ABSOLUTEKreolor
Born from the Islands
A unique island luxury brand that looks to nature for its richly decorated collection, Kreolor
fuses traditional craftsmanship with contemporary design. Stand out from the crowd wearing
decadent jewellery from the paradisiac islands of the Seychelles.
he Kreolor craftsmen are hand-making jewellery and
artefacts that are brought to life by using materials
from the Indian Ocean - exotic woods, endemic palm
seeds, pieces of coconut shell, brightly coloured
seashells, oyster shell and rostrums of swordfish,
all combined with 18 carat gold are what makes the
jewellery collection truly original.
The culturally rich islands of the Seychelles make
for the perfect environment to create meaningful and
eco-conscious jewellery and at the birth of this brand
the founders of Kreolor worked alongside local master
goldsmiths to create the first island luxury brand
boasting the extraordinary paradisiac emblems of the
islands. Founded in 1990 and the first to introduce
local manufacturing of gold jewellery on a large scale,
Kreolor is unique to Seychelles and tells the story of a
diverse joint venture between local and foreign investors.
With Claudio Izzi as its Creative Director, Kreolor
offers travellers the feeling of taking home true locally
made intricate jewellery and crafts that keep alive the
memories of their visit to the idyllic holiday destination.
Having discovered Seychelles at the age of 15, the founder
of Kreolor, Claudio Izzi hails from Valenza Po, one of the
worlds capitals of jewellery where he learned the craft of
jewellery making in a small workshop and later went on
to study at a Goldsmiths Art School. Coining the journey
of creating Kreolor as an adventure he’d always dreamed
of, Mr Izzi talks about the brave encounters back in the
early days proposing the project to the Government of
Seychelles that has today become an original jewellery
luxury brand depicting the beauty of the queen that is
Mother Nature.
There are two different collections to choose from;
Gold and Craft, both boasting a rich variation of charming
souvenirs for travellers and a proud symbol of home for
locals. The gold jewellery collection offers a stunning
range of eye-catching brightly coloured pieces includingrings, pendants, necklaces, bracelets and earrings
skilfully sorted, cleaned, cut and polished. With fabulous
creations such as Pendants with tropical motifs, stunning
mother of pearl and 18 carat gold set of earrings,
necklaces and bracelets there are plenty of pieces to
choose from that bring a touch of brightness to the day.
Beautiful earrings that shimmer in the light with the
creative pairing of colourful shells and 18 carat gold to
the sunset orange red helmet shell, oyster set of bracelets
make the jewellery a must-have.
One of the bestselling and luxurious designs offered
is the iconic double sided 18 carat gold Coco De Mer
Pendant. A rare Nut native only to Seychelles that has
for centuries been the stuff of legends – the love nut that
ancient sailors believed to have grown from a mystifying
island under the ocean. The iconic Coco De Mer features
on many designs of the Kreolor pendant, necklace, ring,
earrings and bracelet pieces of which are also very
popular.
The Craft Collection is distinctively unique, authentic
and has been in existence since 1998, a range that’s
locally sourced using natural raw materials. The
Collection has more of an earthy design, with materials
like coconut palm and Takamaka, coconut shells and
seeds from local palms widely used to make innovative
gift ideas such as fun wooden combs, ethnic bracelets,
boxes, photo frames, letter openers, trays and more.
A wide array of bracelets and necklaces made from
palm seeds, coconut timber and coconut shells, cream
coloured with speckled chocolate brown spots can be
chosen from. With such variety of crafts and original
designs that can add a touch of classical paradise to
your home, you’ll find it hard to choose between the fun
and practical combs in wood with inlays of shell, photo
frames with slivers of various timber, coconut shell or
the multi-purpose boxes in swordfish bill, timber and
palm seed.T