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Pippa Small | |
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| Born | |
| Nationality | Canadian-British |
| Education | BSC Anthropology, Masters Medical Anthropology |
| Alma mater | School of Oriental and African Studies |
| Occupation(s) | Jewellery designer, anthropologist |
| Known for | Jewellery, anthropology, humanitarian work |
| Website | pippasmall |
Pippa Small MBE is a British jeweller, anthropologist and humanitarian. She is the owner of Pippa Small Jewellery. [1]
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]
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]
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]
Pippa Small has been featured in the Financial Times , [9] Vogue , [8] The Guardian , [10] Metro , [11] The Telegraph , [12] and Town & Country . [13]
