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 spends nine years making them daidala — brooches, spiral arm-bands, rosettes and necklaces — as thanks.
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 — no moulds, no factory, no two pieces 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.
Sterling silver is cut, bent and formed by hand.
ii.
Each piece is hammered and soldered for strength and texture.
iii.
Finished, polished and wrapped, ready to be worn.
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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