Olivia Kotsifa

Olivia Kotsifa has 14 years of experience in the field of education. For the first 8 years she was Assistant Professor of Architecture and Product Design at the School of Art and Design and Head of the Interior Architecture Department at Cardiff Metropolitan University in Wales. She later served as an educational design, content and team coordinator for design and digital fabrication training centres in Belgium and Qatar, involving the education of children and teenagers aged 4-18 as well as teachers.

In 2020, she returned to Greece where she founded the first mobile design and digital fabrication lab, SYN Fab Lab, which focuses on education and project development for specific locations across the country. Her goal is to make us rethink the way we live, work, and play through designing and creating meaningful change, unique to each place.
Both the educational and practical approach of the SYN Fab Lab addresses the UN Sustainable Development Goals and 21st century skills, with a particular emphasis on meaningful making, learning by making, autonomous learning, and creative thinking. The SYN Fab Lab houses electronic design and programming tools and equipment for 3D printing, laser cutting, vinyl cutting, CNC, mould making, and 3D scanning.

Olivia Kotsifa has been active in the global Fab Labs network since 2009. She has designed and implemented creative workshops for children and teenagers (4-18 years old), students, artists, educators, and the general public worldwide.