini conference during the Hotel Show Exhibition Established a strategic partnership with Design Hotels Invited Claus Sendlinger CEO of Design Hotels in Greece as a speaker at the Conference, Handled Press Meetings and Interviews with Greek and International Media. Curated, designed and and supervised the organization and production for HOTEL DESIGN AWARDS 2015 onwards through ARCHISEARCH.gr platform. Show less


Architecture And Design Film Festival Athens
• co organizer

  • Apr 2016 - Apr 2018


LoveGreece.com

• Greece
• Non-profit Organization Management

• Project Director

  • Sep 2015 - Jan 2017

  The spark that gave birth to LoveGreece was the Greek crisis. Inspired by the dynamism and creativity of the Greek entrepreneurial spirit, LoveGreece was founded in 2013 as an initiative to boost and promote the country’s image abroad by profiling talented and successful Greeks. With their ethos and vision, Greece’s entrepreneurs and professionals are an important aspect of the country worth highlighting to the world. LoveGreece.com is powered by Gina Mamidaki, the founder of the G & A Mamidakis Foundation, whose long commitment to making a contribution to Greek society ensures that the initiative will develop steadily. LoveGreece.com showcases talented Greeks with an outward-looking mentality and potential. It is not intended to be a stale library of information, but an interactive forum bursting with energy. LoveGreece.com focuses on exceptional entrepreneurs and successful figures from the worlds of research and innovation, the arts and culture, education and social responsibility. The aim is to raise people’s interest and help boost demand for Greek products and services. Show less



STARTUP SAFARI ATHENS

• Event Organizer

  • Nov 2013 - Dec 2016

  After a successful launching in Berlin, Startup Safary was successfuly organized in Athens, Greece. The first event was successfully organized in November 2014 and had more than 5,000 registrations, 2.000 attendees, 70 participating startups, 350,000 website visits in less than a month, 1,7million facebook page views, 2,000 tweets... It is the first day of open doors and a celebration of the startup community and its achievements. Attendees can visit offices of the coolest Athens startups, meet their founders and teams, meet investors, attend a series of workshops and lectures, meet with mentors and talk about your new idea, and network with the top people from our startup community. Show less



DESIGNLOBBY.ASIA

• CEO-FOUNDER

  • Feb 2012 - Dec 2016

  DESIGNLOBBY.ASIA is a creatives cluster & a design agency representing and connecting talented people from Europe and the rest of the world in Asia, specializing in the following segments : ARCHITECTURE | GRAPHICS | PRODUCT DESIGN | INTERIOR DESIGN | BRANDING | WEB DESIGN | FOOD DESIGN | EVENT MANAGEMENT | TREND FORECASTING | DESIGN & ART CURATION | PHOTOGRAPHY | MOTION DESIGN DESIGNLOBBY.ASIA participates in trade fairs in China and in the region of Asia and offers lobbying, networking as well as marketing, legal and advisory services for the members of its platform. Show less



Startup SAFARI

• Germany
• Events Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• ORGANIZER ATHENS STARTUP SAFARI

  • 2013 - 2016

  Startup Safary is the first day of open doors for Startups. During a 2-3 day event the Startup Ecosystem in Greece welcomes the audience and shares knowldege through a series of events (networking, seminars, workshops, lectures, mentoring, funding, ceo talks, parties etc) Startup Safary Athens is the largest open day event in Greece as more than 5,000 people have attended more than 180 events the last two years and it is a big celebration of Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Technology and Creativity. Show less



