Solange Azagury-Partridge is a British designer known for her jewellery and interior designs. Based in London, she is the founder of her own brand called Solange.

Career

The first piece of jewellery she made was her own engagement ring in 1987 from her husband Murray Partridge, a simple gold band with an uncut diamond. She has stated that three years later, she taught herself how to design jewellery. In 1995 she opened a velvet-lined shop on

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cited by ''

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'' as "the most idiosyncratic jewellery shop in London" and often mistaken for a brothel. In 2001 she was hired by

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of PPR as Creative Director of

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, the Parisian jewellery firm founded in 1858. She worked there for three years before leaving to concentrate on her own brand. In 2004 pieces she designed for Boucheron were exhibited at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris and are now part of the permanent collection. Four years later pieces from Solange Azagury-Partridge were acquired for the

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's permanent collection. In 2008 she partnered with Labelux Group, a division of Joh. A. Benckiser, parent to British multinational consumer goods company

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, with a plan to roll out the brand internationally. Boutiques were opened in

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, London,

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, and

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. In December 2012 it was announced that the brand was being sold back to its founder. In 2009 the brand released a short film directed by

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, starring

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and

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entitled ''The Letter''. She also designed a ring for the film ''

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'', worn by

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who played the part of the Evil Queen. In 2021, she was a judge on the BBC2 television series, ''All That Glitters: Britain's Next Jewellery Star''.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Azagury-Partridge, Solange British jewellery designers Living people Artists from London Year of birth missing (living people) Women jewellers