CHARITINI Gkritzali
Master of Advanced Studies IN DESIGN FOR LUXURY & CRAFTSMANSHIP
ECAL University of Art and Design Lausanne
Graduates: 2023
Specialisms: Product Design / Interior Architecture / Furniture
My location: Athens, Greece
CHARITINI Gkritzali
First Name: CHARITINI
Last Name: Gkritzali
University / College: ECAL University of Art and Design Lausanne
Course / Program: Master of Advanced Studies IN DESIGN FOR LUXURY & CRAFTSMANSHIP
Graduates: 2023
Specialisms: Product Design / Interior Architecture / Furniture
My Location: Athens, Greece
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About
Charitini Gkritzali is a designer and architect from Athens, Greece. She holds a Master of Advanced Studies in Design for Luxury and Craftsmanship from École Cantonale d'art de Lausanne (ÉCAL), Switzerland. In 2018 she also received a Diploma of Architectural Engineering from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, and has then taken scenography classes at the National Theater of Greece. To pursue further her interest in design, she worked on high-end design projects for studios and firms based in Athens, Stockholm and Geneva. Her design practice revolves around humans, objects, surrounding spaces and everything in between. Through her unique visual language that is defined by solid geometrical shapes, architectural volumes and harmonious colours, she aims to create stories that balance between the familiar and the extraordinary.
TOPOLOGY OF A BODY
Deriving inspiration from 20th century orthopedic braces, “Topology of a body” is a series of body jewellery that closely conform to the human anatomy and resemble the body’s structural elements. Each piece is composed by solid geometrical shapes and organic curves that are created with stainless steel or copper wire. The thickness of the wire is altered in a dynamic rythm, highlighting the morphology of the body. This metal structure that is carefully designed to enfold the human figure, ultimately takes a sculptural form. Just like orthopedic braces, the jewelry is constructed in a way that allows the body to move, whereas it seems to hold it in a state of constant stillness. This paradox eventually raises a question: do these objects enable the movement of the body or restrain it?
