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…