DESIGNLAB SHOW

• Content Creator / Strategic Partner / Organizer Parallel Events

  • May 2015 - May 2015

  As partners of DESIGNLAB SHOW 2015 we developed and organized its parallel events, helped with Media and Communication Sponsorships and event Sponsors as well as with key participations of institutional players, designers and creative platforms. More analytically we managed a deal with Foundation MIES VAN DER ROHE and we brought in Greece MIES VAN DER ROHE Architecture Awards Winners and Nominees. We organized and curated the exhibition of MIES VAN DER ROHE We organized a panel and a discussion with prominent speakers from the Greek Architectural Scene that we moderated as well. We organized MATERIALITY 25 under 25 Architectural Exhibition, curated by ARCHSTUDIES Platform We organized and moderated a discussion about Materiality 25 under 25 Exhibition with prominent speakers and academics We curated and invited Kostas Poulopoulos, Senior Designer from BIG Architects to give a lecture with a title Copenhagen. A city for Children We invited Emmy Award Winner Eleftheria Deko to do an installation with lights We organized and co-curated a Photography Exhibition called Materiality Light and Structure in collaboration with AKTO School of Design, one of the best Design Schools in the World. We organized a show with Diploma Projects from AKTO Interior Designers We invited key platforms that promote the Greek Creative Scene to participate such as LOVEGREECE.COM, LIVING-POSTCARDS.COM as well as established Designers such as WE DESIGN, MYRTO DRAMOUNTANI, SALTY BAG and others Show less



STARTUP CAMP BERLIN

• Technology, Information and Internet

• Ambassador

  • Jan 2014 - Jan 2015

  Already in its fourth year, Startup Camp Berlin is brought to you by the Entrepreneurs Club Berlin e.V. on March 20-21,2014. Its a two-day conference with national and international speakers on the themes of business creation and the digital economy.Thistwo-day conference servesas a first port of call forthe international startup scene and is the largest conference of its kind for young founders, with in excess of 600 attendees and participants and around 80 national and international speakers. The event helps to connect business angels, venture capitalist and entrepreneursand support those wanting to start out or grow in the digital world.The conference comprises talks, mentoringand sessions on the themes of financing, HR, marketing & sales etc. as well as hands-on workshops dealing with the lessons learned by experienced entrepreneurs including on lean startup, business models and analytics. Show less



PITCH MARATHON

• Education Management

• Ambassador

  • Jan 2014 - Jan 2015

  Startup Camp Berlin has released details of what will be one of the largest pitching events in Europe. Startup Camp Berlin’s Pitch Marathon will see a marathon of startups deliver 4-minute pitches to top-tier investorsin the hopes of getting investment & winning the Camp Champ grand prize. Startup Camp Berlin 2014is organized by the Entrepreneurs Club Berlin, a non-profit organization supporting entrepreneurship in Berlin. It’s the fourth edition of the conferenceand the second to include a Pitch Marathon. This ensures investors and founders have more opportunity to connect at this important conference.The Pitch Marathon will consist of 4thirty minutespitching sessions, each with at least 6startups pitching in quick succession. Investors have a chance to meet with the founders between the sessions and reward their favourite startups with “Pitch Marathon Euros‟. The startup with the most “cash”at the end of the event will win the Camp Champ Grand Prize, which has previously included a mix of fabulous business service prizes worth over €25.000. Last editionsprizes included Microsoft BizSpark cloud services,ORRICK legal services, SendGrid email services &Piâbo PR services. Show less



XPLAIN Ltd

• New Zealand
• Technology, Information and Internet
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Country Representative (DE)

  • Nov 2012 - Nov 2014

  Newest member of XPLAIN family and network in charge of developing the German Market. We Integrate Brands into Life. We're a Boutique Digital Agency, Passionate about New Media, Offering Value-for-Money Services and Committed to Measurable Results. We generate ground-breaking online content for your brands and unique online experiences for your customers through: • Social Media Marketing & Activation, • Word of Mouth (WOM) Marketing, • Social Media Advertising, • Online Reputation Management and • Social Media Training. We are based in 8 countries across Europe and Middle East, which allows us to operate as a location independent agency. We're able to help you -no matter where you reside- and we're available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Our clock doesn't timeout at 5 p.m. Other things you can expect from us are: Pioneering Ideas, Tailor-made Services, and Measurable Quality. XPLAIN was founded by Stefanos Karagos, who was the publisher of the most successful technology magazines in Europe [PC Magazine, T3, Win, etc] during the last two decades. We're a creative, kick-ass team that works hard to exceed every expectation, drawing upon 20 years of experience in Technology, Internet and Media and we Love Challenges. Our religion is Innovation, Creativity and Differentiation; we don't believe in luxurious offices but in brilliant minds and in gourmet coffee, which inspires our projects! Our Vision To Passionately Contribute and Differentiate in the Progressive Evolution of the Digital Landscape with Unconventional Creativity and Innovation. Show less



