Philippa Holland

Who is Philippa Holland?

Philippa Holland, UK born jewellery designer, started designing in 2003 after completing ‘The History of Jewellery’ at Sotheby's and gemology at the Gem-A. In 2006, Philippa established herself as a jewellery designer and created Philippa Holland Fine Jewellery, based in Notting Hill, London. In November 2008, the Financial Times credited Philippa for being one of the leading young British jewellery designers. In 2010, Philippa's jewellery was featured in "Fashion for Jewels:100 Years of Styles and Icons," a book written by UK Vogue's Jewellery Editor, Carol Woolton.

She draws her inspirations from the worlds of nature and history, using organic objects such as seed pods, leaves, insects and skeletons, that are collected largely from where she lives, in the Savernake Forest. She uses a Renaissance ceramicist technique, "casting from life," where the pieces are electro-formed and cast in gold and silver, thereby transforming these raw objects into exact replicas of wearable art. All the jewellery is produced in small workshops in England, further giving the brand an English identity.