Monica Vinader

Two sisters named the price gap between costume and fine jewellery, filled it, then handed the company to an outsider.

Small and new·Global·Founded 2008·Members

At a glance

Founded: 2008 by WWD's account and TheIndustry.fashion's, though the investor Piper and Wikipedia both date it to 2007.¹⁴⁶⁹
Founded by: Monica Vinader, who designs, and her sister Gabriela, who ran the money side after leaving Amazon.³⁶
Home: Holkham in Norfolk, where the head office occupies converted farm buildings on the Holkham Estate, with a London office as well.⁶⁹
Owned by: Bridgepoint Development Capital took a majority stake in 2023, the year Piper reinvested £8 million and exited its 2016 fund.⁴⁶
What it sells: Demi-fine jewellery in gold vermeil and 14-karat gold, made to be engraved and stacked.¹⁹
Size: Sales close to £100 million in 2023, against £43.2 million in the year to 2018.⁴³

How it got here

2002

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Working in Argentina, Monica Vinader starts making bespoke pieces for private clients.⁹

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