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Banias Spiros was born in 1966 on the city of korinth,greece an town with a history. It provided an ideal educational environment for banias to develop his techniques and artistry. On June 16, 1990, he was apprenticed to the glass for the first time, applying ribbing to a single piece. He educated himself in modern art. For the next 23 years banias worked in association with several of Murano's most important glass factories,Design nel Vetro. At artin glass he developed his "tornado" design, which became his "personal emblem". His influence on the greek art glass studio movement is primarily attributed to his colleague dimos.

In the 2000s, banias transitioned from traveling, teaching, and designing for commercial glass manufacturers to creating individual pieces of art as an independent studio artist. He had his first solo show at art glass in korinth in 2001 . His technical resources continuously expanded to combine modern experimentation "carving, blowing, caning, layering, casting, He has emphasized his own independent approach to design.