JURY MEMBERS

Markos Chaidemenos was born in Athens but spent most of his summers in Santorini, where his parents owned two 17th century canaves (traditional wine cellars) and transformed them into luxury suites. After his studies in hospitality abroad, he took over the brand in 2010 along with his brother and managed to give a more contemporary approach to Canaves Oia brand. He is now the Managing Director of five properties, treasured members of Small Luxury Hotels, winning several awards worldwide. The newest addition to Canaves Oia portfolio, Canaves Oia Epitome, has been recently awarded as #1 Resort in Europe in Travel + Leisure World's Best Awards.

Eleftherios Ambatzis studied architecture at the Architectural Association in London and has worked at the practices of Norman Foster, Paul Davies and Brisac-Gonzalez. In 2009 he relocated back to Athens, Greece, where he founded his own practice which operates in the realms between art, architecture and industrial design. His varied portfolio includes architectural design of both living and commercial spaces such as houses, apartments, hotels, restaurants and shops, as well as furniture design, art installations and interactive projects such as the swapping bookshelf. He continues to work on international projects with collaborations in New York, London and Porto. His designs have been exhibited in various exhibitions and his projects have been presented in various conferences such as TEDX Athens 2012 and published in both Greek and international press. His work is accentuated through an internal narration, where geometry, shapes, symbols and materials are used to create a unique and distinct identity.

George Anagnostellis is the founder of the architectural office agarch + architects, with offices in Athens and Mytilene. The office provides a wide range of full architectural design services undertaking projects of small and large scale and participates in architectural competitions. The philosophy is to create spaces connected to the environment, with key elements the incorporation of the natural landscape throughout the design process and the use of materials and textures that express the local context. The approach focuses on the uniqueness and the special requirements of each project, from the initial management and concept to the exclusive custom-made design.

Thomas M. Gravanis is the founder of L+DG Thomas Gravanis Lighting Architects having previously worked in lighting industry as lighting consultant (since 1988).

He graduated from Bartlett School of Architecture with an MSc degree in Light & Lighting  and he specialises in the integrated lighting design of low energy, environmentally responsed office buildings, hotels, leisure and entertainment centers. 

Maria Sfyraki & Associates is a multidisciplinary architecture & design practice providing architectural design, sustainable and environmental design, construction management, master planning, interior design and passive house design services. 

Founded in 2008, the practice has a strong approach throughout all disciplines and a team that combines high quality, innovative and environmental design, committed to promote and developing a more sustainable, efficient, social and cost-effective future.
 
The practice’s experience includes a broad range of building types and urban schemes in both the private and public sector, specializing in energy consulting in new construction and major renovations. An international award–winning firm specialized in creating custom–made hospitality projects and scenographies. Architecture is spatial poetry.

Aristides Dallas graduated from the NTUA School of Architectural Engineering in 2007 and started his own architectural office in 2008. In 2014 the office was moved to Tinos where a unique architectural identity, inspired by the Cycladic landscape, was established. In 2018, it expanded to Athens and has been managing projects that vary in both character and scale. Operating since then with two cores, the office has earned a series of awards in Greece and internationally.

The office, based on creativity and teamwork, is constantly challenging the concept of conventional design and enriching its architectural language.

Stavros Martinos (b. Athens, 1978) is an architect. He graduated from the NTU Athens where he worked for two years as Teaching Assistant and continued his research in the United States. He is editor at the print editions of EK Publications, and an architect and consultant in private and public projects. Since 2014, he is among the Greek independent experts at the European Union Prize for Architecture, Mies van der Rohe Award. He has supported the 100% Hotel Design Awards contest since its inception, in 2015.

In the mid 90's Christos Drazos started his career as a photographer. After a few years working in advertising and portrait photography, he started his dedicated career in Hotel Photography in 2000.

His love for architectural photography, food photography and travel led him to fall in love with hotel photography right away. What caught his attention and made the art of hotel photography even more intriguing to him was the fact that in order to describe life experiences for a hotel through a simple image, he had to create story telling photographs, which was and still remains a challenge, so that they attract different target groups depending on the projects he took on.

The trust that over 250 hotels, Leading Hotels, Relais Chateaux, Small Luxury Hotels and Design Hotels, in more than 10 countries, have put on him is just a small example of his hard work and his continuous self-improvement.

After 25 years Christos is still dedicated with the same passion and love on photography and keeps on dreaming.