Monica Vinader Ltd. is a British jewellery brand producing and retailing necklaces, pendants, earrings, rings, and friendship bracelets. It markets itself as crafted demi-fine jewellery positioned and priced in the "gap between fine and fashion jewellery".
History
In 2002, whilst working in
Argentina
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, Monica Vinader, the brand's now-creative director and namesake, began creating
bespoke jewellery pieces for private clients. Envisaging an opportunity larger than what bespoke commissions could offer, Vinader would relocate to the United Kingdom by 2007 and, in the same year, formally launching the eponymous company with her sister Gabriela Vinader as co-founder.
With demand and sales growing, the company won Retail Jewellers' "Jewellery Brand of the Year" award two years after it was founded. By 2014, it was projecting that it would sales would surpass £14 million in jewellery, up 85% on the previous year.
Profitable from 2009,
the company secured funding from London-based venture capital firm Beringea in 2010, using it to open their first store on London's
South Molton Street. A second round of funding followed in May 2013, with the company raising a further £1.5M from Beringea and a separate £1M from the Clark Group.
Beringea invested an additional £1.5M, and the Clark Group invested £1M as part of the deal. Monica Vinader have launched their Esencia Collection and opened a new store at
Canary Wharf
Canary Wharf is an area of London, England, located near the Isle of Dogs in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. Canary Wharf is defined by the Greater London Authority as being part of London's central business district, alongside Central Lon ...
. Since 2016
Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge
Catherine, Princess of Wales, (born Catherine Elizabeth Middleton; 9 January 1982) is a member of the British royal family. She is married to William, Prince of Wales, heir apparent to the British throne, making Catherine the likely next ...
has been noted by fashion websites for wearing a pair of onyx Monica Vinander earings many times.
Collaborations
Since 2019, Monica Vinader has worked jointly with other creatives in order to launch collaborative collections, first with editor Caroline Issa and subsequently with sustainable fashion advocate
Doina Ciobanu
Doina Ciobanu (Дойна Чобану, born 20 April 1994, Chișinău, Moldova) is a London-based fashion influencer, model, and sustainability advocate. Described as having one of the strongest personal brands in the United Kingdom’s fashion i ...
.
Across three, sell-out sustainable collections in 2020 and 2021, Ciobanu led a move to sustainable sourcing for the jeweller with collections comprising 100% recycled silver and gold alongside sustainably sourced pearls.
An as yet unreleased collaboration with
Florence St. George will see Monica Vinader release its first homeware collection.
References
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External links
Official website
British jewellery designers
British companies established in 2007
Women jewellers