Achilles Kapsalis (b. 1982, Athens) is a self-taught artist and designer whose work spans biomechanical sculpture, conceptual photography, and digital fabrication. Originally known for his sculptural series Psyteks — hybrid forms made from real animal bones and metal — his early work explored speculative anatomy, alien aesthetics, and psychological tension. He studied Computer Science at New York College in Athens and briefly pursued Business Management at Brunel University in London. Between 2011 and 2012, he exhibited at Candid Arts Trust, Debut Contemporary, Skoufa Gallery, and others in London and Athens.

Kapsalis returned to artistic practice during the COVID-19 lockdown through conceptual photography, which reignited his drive to create. That renewed momentum led him to explore 3D printing and digital design — shifting his focus toward functional, sculptural objects like lamps and vases that extend the fluid forms of his earlier biomechanical work. His current focus lies in creating affordable, functional artworks that blend technology with emotional form. Whether a lamp, a vase, or a box, each object is a vessel — of light, of space, or of meaning.

The first thing I ever 3D printed was a rugged screw box. I bought the printer to solve a practical problem while prototyping fitness equipment. But the moment that first box came off the print bed, I knew something had shifted. It was simple, solid, and somehow meaningful — more than storage. It felt like a beginning.

I’ve always been drawn to containers — physical and mental ones. We live in boxes, move in them, sleep in them, store our lives inside them. My early sculptural work (Psyteks) was built from real animal bones and industrial metal, creating biomechanical forms that echoed imagined lifeforms and psychological tension. Even then, I was building vessels — forms that could hold something more than just shape.

Today, I design and 3D print lamps and vases — functional artworks that carry the same sculptural energy as my earlier work, but speak in a new material language. A lamp holds light. A vase holds flowers. A box holds whatever needs keeping. These aren’t products. They’re pieces of a practice built on attention, rhythm, containment, and use.

I don’t create for galleries or collectors. I create for everyday life — for homes, workspaces, hallways, kitchens. My goal is to make affordable, accessible art that’s meant to be touched, lived with, and lit from within. Art shouldn’t stand apart from life. It should sit beside you, hold your keys, cast a glow. It should live with you — not just near you.