Despina-Aryiri Manolopoulou
Born in Athens, studied Arts and Crafts in Brighton UK and lives in Cyprus.
The inspiration originates from everything…even if it is unknown in the first place: the great designers of the past, the history and the local tradition, the multiform of the nature, the shape of a tool and an architectural building, the sentiments/feelings provoked by a travel, a story, a memory, a moment of joy or sadness… and it is transformed into colorful pieces of jewelry.
DAM Designs was established in 2016.
Its core is the Upcycled/ Recycled Collection. Despina, the designer, transforms forgotten treasures into unique, handcrafted jewelry. For example, cheap, useless plastic bags become, after a certain process, into feathery-like multicolored and multishaped earrings and other body ornaments. Quoting French photographer Garance Dore, ‘Jewelry is a very personal thing. It should tell a story about the person who’s wearing it’, the Upcycled/ Recycled Collection combines one’s environmental consciousness with her desire to wear a unique handmade accessory with environmental and artistic value. Embrace the beauty of repurposed materials!
