ABOUT STILIANI
STILIANI MOULINOS WAS BORN AND RAISED IN GLYFADA, ATHENS, WHERE THE URBAN ENVIRONMENT INTERSECTED WITH THE RURAL TRADITIONS OF HER FAMILY’S VILLAGE, PETRIKATA. HER CHILDHOOD WAS MARKED BY HER GRANDPARENTS’ HOMEMADE WINE AND AFTERNOONS SPENT CLIMBING OLIVE TREES TO AVOID THE LOCAL WOLF DOGS. MOVING TO QUEENS AT AGE EIGHT SET THE STAGE FOR HER FUTURE IN THE ARTS. AS A TEENAGER, SHE IMMERSED HERSELF IN CERAMICS, A PASSION THAT WOULD EVENTUALLY GUIDE HER TO A CAREER DEDICATED TO TEACHING AND PERFECTING THE MEDIUM.
UNDER THE MENTORSHIP OF ALICE GOLDSMITH AND WYNNE NOBLE, STILIANI HONED HER PRODUCTION AND GLAZING SKILLS. IN 2013, SHE FOUNDED STILCLAY, OFFERING CLASSES FOR BOTH ADULTS AND CHILDREN WHILE ALSO CREATING HER OWN SCULPTURAL WORK. HER EXPERTISE LED HER TO CREATE LIGHTING AND SCULPTURAL INSTALLATIONS FOR PROMINENT LOCATIONS, INCLUDING 1HOTEL CENTRAL PARK SOUTH, THE RENAISSANCE HOTEL IN ST. LOUIS, THE RENAISSANCE HOTEL IN CURAÇAO, AND THE ACCLAIMED MANHATTAN RESTAURANT, GEM.
ABOUT WYNNE
WYNNE NOBLE ESTABLISHED HER FIRST STANDALONE STUDIO AT 135 PLYMOUTH STREET IN DUMBO, BROOKLYN, WHERE SHE FOCUSED ON CREATING FINE ART AND TEACHING CLASSES. HER EARLY CAREER FEATURED POTTERY SOLD AT NOTABLE RETAILERS LIKE BARNEYS AND BENDEL’S, WITH DESIGNS INSPIRED BY LANDFORMS, PLANTS, ANIMALS, AND CELLULAR STRUCTURES. A PIVOTAL MOMENT IN HER CAREER WAS HER COLLABORATION WITH IGNAZIO’S PIZZA, WHERE SHE CREATED CUSTOM PLATES THAT SET THE STAGE FOR HER SPECIALIZATION IN RESTAURANT WORK. WYNNE SIGNED EVERY PLATE SHE MADE UNTIL HER PASSING AND TOOK GREAT PLEASURE IN CRAFTING BESPOKE PIECES FOR CHEFS, DRAWING INSPIRATION FROM THE TEXTURES OF THEIR CULINARY CREATIONS.
WYNNE BELIEVED THAT, “FOOD ITSELF COMES FROM THE EARTH, AND THE ACT OF EATING IS THE MOST FUNDAMENTAL, NATURAL ACT OF ALL.