Amalia was born in New York & grew up in her native Greece. She completed her degree in Graphic Design Communication at Chelsea College of Art and Design in London. She went on to work at London-based Web Design & Creative Agency, Tera Media. After four fruitful years at Tera Media, her entrepreneurial spirit inspired her to launch her own graphic design studio, “Annagram”, based in NY & Athens, with close friend and partner Naseem Niaraki. It’s during this time when Amalia became more of a fixture within the Ileana Makri brand as she collaborated with Ileana to develop the brands design, branding, marketing, and digital platform. Together, mother and daughter, work side by side to further advance Ileana’s namesake brand that launched in 1996.

At the same time Amalia works with a variety of brands on a freelance basis, offering insights on brand development and design. E-commerce website & Company Website development as well as market strategy and brand positioning, offering a range of multimedia solutions for each Brands needs.