ANNA MANDREKA
Anna Mandreka was born in Athens on October of 1985. After completing her studies in the Kapodistrian University of Athens (department of theater studies and costume) as well as Veloudakis school (fashion designing - styling) , she attended costume history and visual merchandising seminars. Since 2005 she has been working as a stylist.
Studies:
2003-2007 State's Scholarship as best student to be accepted in the Kapodistrian University of Athens, Faculty of Theatrical Studies Final Grade: 8/10
2003-2005 Veloudakis School of Fashion Design and Styling Degree: 9/10
2003 Graduation from Ionios school, final grade 19.5 /20
Plus Education:
2002 – 2003 Lessons of free-hand drawing in 'Tsigris Draw Center'.
03-05/2008 Participation in the seminar: "Encountering the work of great artists of Modern Art", organised and given by Katerina Zaharopoulou for Benaki Museum (3 months).
10–12/2011 Participation in the seminar: "The art of display", by Stefani Aderson-Tzenoudaki (3 months).
01-03/2011 Participation in the seminar: "Visual Merchandising", by Stefani Aderson-Tzenoudaki (3 months).
11/2009 - 02/2010 Participation in the Costume Design Seminar Cycle organised by "Mikro Polytexneio" (1,5 month)
Languages:
English 2001 Certificate of Proficiency in English, 1999 First Certificate in English (Grade A)
French Delf (1er Degre', 2nd Degre')
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Career:
- 2013 - today
Work as a freelance stylist
Cooperation with the agency Prestige Creative artists, based in Berlin
- 06/2018
Participation in the International Exhibition Pitti Imagine Bimbo Florence, Italy (28 – 30 June)
- November 2015 - November 2016
Work as a styling and costume history teacher in the fashion school Athens Fashion Club
- 01/2011 - 01/2013
Person in charge for styling, window display design and merchandising for Mini Raxevsky Greece.
- 06/2012
Participation in the International Exhibition Pitti Imagine Bimbo Florence, Italy (28 – 30 June)
- 01–02/2012
Participation in Pitti Imagine Bimbo in Florence, Italy (19-21 January), International Fair of Bride & Christening Clothes in Athens (28-30 January) and CPM-Collection Premiere Moscow, in Moscow, Russia (28 February – 2 March)
- 09–11/2011
Participation in : CPM-Collection Premiere Moscow, in Moscow, Russia (2-9 September),Start –Messe in Essen(23-24 September), International franchising Milano (4-7 november)
- 06-12/2010
Work as a stylist in the company «Two link», which is in charge for windows and visual merchandising of Benetton and Sisley shops in Athens and the province
- 04/2009 - 06/2010
Free collaboration as stylist with the company "value com" for the preparation of the Winter Collection 2009-2010 for Benetton, Sisley, Marlboro, Camper and Happy Socks.
- 09/2009 - 06/2010
Stylist in cooperation with Lia Kouma for the magazine "Votre Beauté"
- 03/2009 - 03/2014
Care for the window display design for the shop "Flash" in the mall of Holargos
- 09/2008 - 12/2009
Assistant of Athina Matis-Adam, fashion editor for the magazines "Paper", "Homme", "Casa Viva"
- 07-09/2008
Assistant costumer of Tzina Perimeni for the TV-series "Lola" of the TV station "Ant1"
- 01-05/2007
Stage set and costumes design for the theatrical performance "Woman - Butterfly", by Stelios Katsaris in "Topos Allou" theater
- 9-12/2007
Internship at "Topos Allou", "Aeroploio" theaters: Assistant stage and costume designer for the following theatrical performances
- "Look!He lost his nose", Russian fairytail by Nikolai Gogol
- "Waiting for Godot", by Samuel Beckett
- "Cotton wool", by Ali Taylor.
- 10/2007
Stylist for the advertising campaign of "Armada Nueva" jewellery, appeared in the magazines "Diva" and "Vogue"