The Travel Diary Collection is about the journey, the discovery of lands and people once unknown to us, mysterious and mystical, the emotions spilling out of us when we find ourselves in a foreign place, the difference in the density of the air, in the shimmering of the light, in the scent flowing through the pores of our skin, in the glowing of surfaces, in the mesmerising sounds and colours.
Echoing from fleeting impressions left by my travels, this collection combines asymmetrical shapes, textured surfaces and stones cut in unusual ways or left raw and untouched. The jewellery is woven into a landscape of meandering paths, mesmerizing colours, and dream-like structures.
The choice of materials is inseparable from the emotions felt while travelling: uncut rough lapis lazuli or kyanite remind us of the intensity of vast landscapes, unusual pebbles gathered from Cycladic beaches carry the warmth of sunlit shores, stones with a kaleidoscope of colours or patterns hold the complexity of cultures layered over centuries; volcanic lava rocks whisper of Santorini’s dramatic terrain. For me, preciousness is a feeling rather than an object, I like to use unconventional materials, as they are either a medium to express messages or they have acquired their own symbolic value.
The Travel Diary Collection is a celebration of wandering, of wonder and of the way the world imprints itself upon us. Each piece is a memory made tangible — a keepsake of the colours, textures, and emotions that shape us when we step beyond the familiar — a memory held in metal and stone.
The Journey Necklace
The Journey Necklace traces the arc of life. From a cloud of melted gold we emerge, crafted by the elements. This uncertain beginning carries us like a river and experience shapes us. A constellation of small gold dots traces the movement of our steps. They recall the crumbs left by Hop‑o’-My‑Thumb as he tries to find his way home, a reminder that we navigate life by leaving traces behind us — choices, memories, gestures. They also echo the three dots at the end of a sentence: an open invitation to imagine what follows. The shifting colours and organic form of the blue opal mirror the unpredictable paths rivers carve across landscapes and the way our own journeys twist and wander, carrying us through unexpected directions. The tourmaline, glowing with its inner fire evokes the rising sun — hope renews itself. This necklace stands as a talisman and a poetic reflection on what it means to move through the world.
Around the Mediterranean Necklace
Around the Mediterranean Necklace traces the quiet geography of the sea that has shaped stories for millennia. Its forms echo coastlines that curve and fold, places where cultures meet and drift apart. Gold elements shimmer like sunlit harbours, while the stones recall deep waters shifting from turquoise to indigo. Each detail carries the memory of crossings, of islands glimpsed at dawn, of salt‑laden winds that have guided travellers for centuries. This necklace becomes a small compass of the Mediterranean world — a reminder of how journeys, landscapes, and histories intertwine.
Arabic Sunrise Collection
The Arabic Sunrise Collection draws inspiration from the landscapes and visual poetry of the Arab world. Its curves and arabesque reflect the rhythm of calligraphy, dancing on metal. Its colours echo the sunrise over desert plains, the silhouettes of lace-like architecture, the warm glow over the dunes, as the day awakens. Gold elements shimmer like sun‑kissed stone, while the colours of the gemstones recall the shifting palette of dawn — from soft pink to bright red. This collection is born from that quiet, golden moment when night softens and the first light unfurls across the horizon: the promise held in a new beginning.
Indian Dream Collection
“After 12 hours of a rollercoaster bus ride… arriving early in the morning in Jaisalmer, a sand castle in the Thar desert. Entering the old city is like going back in time or being transported in one of the fairy tales of The Arabian Nights. In this labyrinth of tiny streets you discover a city built out of lace! Every details of architecture is carefully carved out of stone and wood…”
Mythic Aegean Collection
“Four months into my stay in Greece… Here is the Greece I was waiting for, rural, mountainous, ancient, Mediterranean. The sea is never far, like if it was hiding behind each hill. Endless views, ripples of turquoise water, dramatic antic citadels, marble columns rising from the ground, crystal clear sea, colourful volcanic rocks, bright bougainvillea, white temple on a cliff edge …”
Borneo’s Flora Collection
“A land of ancient knowledge and rituals, where the tropical forest and the rivers meander through cities and people’s life. A dream name that sparks the imagination, magnificent scents of frangipani, extravagant orchids and rafflesia, simpur fruits, houses on stilt and tribal crafts…
Arrived early in the morning to catch the mist on our walked on hanging bridges of the lush forest canopy…”
Cloelea Jewellery 