Modern minimalism embodied in Aana Janakis’ acrylic and gold jewellery designs

Wearing: Alpha Bangle – Aana Janakis | Silk Slip – Silk Laundry

Sometimes we fall in love with a design because the designer was able to articulate our sentiments so much more perfectly than we could, and having done so, has somehow understood and acknowledged us, albeit unwittingly.

This was undoubtedly how I have always felt about Aana Janakis, and her simple but powerful acrylic and gold jewellery designs. They are modern minimalism embodied: the stripping away of the non-functional to reveal beauty in clarity and simplicity. It’s a large scale view of the world that entails, paradoxically, an appreciation of the small and the seemingly insignificant. It seeks to describe the quietly emotive juxtaposition between the vulnerability of nature, and the empirical objectivity of the man-made.

The ‘Alpha’ is Aana Janakis’ signature design, made in opaque or clear acrylic with 24k gold plated rod and clasp. She has created bangles, neck cuffs, rings, earrings and belts which extrapolate this concept. Mine is the Alpha Bangle in stunning opaque acrylic. It’s an eye catching, conversation starting statement accessory of choice for the most formal of events, but can also be dressed down as a very special everyday accessory (as is demonstrated so well by the designer herself).

Shop Aana Janakis at her online store, and follower her on Instagram (@aanajanakis).

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