Christina Kotsilelou is a product designer, cook, and food researcher based in Athens, Greece. She holds a BA in Product Design from Central Saint Martins, London, and an MA in Design Studies from the same institution. Her culinary training includes studies at plant-based and raw vegan academies in Los Angeles (Matthew Kenney) and Barcelona (Plantlab).
She is the co-founder of Greece is for Lovers, a design studio active since 2006, and the founder of VegStuff, a culinary project exploring food culture through diverse and creative formats. Alongside her design work, Christina curates and hosts culinary events, pop-ups, workshops, and collaborative dinners in restaurants, art spaces, and cultural institutions.
Her current research focuses on practical medicine and the therapeutic potential of herbs and wild greens. Through the lens of traditional culinary knowledge, she investigates how natural remedies can be integrated into cooking, as well as into everyday rituals of care for both the body and the environment.
http://christinakotsilelou.com