Designer Biographies

The Omnēque marketplace features a unique selection of the best from the world of pre-owned jewellery. Our curated pages boast some of the biggest and best names and heritage maisons. Our buyers share their expert knowledge to bring you the must-have pieces from the world's need-to-know designers. Find out more about them here.

Emefa Cole

A jewellery and silversmithing graduate from London Metropolitan University, London-based jewellery designer-maker Emefa Cole explores the transfor...

Julia Lloyd George

After training at London’s Sir John Cass School of Art, Julia Lloyd George was apprenticed to a Hatton Garden manufacturing jeweller. Unusually for...

Jo Hayes Ward

Jo’s fascination with sculpture began at art college where she experimented with shapes and intricate 3D patterns. She went on to study at London’s...

Jacqueline Cullen

Exuberantly rebellious jewellery with a darkly seductive and elemental energy. Imagine a placid sky ripped open by a slash of lightning. A volcano ...

Mark Nuell

Mark’s inspiration for jewellery came from early contact with gemstones in Australia, where his father mined sapphires. Mark learnt to cut and poli...

Yen Jewellery

Of Vietnamese heritage, Yen Duong spent her childhood in Wales and later studied at the Sir John Cass School of Art in London, graduating in 1995. ...

Angela Cummings

A trailblazer among jewellers

Ara Vartanian

Rings to wrap around your finger, or many fingers…

Boivin

Trend-defying designs by trend-defining women

Boucher

The fashion jewellery that rivalled fine jewellery

Boucheron

The creator of prize-winning jewels and jewellery icons

Buccellati

The house of highly decorated jewels, with no surface left untouched

Bulgari

Sumptuous curves and colours bring a slice of la dolce vita to our jewellery boxes

Cartier

The jewellery dynasty that became a household name

Castellani

Ancient techniques still setting the standard for fine craftsmanship

Chanel

The true home of fashion jewellery

Christian Dior

Helping us all achieve that covetable everyday elegance

Elizabeth Gage

Jewels with personalities as expressive as their colour combinations

Fabergé

The jeweller of fabulous surprises

Georg Jensen

An eye for design and an eye for talent

Georges Lenfant

The golden workshop – golden in style and reputation

Givenchy

Chunky chains but always with an elegant twist

Grima

Trailblazing jewels in design and technique

JAR

Mystery, intrigue and coloured gemstones galore

Kenneth Jay Lane

A life spent making fake chic

Lacloche Frères

Art Deco jewels as prized today as then

Lanvin

Look out for this house’s iconic motif

Marina B

Jewels of serious design pedigree, but distinctly Marina B

Mauboussin

Look out for this Maison’s stylish Art Deco jewels

Miriam Haskell

Classic costume jewels that set the bar for fashion jewellery

Missoni

Colourful beads in patterns that echo unmistakable zigzags

Nush Gems

Coloured gemstones to brighten every day

Oscar Heyman & Brothers

The 'jewellers’ jeweller'

Pierre Cardin

Modernist to Space Age jewels from a household name

Schlumberger

Lively jewels that brighten the most serious of jewellery collections

Tiffany & Co.

The fine jewellery brand immortalised in film and more

Van Cleef & Arpels

The maison built on gem knowledge and craftsmanship

Verdura

Playful jewels with designs that stand the test of time

Versace

Big, bold and gold (or at least gold-plated)

William de Lillo

The masters of bold and beaded jewels for everyone

Yves Saint Laurent

Power jewellery to pair with your power suit