Kreolor is a luxury brand of jewellery handmade in Seychelles. It was founded in 1990 in a diverse joint venture between local and foreign investors. In 2008, Kreolor bought out the 50 percent share the government owned when Seychelles started its economic reforms. The company went into a partnership with Jouel  which is part of Caratco, a diamond retail and wholesale company in South Africa.

In the early stages, the company produced only gold jewellery on a large scale, using local master goldsmiths. Later it added craft items using locally sourced natural raw materials such as coconut shells and seeds from local palms  to make innovative gift items such as fun wooden combs, ethnic bracelets, boxes, photo frames, letter openers, trays and more.

Seychellois Craftsmanship

Several craftsmen using traditional style and modern technology craft hundreds of thousands of jewellery and artifacts which are widely used all over the world. Kreolor is not only a luxury brand, but an array of charming designs that remainds of the days gone by when people were happy to use natural products found in mother nature. Products are made using materials from the Indian Ocean – exotic woods, endemic palm seeds, coconut shell, sea shells and rostrums of swordfish all combined with 18 karat yellow gold.

Founder of Kreolor

Creative Director and  founder of Kreolor,  Claudio Izzi, discovered Seychelles at the age of 15. He hails from Valenza, 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. Mr Izzi talks about the brave encounters back in the early days proposing the project to the Government of Seychelles. Kreolor  has today become an original jewellery luxury brand depicting the beauty of Mother Nature.

Student Designers

Kreolor signed a memorandum of understanding with Seychelles Institute of Art and Design, to give the students an opportunity to showcase their jewellery designing talent. The project will include several meetings between the two sides, to allow the students to better understand Kreolor and its work prior to designing the jewellery. Kreolor has been using the services of a local designer to produce some beautiful pieces, the company now wanted to take a different approach with the students to bring something new to the table. Kreolor said that the art industry is fast developing in Seychelles and it wanted to make a positive contribution, support it.

Kreolor Products

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.

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 wide range of eye-catching brightly coloured pieces including rings, pendants, necklaces, bracelets and earrings skillfully sorted, cleaned, cut and polished. Pendants  earrings, necklaces, earrings and bracelets are made of 18 carat gold, stunning mother of pearl or shelles.

The iconic double sided 18 carat gold Coco De Mer Pendant is one of the bestselling and luxurious designs sought after by tourists. The iconic Coco De Mer features on many designs of the Kreolor pendant, necklace, ring, earrings and bracelet pieces, which are also very popular. Other popular items include photo frames with slivers of various timber, coconut shells or the multi-purpose boxes in swordfish bill, timber and palm seed.

The Kreolor craft items are not just typical souvenirs. They have practical uses as well. There are home decor, office pieces, and things for the table or bathroom. There are also some other types of jewelry more chunky and ethnic looking.

The ornaments produced by Kreolor can be purchased from many shops in the island and also in the airport.

Kreolor outlets

Kreolor opened its first small shop in Camion Hall in the heart of the capital, Victoria, in May 1991.  Today it runs a total of six shops on the three main islands of the archipelago. The other shops on the main island Mahe are on the second floor of Kenwyn House opposite the National Library in the centre of town and at the departure lounge at the International Airport at Pointe Larue. Two more shops can be found on the second largest island, Praslin, whilst the sixth is on La Digue, the fourth-largest island.

Kreolor Adopts a Beach

The Marine Conservation Society Seychelles has announced its collaboration with Kreolor under its ‘Adopt a Beach’ programme for the 2022-2023 sea turtle nesting season. As part of the corporate sponsorship, Kreolor is providing financial support to the conservation efforts on Anse Intendance, for the level of turtle nesting activity that it hosts.