Was jewelry love at first sight or was it pre-arranged in your career path? Unveil your story about your first meeting with jewelry? To be honest, it happened by accident. I had just finished my studies in Tourism Management and was looking to start…
Why Eikosi Dyo? What is the story behind your brand’s name? Eikosi Dyo means “twenty two” in Greek (for those who do not understand Greek). The “22nd” day a chance meeting took place and was the first domino which in its motion triggered this wonderful adventure.…
Do you consider that jewellery is objects of art or integral parts of the human body? From my point of view, art is anything that can affect a person’s feelings and evoke emotion either due to its adequacy or its message. A jewel on…
Your family business started in 1926 creating unique pieces, most of them depicting symbols e.g. eyes, snakes, clovers. What is the explanation behind this observation? My family has been active in the field of jewellery since 1926 when my grandfather started his own business. The…
When was the moment that you realized that you would start designing jewelry? Designing jewelry was something that I have been doing since my early years due to the family business that my parents started in 1988. The moment I decided to be officially…
The brand B-Tal was launched in 2011 presenting sculptural pieces for both day and night. Tell me a few words about your jewelry pieces. …
You started studying Law in Athens but the world of jewelry eventually stole your heart. What was the reason for the change in course of your career? Even though, in retrospective, Law school was an invaluable experience, it was never a passion of mine. While studying Law…
Your roots are Greek and French but you were born and raised in Athens. How has Greece affected your current identity as a jewelry designer and your work? From a young age I have been visiting museums and sites throughout Greece and have been…
What do you think the purpose of a jewel is? The word derives from the verb kosmo which means adorn. Besides their role as adornments, jewelry always reveal one’s rank in a sοciety or nowadays his/her status. In my view, the purpose of jewelry is…
What inspired you to become a jewelry designer? The love of my roots made me a jewelry designer. I grew up in a family with two renowned archaeologists, Effie and Yannis Sakellarakis, spending my childhood summers at excavations. As you can imagine, I found…