Sophie Buhai
A Los Angeles designer who sketches rather than solders, and made modernist silver something young people wear again.
Small and new·Global·Founded 2015·Members
At a glance
- Founded by
- Sophie Buhai, who had co-founded the New York label Vena Cava with her Parsons classmate Lisa Mayock.2
- Home
- Los Angeles, where the studio works out of a postmodern house built in 1986, with a Paris showroom on Rue de Babylone.1
- Owned by
- Buhai. The studio describes itself as independent and committed to slow growth.1
- What it sells
- Sterling silver jewellery, plus 18-karat gold, pearls, hand-carved stones, hair pieces and collectible objects.1
How it got here
2003
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Buhai graduates from Parsons School of Design in New York and starts the label Vena Cava with her classmate Lisa Mayock.2
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Membership is from $12 a month on the Yearly plan, which is charged at $144 once a year. Lifetime access is $59, paid once.Membership is from ₹200 a month on the Yearly plan, which is charged at ₹2,400 + GST once a year. Lifetime access is ₹3,999 + GST, paid once.
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