Beyond Ornament
Jewellery is more than decoration. It carries meaning, shaped by the hands that craft it and the place it comes from. At Aerides Handmade Jewellery, each piece is created with intention,rooted in the textures, history, and landscape of Pylos
My work is not about adornment alone but about connection,between past and present, material and wearer, place and memory. Silver, gold, and brass sometimes combined with found materials from the shores of Navarino bay, take on forms that feel both ancient and immediate, evolving over time as they are worn.
Made by hand in Pylos
Who We Are
Aerides Jewellery was created by Katerina Karampela and me. For some years, we worked together in Katerina’s workshop in Finiki, near Pylos, developing our jewellery under the Aerides name.
Today, I continue to create jewellery and objects by hand in my family’s shop in Pylos, where my family has been present for three generations.
Over the years, my work has been presented in jewellery exhibitions, including “Expression and Design” at Kosmima in Thessaloniki and the “Hellenic Jewellery” show in Athens. I have also collaborated with museum shops, including the Benaki Museum in Athens and the Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art in Thessaloniki.
I also teach handmade jewellery workshops for adults and children in Messinia.
participation in various team exhibitions during jewelry studies…
part of the jewellery collection was chosen to be part of EOMMEX (Greek handcrafted creations)
participation in “Expression and Design”. 21 Kosmima exibition
participation in “Expression and Design”. 22 Kosmima exibition.
Since November part of the collection is been sold at Benaki museum shop ,Peireos 138 & Andronikou st. Athens.
Since December part of the collection is been sold at the shop of Macedonic Museum of modern art in Thesaloniki.
participation in “Hellenic jewellery 2014”.
teaching handmade jewellery workshops for adults and children in Messinia.