BRAINLAB

• United States
• Research Services

• Chairman

  • Jan 2007 - Jun 2014

  Brainlab is a model, non-governmental, non-for profit agency. Our objective is the creation, organisation, curation and realisation of original and innovative art and culture projects. Brainlab’s working fields relate to various aspects of contemporary culture: architecture, graphic and industrial design, photography, video and street art and as well as the synergies between them and/or performing arts and education. Brainlab is a model, non-governmental, non-for profit agency. Our objective is the creation, organisation, curation and realisation of original and innovative art and culture projects. Brainlab’s working fields relate to various aspects of contemporary culture: architecture, graphic and industrial design, photography, video and street art and as well as the synergies between them and/or performing arts and education.



THE ARCHIVE

• Technology, Information and Internet

• Founder & Creative Director

  • Oct 2008 - Jul 2012

  In a small space, of no more than 25 m2, The Archive concentrates the most necessary tools for architects to enable them to develop their projects. Here you will find a large library of material catalogues and samples that Carteco offers. There are also informed publications from Greece and abroad, three i-Macs with free internet access and a projector for the user to use for presentations. The Archive operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and access is by a personalised entrance card. Membership cards are free to all interested architects and designers who register. The Archive is another initiative by Carteco that aims to be even closer to architects, interior designers and creatives by offering a space for the freedom for creativity, inspiration, study and work. Show less



DIMIOURGIA XANA

• Communication Volunteer

  • 2011 - 2012

  Dimiourgiaxana is a new political party created by non politicians that does not belong right or left centre or the extremes ! It is is more like the hot startup of the political parties, it is a political party created by the people with common sense. Dimiourgiaxana is a new political party created by non politicians that does not belong right or left centre or the extremes ! It is is more like the hot startup of the political parties, it is a political party created by the people with common sense.



CARTECO DESIGN CENTRE

• C.E.O.

  • Dec 1997 - Nov 2011

  Carteco is a leading company in Greece in the distribution of innovative materials for architecture and design. The company operates as a toolbox for architects and designers representing top brands in the fields of architecture and design furnishing small and large scale projects such as 4 and 5 star hotels, retails shops, public projects, luxury residences and yachts, etc. I helped the company grow, since i joined in the end of 1997, and transformed it from a small size local family business selling flooring, wallpapers and textiles with a turnover of 1,5 million euros to a group of strong brands, with a turnover of 8,1million euros in 2007 and the most well know brand in its field. CARTECO prepared its IPO back in 2008 at the Stock Exchange Market in Cyprus but postponed its plans due to the world financial crisis. We have won an award, for CARTECO's business approach; EUROPEAN BUSINESS AWARD honor among the best 10 companies in Europe for Customer Focus (European Business Awards), together with Deutsche Telecom, Air Berlin, Dell and others, and listed among the 10 best Country representatives from Greece in 2010 at the same competition. CARTECO, has also been awarded with European Design Awards as well as local EVGE (Greek Graphic Design and Visual Communication Annual Awards) awards for its Design Identity and communication practices. CARTECOSHOP.GR , has been awarded with honours, as the BEST NEW E-COMMERCE WEBSITE in the e-commerce awards competition (http://www.evolutionawards.gr/ ) Show less



39.22. DESIGN COLLECTIVE

• Founder & Creative Director

  • Jun 2007 - Jun 2011

  We are design collective 39.22. 39.22. is supported by Carteco, one of Greece's leading importers and distributors of innovative materials, lighting and furniture and is part of the Carteco network of brands and services. Our company combines the best in production, marketing and talent sourcing to offer designers a platform for showcasing their work. We also provide design services for custom projects. 39.22.'s first product collection is a series of wallpapers that take inspiration from a variety of media and sources. Show less



