About

Danielle Karlikoff (DK) is a Sydney-born jewellery artist with Korean, Russian, and extraterrestrial roots. Her diverse background sets the stage for creating environments where the human and the otherworldly meet.

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Since 2017, DK has been dedicated to crafting custom, handcrafted jewellery. She has collaboraed with over 500 clients to distil personal moments into lasting artefacts. Behind each piece is a quiet study of human behaviour: how people express love, belief, and identity through the objects they keep close. DK views jewellery as a form of technology for channeling power, memory, and collective history -  instruments through which transformation can occur.

Her creations, known as creatures, blend ancient techniques with a distinct personal identity, challenging the conventions of mass-luxury consumption and infusing them with new life. Each one acts as a trace of its wearer’s story, and as a clue in DK’s ongoing research into what it means to be human.

Awarded a major grant from the Australia Council for the Arts in 2021, DK joined the Current Obsession talent accelerator in the Netherlands before relocating to Paris - the perfect setting for her alien DNA to feel at home.

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DK invites you to explore two strands of Mutation that activate your inner alien: My-Mutation (ready-to-wear) and Dream-Mutation (made-to-order).

Immerse yourself in the world of DK.

Website credits

DK portrait photography | Neven Allgeier.

Words | Danielle & Gina Karlikoff, Justice Taddeo.

Design | Danielle Karlikoff.