Gaia Repossi has won the award for best Jewellery Designer at the ELLE Style Awards.

‘Gaia Repossi is one of the most exciting jewellers around,’ says fashion features director Rebecca Lowthorpe of the ELLE endorsement. ‘She's got a lethally modern eye which translates into these strikingly stand out pieces.

‘But it's all so wearable and effortless – there's a real art in creating that kind of balance.’

Repossi’s pedigree is flawless. Born into jewellery by way of her father’s business, she may only be 26 years old but she’s determined to cut her own path. To that end, she’s already notched up collaborations with some of fashion’s most exciting new names, including – who lauds Repossi’s personal style, noting, ‘she can wear refinement and luxury without looking pretentious or like she's trying too hard’ – and .

We expect big things from this one.

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