Architects Danai Athanasopoulou and George Bouses set up their office ,Archstudio, in Chios in 2014. Soon after, their love for crafts and the experimentation with new materials, as well as their inspiration from the geometric patterns found in traditional art and architecture, such as the unique "xysta" of Chios, led to the expansion of their activity in the field of design. Since then, they have been designing and manufacturing in their studio the series of handmade embossed design objects by the name CONTIVO design. Their objects combine Greek simplicity and the memory of tradition with a contemporary design approach.