My name is Maria Bougioukos, and I'm a 23 year old self-taught jewelry and accessory designer, and the founder of Rebel Candy Designs. I've lived a double life as a Landscape Architecture student from Cal Poly Pomona. I started designing, making, and selling jewelry at the age of 12 out of the desire to express my wild, quirky ideas, love for fashion, and to fulfill my innate drive to become an entrepreneur.
My collections are eccentric and bold. I've been known to use everything from clear plumbing tubing and metal washers to recyclable materials mixed with dazzling beading, sequins and feathers in the form of bold necklaces, extravagant hair accessories and glimmering earrings and bracelets.
I’m inspired by almost anything if it catches my eye just right, but I’m always so especially inspired by mundane everyday objects, because their underappreciated form and material is so limitless in its ability to be transformed into something unique, wearable and of course good for the environment.
Rebel Candy Designs was born to harness all my unique concepts and ideas—as a rebellion against the predictable, overly trendy, lack-luster and mass-produced. I would rather people bought a product for the design not the exorbitant price tag, or luxurious brand name that goes with it.
I've designed for a variety of people with a variety of interests and perspectives and backgrounds. I’ve joined forces with stylists, photographers, hair and make-up artists in various creative photoshoots. I've enjoyed working with budding clothing designers in multiple runway shows, including RAW: Hollywood, to custom design for their lines, helping to bring their accessorizing ideas to life. My ultimate goal is to grow Rebel Candy Designs into a top-notch, cutting-edge fashion design company that gains its reputation for its innovation, quality and versatility.
- Maria Bougioukos, Owner & Designer Rebel Candy Designs
My collections are eccentric and bold. I've been known to use everything from clear plumbing tubing and metal washers to recyclable materials mixed with dazzling beading, sequins and feathers in the form of bold necklaces, extravagant hair accessories and glimmering earrings and bracelets.
I’m inspired by almost anything if it catches my eye just right, but I’m always so especially inspired by mundane everyday objects, because their underappreciated form and material is so limitless in its ability to be transformed into something unique, wearable and of course good for the environment.
Rebel Candy Designs was born to harness all my unique concepts and ideas—as a rebellion against the predictable, overly trendy, lack-luster and mass-produced. I would rather people bought a product for the design not the exorbitant price tag, or luxurious brand name that goes with it.
I've designed for a variety of people with a variety of interests and perspectives and backgrounds. I’ve joined forces with stylists, photographers, hair and make-up artists in various creative photoshoots. I've enjoyed working with budding clothing designers in multiple runway shows, including RAW: Hollywood, to custom design for their lines, helping to bring their accessorizing ideas to life. My ultimate goal is to grow Rebel Candy Designs into a top-notch, cutting-edge fashion design company that gains its reputation for its innovation, quality and versatility.
- Maria Bougioukos, Owner & Designer Rebel Candy Designs