Philippa studied Fine Art at Durban Tecknikon then on a trip to Mexico, she discovered a small jewellery school in the beautiful mountain village of Taxco, where she learnt to make jewellery. Thereafter she returned to Durban to begin a diploma in jewellery design. Whilst studying Philippa started making jewellery for friends and collaborating on fashion shows with them.

She has worked with fashion designers Abigale Betz, Malcolm Kluk, Gideon, Geraldine De Beer, Helene Bull, Craig Native, Stiaan Louw, X&O, Vertigo …
Her jewellery appears in magazines such as Elle, Cosmopolitan, GQ, Marie Claire, Visi, House and Leisure, Elle Decoration, Real Simple and more recently the Wallpaper magazine…
She supplies Africa Nova, Stefania Morland, Hand, African Allsorts and Statement Jewellers in Cape Town and Tinsel, Decoi Design, Need, Imagination Home ware in Johannesburg.
She exports her jewellery to Scandinavia through her agents Unnamei also to the USA, Switzerland, Australia to Berenice Grebe in Sydney.

Philippa is most well known for her Perspex cuffs which she attaches sterling silver strips, semi precious stones, rubber and beads to. She customizes rings for clients with found objects from antique markets and granny’s cupboards! Philippa collaborates on a range of diamond and resin jewellery, called Situ with her business partners Ida-Elsje and Gregory Katz.

Philippa spends much of her time sourcing beautiful found objects and wonders how she can transform them onto Perspex cuffs or rings. She spends hours sewing words and intricate patterns onto individual pieces and will even custom make a piece if commissioned. Specific words, names or excerpts of poetry can be sewn onto a broach, bangle or even earring if desired!


www.idaelsje.com
www.situ.co.za