Pippa Small
British jeweller, anthropologist and humanitarian
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Pippa Small MBE is a British jeweller, anthropologist and humanitarian. She is the owner of Pippa Small Jewellery.[1]
Pippa Small | |
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| Born | |
| Education | BSC Anthropology, Masters Medical Anthropology |
| Alma mater | School of Oriental and African Studies |
| Occupations | Jewellery designer, anthropologist |
| Known for | Jewellery, anthropology, humanitarian work |
| Website | pippasmall |
Early life and education
Small was born in Montreal, Quebec.[2] She grew up on a farm in Wiltshire, England.[2] 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]
