Sofia Papakosta was born in the village of Othos, Karpathos. She studied History and Archaeology at the University of Athens and nowadays lives and teaches Greek Literature in Athens.  Sofia creates unique hand-crafted  jewellery made from gold threads and gems. She is inspired by ancient Greek and Byzantine jewellery.  Sofia has participated at the ‘A Jewel Made in Greece’ exhibition at Zappeion Athens in 2017 where she won 1st prize in the Material Worlds category.