Mazlo

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Mazlo is a jewellery house of Lebanese origin, established in Paris, France, since 1977. [1] [2] [3]

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Its origins date back to the fifteenth century, when the founder of the dynasty, Georgius Sayegh el-Mazloum, left Lebanon to settle in Venice. [4]

Since the early-1970s, the house has been based in Paris[ when? ] and headed by Robert Mazloum, or Mazlo. A goldsmith and jeweller, he continued the family's traditions by creating one-of-a-kind bespoke jewellery pieces. [5]

Along with his Haute Joaillerie pieces, he develops a line of prayer beads called "Masbahas" for the Gulf countries, distributed in Tanagra concept stores. [6] [7]

Notes

  1. "L'atelier Mazloum présente ses bijoux contemporains". La Revue du Liban (in French). March 1974.
  2. "" Craze in Beirut ", Fresk look at jewelry in enamel". The Daily Star. September 1969.
  3. "" Une griffe libanaise dans la bijouterie internationale ", Des créations originales signées Mazlo". L'Orient - Le Jour (in French). August 1981.
  4. "Zeitloser Schmuck von Mazlo". Goldschmiede Zeitung (in German). April 1980.
  5. "Les bijoux Mazlo assument fleurs, fruits et personnages dans une seule poétique". RFBH (in French). September 1978.
  6. "" Robert Mazlo", Let them learn to love earth". Adam&eve. April 2010.
  7. "" Mazlo Masbaha", Genuine creativity". Ghost. August 2011.

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