Dolly Boucoyannis
Bio
Dolly Boucoyannis was born in Athens, Greece, studied jewelry design (BA Hons) in Great Britain, Gemology in the United States of America (GIA) and goldsmithing techniques in Florence, before returning to her home city, Athens. She has won the De Beers “Diamonds International Award” for the use of moving diamonds. Her core aspiration throughout her career has been to create personalized jewelry with no expiry date, handmade with an unexpected and subversive combination of carefully chosen materials, free from value restrictions. Her work can be found all around the world.
She lives and works in Athens where she runs her own workshop and retail shop. Nature, an inexhaustible source of inspiration, along with traditional Greek elements from various historical periods, enhanced by the knowledge that she acquired from her travels all around the world, have always determined her unique artwork.
Her most commonly used materials are gold, pebbles, sea water pearls, fresh water pearls, corals and diamonds