Pippa Small
{{Short description|British jeweller, anthropologist and humanitarian}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Pippa Small
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| birth_place = Montreal, Quebec, Canada
| nationality = Canadian-British
| education = BSC Anthropology, Masters Medical Anthropology
| alma_mater = School of Oriental and African Studies
| occupation = Jewellery designer, anthropologist
| known_for = Jewellery, anthropology, humanitarian work
| website = {{URL|https://pippasmall.com/}}
}}
Pippa Small MBE is a British jeweller, anthropologist and humanitarian. She is the owner of Pippa Small Jewellery.{{Cite web |title=Pippa Small is an ethical jewellery designer based in Notting Hill {{!}} The London Resident |url=https://www.theresident.co.uk/lifestyle-london/pippa-small-ethical-jewellery-notting-hill/ |access-date=2021-03-25 |website=theresident united kingdom}}
Early life and education
Small was born in Montreal, Quebec.{{Cite web|title=Pippa Small|url=https://www.lamaisoncouture.com/brands/pippa-small/|access-date=2021-03-25|website=La Maison Couture|language=en-GB}}{{failed verification|date=September 2022}} She then moved with her family to Wiltshire, England,{{failed verification|date=September 2022}} 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.{{Cite web |date=2020-05-18 |title=Heart of gold: Pippa Small's life-changing jewels |url=http://www.thejewelleryeditor.com/jewellery/article/pippa-small-interview-ethical-jewels/ |access-date=2021-03-25 |website=thejewelleryeditor}}
She then began working with small, disadvantaged communities and tribes in Panama, Borneo, Thailand, and India.
Career
Her collection was first stocked in Barney's New York.{{Cite web |title=Pippa Small |url=https://www.whitebirdjewellery.com/en/designers/pippa-small |access-date=2021-03-25 |website=whitebirdjewellery |language=en}} She then worked with Christina Kim from Dosa in 2000, Nicole Farhi in 2001, Tom Ford at Gucci in 2002, and Chloe under Phoebe Philo. 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.
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.{{Cite web |title=Top 5: Pippa Small, Jewelry Designer |url=https://www.iwanttobeher.com/top-5-pippa-small-jewelry-designer/ |access-date=2021-03-25 |website=iwanttobeher}} 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.{{Cite web |last= |first= |title='I was very proud': Jewelry designer Pippa Small on seeing Meghan Markle in her necklace during Oprah Winfrey interview |url=https://ca.hellomagazine.com/royalty/02021030859339/meghan-markle-necklace-pippa-small-oprah-winfrey-interview/ |access-date=2021-03-25 |website=ca.hellomagazine. |language=English}}
Awards
Pippa was made an ambassador of the human rights organisation Survival International in 2008.{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Pippa Small named 'Survival ambassador' |url=https://www.survivalinternational.org/news/3092 |access-date=2021-03-25 |website=survivalinternational. |language=en}} The Queen awarded her an MBE in 2013 for ethical jewellery and charity work.{{Cite web |date=2013-06-25 |title=Small's Big Award |url=https://www.vogue.co.uk/article/pippa-small-receives-mbe |access-date=2021-03-25 |website=British Vogue |language=en-GB}} She won Ethical Jeweller of the Year and the Walpole Corporate Social Responsibility award in 2016. Pippa was the winner of the Green Sustainability Award for Sustainability by Town and Country magazine.
Press
Pippa Small has been featured in the Financial Times,{{Cite web |last=Youde |first=Kate |date=2020-11-07 |title=Jeweller Pippa Small sees sustainability rising up consumers' agenda |url=https://www.ft.com/content/9ad9f7d9-043b-4a46-993a-cfa65d54b9ad |access-date=2021-03-25 |website=Financial Times}} Vogue, The Guardian,{{Cite web|date=2007-01-21|title=Caroline Roux meets jewellery designer Pippa Small|url=http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2007/jan/21/homes|access-date=2021-03-25|website=the Guardian|language=en}} Metro,{{Cite web|date=2013-07-29|title=Fashion wish list: Pippa Small's drop earrings and Zoe Karssen's leather trousers|url=https://metro.co.uk/2013/07/29/fashion-wish-list-pippa-smalls-drop-earrings-and-zoe-karssens-leather-trousers-3900004/|access-date=2021-03-25|website=Metro|language=en}} The Telegraph,{{Cite news|date=2021-03-06|title=As Meghan wears Diana's diamond bracelet, look back at her best jewellery moments|language=en-GB|work=The Telegraph|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/luxury/jewellery/meghan-markle-best-jewellery-bracelet-princess-diana-earrings-duchess-sussex/duchess-sussex-pippa-small-ring/|access-date=2021-03-25|issn=0307-1235}} and Town & Country.{{Cite web|last=Hallemann|first=Caroline|date=2021-03-07|title=The Designer Behind Meghan Markle's Oprah Interview Necklace Feels Like 'A Part of History'|url=https://www.townandcountrymag.com/style/jewelry-and-watches/a35697311/meghan-markle-oprah-interview-pippa-small-necklace/|access-date=2021-03-25|website=Town & Country|language=en-US}}
References
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External links
- {{Official website}}
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Category:Canadian emigrants to England
Category:Canadian expatriates in England
Category:British anthropologists
Category:British women jewellers