How the Idea Was Born: My Journey from Stone to Jewelry
There are moments when a single glance, a small discovery, a tiny detail can shift the entire course of your life.
For me, that moment arrived in 2014, inside the place where I grew up —
our family’s marble workshop and trading business.
The small piece of stone that sparked everything
One morning, while walking through the production area, I noticed a small discarded fragment of marble on the floor.
Nothing important — just a leftover piece from a larger cut.
And yet… its shape resembled a raw, imperfect, but very much alive little heart. άγουρη, ατελή, αλλά ολοζώντανη καρδιά.
That piece was the beginning of mARTable.
I picked it up, and a question took shape in my mind:
Had anyone ever thought of turning these small pieces of marble into jewelry?
Driven mostly by curiosity, I began searching online — and found only one creator in Athens working in a similar direction, with prices far beyond everyday reach.
In that moment, I thought:
Why not try it myself?
Why not show Greek marble differently — more accessible, more human, more wearable?
The first steps — timid, but determined
I knew nothing about tools, techniques, or finishing details.
It took time to discover the right equipment, to test, to fail, to waste material, and to learn through every mistake.
Ξεκίνησα completely alone —no team, no guidance. The idea didn’t excite anyone around me at first;
it was something unusual, a concept outside the familiar path.
And yet, slowly — piece by piece, shape by shape — the first creations began to find their way.
Today, nearly a decade later, the very people who doubted the idea now tell me:
“Well done — it’s a good thing you started.”
Between creation and motherhood
Along this journey, I also became a mother of two.
Motherhood didn’t slow me down — it made me better.
More sensitive, more grounded, more connected to what I create.I simply had to change pace.
I couldn’t always be perfectly consistent with the brand — and I accepted that. You can’t be everything at once —
but you can be present where it matters.
From a fragment on the floor — to where we stand today
Today, mARTable has an e-shop, loyal customers who value authenticity and the purity of natural stone, and most importantly — wholesale collaborations across Greek islands, concept stores, and spaces that celebrate handmade work.
And it all began with one small, almost insignificant piece of marble on the ground.
What mARTable means to me
It is creation.
It is persistence.
It is family.
It is roots.
It is Greek stone transformed by hand.
It is proof that something as ancient as marble can become something as intimate as jewelry.
And this is what I want to share — the journey of an idea born from something small, growing every day through the people who believe in it.
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