Mary Margoni
Netop færdig som certificeret revisor, besluttede Mary at følge sin egentlige passion: at designe og frembringe håndlavede smykker. Hun blev optaget på MOKUME skolen i Thessaloniki og tog derefter en diplomeksamen fra juveler skolen Contacto Directo i Lissabon. Hun har siden 1989 haft stor succes i samarbejdet med Yannis, og deres smykker sælges i USA og adskillige Europæiske lande.
”Jeg holder af simple og innovative former, specielt dem der ser ”forkerte”, asymmetriske ud. Men det vigtigste for mig er at frembringe smykker som bruges og berører den der bærer dem.”
As soon as she graduated from The School of Accounting, Mary decided to follow her passion. Determined to study the art and technique of designing hand-made jewels, Mary entered the MOKUME Private School in Thessaloniki while in 1991 she earned a post-graduate degree from the Contacto Directo School in Lisbon.
“I am fond of simple and innovative forms, especially those who look “off-shape” and asymmetrical. But what really matters for me is to design jewels that are very wearable and “touch” those who wear them”.
Yannis Mandilakis
Yannis er uddannet i Fysik på Aristoteles universitetet i Thessaloniki, men kastede sig derefter over et intenst studie af håndlavede smykker og lærte sig det svære håndværk at slibe sten.
”jeg er inspireret af stenenes uendelige skønhed, og oftest lader jeg stenen tale for sig selv. Vores filosofi er at man skal kunne opleve ædelstenene som de så ud i deres oprindelige form, med så få interventioner som muligt.”
Following his graduation from the Physics Department of the Aristotle University, Yannis studied in depth the art of the hand-made jewels and mastered the craft of gem-cutting.
“I am inspired by the kaleidoscopic beauty of the stones, and quite often i let the stone speak for itself. Our philosophy is to showcase the gemstones as they come from the earth with the fewest possible interventions”