Sophie Bille Brahe

Bille Brahe’s heavenly inspirations stem from her childhood, growing up as the descendant of the pioneering 16th century astronomer Tycho Brahe. Inspired by the mystical nature of the night sky, to her diamonds represent the stars, while pearls symbolise the Earth's love affair with the moon. Her collections are characterised by taking classic fine jewellery motifs and reinterpreting them through the lens of her Scandinavian minimalist sensibility. The Collier de Tennis is emblematic of this signature style; classic yet with something deliberately “off” and with a twist. For Bille Brahe, it always comes back to the pureness of the design and thematerials and especially her love for diamonds. Sophie’s work is defined by settings pared right back to display the raw unadorned beauty ofthe diamonds and underpinning every piece is a profound respect for the materials. “When I use diamonds or gold, my feeling is that you’re taking these precious materials that are thousands of years old out of the ground. You have a responsibility to do something special with them.”