The name
Daidala · DIE-da-la ·
Homer's word for small things made with great skill.
In the Iliad, the smith-god Hephaestus is rescued by two sea nymphs. Hidden in their cave by the ocean, he thanks them by spending nine years making daidala: brooches, spiral arm-bands, rosettes and necklaces.
The maker
Everything here starts as a length of silver wire or sheet on my bench. I cut it, shape it, hammer it and polish it by hand. I don't use moulds or a factory, so no two pieces come out quite the same.
I make jewellery that's simple enough to wear every day and personal enough to keep for good. I named it Daidala after the oldest handmade jewellery in Greek myth: small things, skilfully made.
Eleni
How it's made
i.
I cut sterling silver and bend it into shape by hand.
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I hammer and solder each piece so it's strong and has texture.
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Then I polish it and wrap it up, ready for you to wear.
Commissions
A name in silver wire, a ring for someone special, a piece to match one you lost. Tell me about it and we'll make it together.
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