The Idea

In the early 60’s, my grandfather, with his family, left from Greece to emigrate to Belgium due to poverty and work as a coalminer. My mother grew up there and I was born there, but I had the chance to grow up in my country, Greece.
Normally I am a product/glass designer, but in 2013 I had to close my glass studio that I loved due to Greek crisis. One night, as I was thinking that I love travelling and maybe I should emigrate too, I remembered that my grandfather had gave me a map of Greece, reminding me that my roots are here. I found and open the map and started to travel with my mind, like a bird from above…I have so many pleasant memories from each place. Greece has above 3000 islands and the coastline is very indented. As a designer my thought went to the shapes of the islands that are so different and beautiful…and the idea started to appear and build up in my mind: interesting shapes+nice memories that I want to have with me= jewelry in the shape of islands and other places of Greece, that you can keep on you all the time.
This is the moment that “MNEME* by projectaki” was born and the idea of emigrating died. My motivations were mix of a genuine survival instinct blended with my dream to make my want to give pleasant memories to people. As a stubborn person I decided to dare to dive in to the stormy sea by challenging my strengths against all odds.
Projectaki value proposition is about memories, feelings experiences shaped in a fully unique, novel and personalized design. It is a highly emotional object that leaves to people a memory, a thought, something to remember, a MNEME.
Also “MNEME”may act as the new placebo medicine that you can have with you and remind you all those good memories/MNEME* and make the melancholy go away!
Unfortunately my grandfather has passed away before he sees the values he transmitted to me.
You can fell down but you should go up again! NEVER quit, NEVER, like my grandfather!!!
My idea is legally copyright protected since 2014
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