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Simply beautiful and classically romantic, Philippa Roberts
Jewelry makes a woman feel purely feminine.
Born in South Africa to a jewelry making family, Philippa was naturally drawn
to working with metals and stones. She graduated from Miami University (in Ohio)
with a BFA in metal design and photography. With California calling, she moved
to San Francisco in 1995 to start her career in jewelry design. She started by
working for different designers to develop and hone her skills and to learn how
to run a small business. Philippa established her first studio in her home in
1996. What started as a basement business has developed into a larger design
studio. She now works from a new space near South Park in San Francisco with
an expansive studio and showroom.
Her daily walks along the coast of the Pacific Ocean with her husband, Brian,
daughter, Charlotte, and their dog, Maggie, inspire much her creativity. From
the clean, blue stones in many of her pieces to the simple replication of a dragonfly
on a necklace, her work stems from the nature around her. Yet she also incorporates
a feeling of the urban, with lines and patterns that imitate architecture and
design seen around the city.
Having started with a basic sterling silver and pearl design, she has expanded
her line by integrating silver and gold with different colored stones, adding
texture, shape and hue to many of her designs. Philippa creates all the original
pieces by carving in wax or fabricating in metal.
Using silver as her main medium, Philippa creates necklaces, bracelets, rings
and earrings that can be worn formally or informally, with an appeal to all ages.
With over 200 specialty stores carrying her work, Philippa Roberts Jewelry is
now sold throughout the US. |
