miaou – niaou

Our history

Handmade jewellery

Barbara was born in Piraeus, Greece. Repairing her mom’ s ruined jewelry and designing clothes were some of her first favorite hobbies. She studied interior design and at the same time she took drawing courses. When she completed her studies, she worked in architectural offices and also as a freelancer. Then she worked in the field of graphic arts for 6 years. She also undertook jewelry studies around the same time. Her professional career in the field of handmade jewelry began in 2000 when she design the first series of Miaou Niaou alternative jewels. The classic Miaou Niaou collection collection replaces standard forms with minimal or descriptive animal designs, lending a humorous and subversive spirit to jewelry making. Cats, dogs and other favorite animals adorn necklaces, hang from earrings and rest on rings! The main metal used is copper, which brings designs to life with its oxidations’ color results. Copper is combined with silver, semiprecious stones and other-mainly natural-materials. In the new Miaou Niaou era, classic figures-filled or hollow, bound to each other or with stones-are a field of experimentation: squares woven with strings, reminding us of looms; circles united just like our lives; triangles painted like the old-fashion jerseys of our childhood. The designer recounts abstract stories, playing with shapes, colors and materials. Her inspiration come from the past and the present, shadows and light, emptiness and emotions, harmony and contrasts. To be continued….

Barbara has collaborated in the past with the Benaki Museum shop and Despina Geroulanou. Her work participated in the celebration of the store’s 35th anniversary.

He also collaborated in the shop of the Museum of the Vassilis & Elizas Goulandris Foundation

In 2023, her jewelry, which qualified in a competition, will be released, designed for the shops of the greek archaeological museums.

Participates in various commercial and artistic exhibitions. Its shop and workshop are in the building of the Municipal Theater of Piraeus.