About
I am an architect and historian of architecture and the decorative arts, holding a PhD in History of Art from the University of Cambridge. My main research concerns the links among architecture, design, and the dining cultures of Early Modern Europe (1500-1800). My doctoral thesis examined the fascinating properties of table settings from Western Europe in the long eighteenth century. My professional experience ranges from teaching in design studios and seminars on the history of art and architecture to residential and hospitality design. My written work has been published so far by Bloomsbury, with more publications coming soon.
Areas of Focus
Interdisciplinarity
Causality and influence, disciplinary boundaries and intersections among space, objects, and dining.Tangible and Intangible Heritage
Narratives, interventions, and displays of historic spaces & objects.Design & Decorative Arts
The design and material culture of the interior and of dining.Architectural History
Domestic, landscape, and courtly architecture, the spaces for the preparation and consumption of a meal, Greek & Roman Antiquity.Food Studies
Cultures of food consumption and the materiality of food and cooking
Credentials
PhD
Faculty of Architecture and Art History, Uni. of Cambridge
M.Phil.
Faculty of Architecture and Art History, Uni. of Cambridge
M.Sc.
School of Architecture, National Technical Uni. of Athens
Sous-chef
DOMI Institute, Athens
Architect Engineer
Department of Architecture, Uni. of Thessaly
Latest News
Ancient Roman Columns, Eagles, Sciences, and Other Representations:Centerpieces and the Ornamentation of the Early Modern European Festive Table SettingIn my newest article, I explore the diverse iconography and apparatus of the centerpieces created for festive occasions during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. My aim is to bring forward and discuss the reasoning behind their use in meaning creation and the communication of ideas. Four cases from around Europe are discussed extensively towards this aim, as used in four distinctive but equally important spheres of the contemporaneous European societies: the celebration of a military victory at Versailles in 1674; an ecclesiastical jubilee of an abbot at the Zwettl Monastery in 1768; a secular wedding of a noble couple in the Kingdom of Naples in 1687; finally, a queen’s diplomatic visit to Venice in 1768.Follow the link to read:
https://www.on-culture.org/journal/issue-20/festive-table-setting/