launch collection 

  stelitsa home x Despina Tjobanakis

  Minoan Honeybees CRETE + Tucano BRAZIL

Minoan Honeybees - CRETE Collection 

This collection features colourful, hand-drawn takes on the pure gold honeybees pendant. 

Melbourne artist Despina Tjobanakis based her work on this beautiful and intricate gold jewellery piece (pictured above) which was discovered in the Palace of Malia in Heraklion, Crete, Greece around 1800 BC.

Despina's raw and unedited illustrations were used to create a fresh, crisp and clean homeware and accessories range, exclusively for stelitsa home. The same drawings were taken as inspiration to develop digital art designs to complement the raw and unedited series.

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Tucano - BRAZIL Collection 

This collection also features hand-drawn illustrations by Despina.

The illustrations were inspired by the colour and beauty of one of Brazil's most famous birds; the Toco Toucan (pictured). 

Once again, Despina's raw and unedited illustrations were used to create an initial homeware and accessories range, exclusively for stelitsa home. These same drawings were used as the foundation for developing further complementary designs through digital art.