Shamballa Jewels

Why it is renowned

Shamballa Jewels is known for its braided bead bracelets and for its beads set all over in diamond pavé; the first pavé bead, of 2007, became a bestseller.¹ The British title The Jewellery Editor calls it a Danish fine jewellery brand and writes that its bracelet has been worn by Jay-Z, Karl Lagerfeld, Gwyneth Paltrow and Giorgio Armani.²

The story

The Danish brothers Mads and Mikkel Kornerup founded Shamballa Jewels in Copenhagen in 2005, at first to change how men wear jewellery.¹ The house opened its flagship store in Copenhagen in 2012 and a showroom in Paris, on Rue Saint-Honoré, in 2022.¹ Its works include the SHAMBALLA Braided Bracelet of 2001, the Nyima Cuff of 2015, the SHAMBALLA Invisible Setting of 2018 and the Flip Lock Cuff of 2019.¹

What to know it by

• SHAMBALLA Braided Bracelet¹2001Mads KornerupEven gold beads held on a macramé braid
• Pavé bead¹2007A gold bead set all over with diamonds
• Nyima Cuff¹2015An 18 carat gold cuff set with precious stones
• SHAMBALLA Invisible Setting¹2018An 18 carat gold bracelet with 108 princess-cut diamonds
• Flip Lock Cuff¹2019An 18 carat gold cuff whose beads can be changed