A minute with Panayiota Chrysostomou Jewellery Designer @Mission Arts & more

Where do you live?
I currently live in Milan by myself

What did you have for breakfast?
Coffee, coffee and a pistachio croissant with coffee.

Describe your perfect day
A first stop for a morning coffee, a moto ride in the mountains, go to watch my football team’s match and be at the peak of a mountain during sunset sitting by the fireplace with good company.

Best book ever read?
Dare to Lead by Brené Brown, it’s a glimpse of inspiration and a whole new perception of how vulnerability can bring courage and innovation, while weakness and fear usually dominate our common perception of vulnerability and what comes with it.

Best childhood memory?
Playing around the neighbourhood, having fun with my sisters and neighbours while founding our own secret club.

What is always in your fridge?
Wine and most definitely yogurt

What music are you listening to in the car at the moment?
Mostly Greek hip hop and rap while on the metro. Usually in my car I play more of what’s on my Spotify playlist, which has some surprising tweaks at times.

What’s your spirit animal?
I would say a combination of a lion and a butterfly. While I think the lion dominates in terms of its strong characteristics, I feel the change and transformation a butterfly represents go all along with me.

What are you most proud of?
Where I’ve come so far with my family’s support all along and the risks that paid off when I decided to exceed my own limits

What movie scene has really stayed with you?
Sundays at Tiffanys when Jane and Michael need to say goodbye as childhood best friends. Basically, Jane is saying goodbye to her imaginary best friend and it’s time for her to grow up and empower herself without her ‘imagination’s help’.

If you could pick anyone at all (alive or dead) to go out for the evening with, who would it be?
Michelle Obama would be my pick for the night. I really think it would be an inspiring and empowering evening and would also expect it much fun.

If you could time travel when/where would you go?
I’d travel five years from now to find my future self and see where I’d be by that time, even I may be surprised by the country I find myself in next.

What is your greatest fear?
The things that are out of my control and are coming up unexpectedly.

What would you say to your 18-year-old self?
The sky is your start and not your limit, go bigger on your dreams, go bigger on your goals, whatever it is you can reach for it.

Name the one thing that would stop you dating someone
Someone being racist and sexist; having no morals and values makes me loose interest in a person quite fast

If the world is ending in 24 hours what would you do?
Gather my family and friends – who’ve become family – and have a sunset party together till the morning.