Thomai is the Programme Leader in MDes Interior Design with almost ten years of teaching experience in postgraduate and undergraduate level. Her current research focuses on narratives and storytelling as well as practices of the space. More specifically she explores the intimate connections with physical objects and a deep understanding of their impact on space and cultural heritage. Through interweaving analog and digital techniques, she is exploring different making processes that would allow a continuous learning about objects' identity and spatial awareness.

During her Masters in Education (MEd), Thomai examined factors that enhance students' motivation and participation in learning activities and she embeds this research in the Studio. Throughout the studies, she developed an interest in interdisciplinarity and diverse methods/techniques of working in the Studio. Additionally, her teaching explores varied patterns of domestic living through theoretical and artefactual examples. She collaborates as SpaceKraft and through our ongoing project Memory Laundrette with an interest in promoting the cultural significance of the interior and its representation.