Danai was born in 1986 in Athens.
She got her BA Degree in Interior & Set Design from Middlesex University, after 4 years of study at the AKTO group in Athens. At the same time, she was gathering several years of professional experience on various projects as an assistant set & costume designer. Since 2010 she has been designing sets and costumes for award winning films, theatre productions and TV commercials. In 2020 she won the award for Best Set Design at the 43rd Drama International Short Film Festival for the film ‘Vouta’.