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JEWELLERY DESIGNER Marielle Byworth’s CREATIONS FOR HER MARIJOLI BRAND CROSS CULTURES AND MAKE A LASTING IMPRESSION

Jewellery designer Marielle Byworth mixes cultures in her creations for Marijoli

With its light grey paintwork, a wall of mirrors and lush violet upholstery on armchairs and rugs, Marielle Byworth’s new boutique at PMQ instantly gives a sense of the Marijoli woman—stylishly elegant in an understated way. “I started my business in Tokyo,” says Swiss-born Byworth, who settled in Hong Kong by way of Tokyo and London. “I was fascinated by the harmony and elegance of Japanese design and loosely based my first designs on sakura [cherry] blossoms.” Those first designs, which she made for herself and a few friends, eventually captured the attention of Tokyo’s stylish set and catapulted Byworth into creating collections for cutting-edge boutiques such as Restir and Beams. After moving to Hong Kong, Byworth’s business took on an additional creative role: “A lot of women come to me and ask me to take apart and redesign family jewels and vintage pieces, which is fun in a different way. I try to capture my client’s taste and style.”

I started designing jewellery for myself—pieces that I would like to wear

SO SIMPLE Marielle Byworth, simply elegant in a little black dress and jewellery of her own design, at her PMQ boutique

“The design of my boutique is based around this refurbished 18th- century safe. I worked with an expert in Paris to find the perfect one”

“A perfect combination of delicate couture- like details on a standout shape, these Jimmy Choo peep- toes are my current favourite”

“This Alexander McQueen clutch has got me into trouble at many airports, but it will always be one of my favourite gifts from my husband”

“My mother used to be a watchmaker at Rolex, so I have been wearing Rolex watches my entire life. This Datejust matches everything I wear”

“This was a gift from my friend many years ago and it’s now my signature scent; I love the woody undernote— it’s so distinct”

“I grew up eating Grether’s Pastilles while living in Switzerland and now I give them to my kids”

“I recently designed some hand bracelet styles for Marijoli; they’re a great alternative to rings and bracelets”