Pippa Small

To meet Pippa Small, you are immediately struck by the layers of jewelry that line her skin, glinting and jangling with every gentle movement. As she speaks, her hands touch these bangles, rings, and necklaces as if they are treasured talismans that punctuate her point or reassure her. She has always understood jewelry as storied objects with tales of inheritance, landscape, relationships, and memory. Pippa has been making jewelry for as long as she can remember. She hunted for stones, shells, and beads to create handmade pieces that chronicled her earliest adventures and experiences.
 
Pippa holds an MA in Medical Anthropology. She cultivates her interest in human rights among minorities, Indigenous peoples, and tribal groups through collaborations with grassroots organizations in Borneo, Thailand, and India, among other places. Pippa has won numerous awards for social responsibility, is an ambassador of the human rights organization Survival International, and was awarded an MBE in 2013 for her ethical jewelry and charity work.