I was raised in Damascus, a city steeped in history and craftsmanship. My earliest memories are laced with the scent of metal and sawdust, the quiet focus of hands at work. I spent my summers in the workshops of family artisans—observing, learning, unknowingly absorbing the soul of a craft that would one day call me back.

I trained as an architect, drawn to structure and form. But life shifted. Displacement uprooted everything I knew, and in a refugee camp, I found myself making jewellery from discarded scraps. It began as necessity, but became something deeper—a quiet act of defiance, a way to reclaim dignity and beauty amidst harshness.

There, I met a silversmith who reawakened what had always lived in me: a love for traditional techniques, for working with my hands, for creating pieces that carry meaning. That encounter was not just a turning point—it was a return.

Now based in London, I design and handcraft bespoke jewellery using traditional methods. Every piece I create is shaped by a life lived across worlds—by memory, heritage, and a refusal to let hardship silence creativity. My work is my way of remembering, resisting, and continuing.