Pippa Small

Pippa Small
Born
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
EducationBSC Anthropology, Masters Medical Anthropology
Alma materSchool of Oriental and African Studies
OccupationsJewellery designer, anthropologist
Known forJewellery, anthropology, humanitarian work
Websitepippasmall.com

Pippa Small MBE is a British jeweller, anthropologist and humanitarian. She is the owner of Pippa Small Jewellery.[1]

Early life and education

Small was born in Montreal, Quebec.[2][failed verification] She then moved with her family to Wiltshire, England,[2][failed verification] where she began collecting stones, pebbles, and shells and turned them into jewellery. Later, she received a degree in Anthropology and a Masters in Medical Anthropology at the School of Oriental and Asian Studies in London.[3]

She then began working with small, disadvantaged communities and tribes in Panama, Borneo, Thailand, and India.[3]

Career

Her collection was first stocked in Barney's New York.[4] She then worked with Christina Kim from Dosa in 2000,[4] Nicole Farhi in 2001, Tom Ford at Gucci in 2002, and Chloe under Phoebe Philo.[4] Pippa opened her first shop in 2007 in Notting Hill in London and in 2008 she opened a shop in Brentwood, Los Angeles. In 2016, she opened a concession in New York at ABC Carpet & Home.[4]

She has worked with the world's first registered Fair trade gold mine in Bolivia and with the Fair trade company MADE based in Kibera, Nairobi.[5] Pippa also works with the charity Turquoise Mountain in Afghanistan where she helps to train and employ artisans to promote traditional skills.

Meghan Markle wore a Pippa Small necklace in her interview with Oprah Winfrey in 2021.[6]

Awards

Pippa was made an ambassador of the human rights organisation Survival International in 2008.[7] The Queen awarded her an MBE in 2013 for ethical jewellery and charity work.[8] She won Ethical Jeweller of the Year and the Walpole Corporate Social Responsibility award in 2016.[4] Pippa was the winner of the Green Sustainability Award for Sustainability by Town and Country magazine.[4]

Press

Pippa Small has been featured in the Financial Times,[9] Vogue,[8] The Guardian,[10] Metro,[11] The Telegraph,[12] and Town & Country.[13]

References

  1. ^ "Pippa Small is an ethical jewellery designer based in Notting Hill | The London Resident". theresident united kingdom. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Pippa Small". La Maison Couture. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Heart of gold: Pippa Small's life-changing jewels". thejewelleryeditor. 18 May 2020. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Pippa Small". whitebirdjewellery. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Top 5: Pippa Small, Jewelry Designer". iwanttobeher. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  6. ^ "'I was very proud': Jewelry designer Pippa Small on seeing Meghan Markle in her necklace during Oprah Winfrey interview". ca.hellomagazine. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  7. ^ "Pippa Small named 'Survival ambassador'". survivalinternational. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  8. ^ a b "Small's Big Award". British Vogue. 25 June 2013. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  9. ^ Youde, Kate (7 November 2020). "Jeweller Pippa Small sees sustainability rising up consumers' agenda". Financial Times. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  10. ^ "Caroline Roux meets jewellery designer Pippa Small". the Guardian. 21 January 2007. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  11. ^ "Fashion wish list: Pippa Small's drop earrings and Zoe Karssen's leather trousers". Metro. 29 July 2013. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  12. ^ "As Meghan wears Diana's diamond bracelet, look back at her best jewellery moments". The Telegraph. 6 March 2021. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  13. ^ Hallemann, Caroline (7 March 2021). "The Designer Behind Meghan Markle's Oprah Interview Necklace Feels Like 'A Part of History'". Town & Country. Retrieved 25 March 2021.

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