GREEN DESIGN FESTIVAL 2010

• Organizer / Producer

  • Sep 2008 - Oct 2010

  Green Design Festival in Athens, Greece is an original, open-air, open-to-all event with over 150 designers from all design-related fields are taking part, along with architects, curators and volunteers. Green Design Festival seeks to present design in all forms and applications to spark a discussion on a contemporary way of life that is friendlier towards the environment, and to help construct more positive environmental attitudes through its suggestions and the themes it addresses. The Green Design Festival 2010 will take place from 23 September to 10 October in Athens, Greece. Syntagma Square is the hub of this year's Green Design Festival. The activity centres on the unique Ecomuseum, an environmentally-friendly, recyclable structure that will be hosting exhibitions, events and educational programmes. Architectural installations are also on display at another seven points around central Athens, inviting the public to view Athens from a different angle. For the duration of the Green Design Festival, new technologies, image and design are employed to transform the city into a living interactive space filled with ideas and suggestions. The festival is examining the repercussions of climate change through the prism provided by the different fields of design, and through an emphasis on models of sustainability (on both an environmental and social level). It is also employing renewable and alternative energy sources, exploring the relationship between ecological awareness and the economy, and striving to ‘redesign' our everyday lives in a more environmentally-friendly way. The Green Design Festival 2010 is supported by the City of Athens and the Hellenic Ministry of the Environment, Energy and Climate Change and with the Grand Sponsorship of the Hellenic Postbank. Show less



ATHENS ARCHITECTURAL WORKSHOP

• Organizer | Producer

  • Jul 2009 - Aug 2009

  The very first Architecture Workshop, titled (what else?) "1st Athens Architecture Workshop", took place in Athens, with the initiative of architect Nikos Ktenas and the invaluable participation of Vassilios P. Bartzokas, with Carteco as a sponsor and Brainlab as support. The whole thing is under the aegis of the Municipality of Athens. This international architecture workshop took place from the 21st of July until the 2nd of August, in Athens. It was aimed at foreign and Greek students of Architecture as well as young architects working abroad. Prominent personalities of European Architecture will be teaching : Aires Mateus, Piere Allain Croset, Antonio Tejedor, Μichel Kagan, Nikos Ktenas and others. During the workshop, lectures open to the public were given by João Luís Carrilho da Graça (Lisbon), Antonio Citterio (Milan), Aurelio Galfetti (Lugano), Franco Purini (Rome), while an exhibition of the projects was organized at Gazi during the Design Lab Exhibition and a special online catalogue was published. The aim was to give the possibility, through a detached view of prominent architects but of young architects too, to form architectural proposals for particular areas within Athens. Seven locations in the city centre have been chosen for this reason. These locations gather endogenously as well as between them a variety of disparate characteristics, and are spotlighted as study areas so that they can acquire a contemporary identity that will highlight their particularity and character. Show less



GREEN DESIGN FESTIVAL

• Organizer / Producer

  • Sep 2008 - Oct 2008

  Green Design Festival is an original, public, free cultural event under the aegis of the City of Athens. It aims at fostering a wider understanding about environmental and ecological issues amongst the citizens of Athens and beyond. Using new technologies, powerful imagery and design, this festival will transform Athens into a lively, interactive space which will present proposals and ideas about how everyday life could be greener and more friendly to the environment. Participants include over 70 architects, industrial designers, graphic designers, fashion and street artists, who have worked on the theme of the festival on projects who embrace the non-connoisseur. Programme The programme of the festival revolves around the 'ecomuseum of green design'​, a green contemporary open playground at Syntagma Square. The ecomuseum showcases the vast majority of projects in a light, alternative construction which will host exhibitions of photography, eco-conscious fashion, industrial design, video art and mixed media, a green library and a small open-air amphitheatre made of wooden re-used palettes for concerts and educational activities. Entrance is free. In selected central points of Athens, two big events will be presented. With the participation of the most vibrant street artists of Athens, the center of the city will be turned into a colourful forest of huge graffiti trees. Also, distinguished graphic artists will create various interactive imaginary maps of the city, which can be freely downloaded to almost any mobile phone inviting the public to take part in a vast interactive green game. During Green Design Festival, Athens will present it first vertical garden, embracing one of the most popular trends in landscape design internationally. Accordingly, guerrilla motion design videos will be upload on the web, inviting everyone to become a 'guerrilla gardener' of the city by creating green where it does not exist. Show less



SHELBY WILLIAMS

• United States
• Furniture
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Trainee / Sales & Marketing

  • Sep 1996 - Jun 1997

  Shelby Williams is a leader in the commercial furniture industry, focusing on the hospitality and foodservice markets. Shelby Williams is a leader in the commercial furniture industry, focusing on the hospitality and foodservice markets.