CAROLINE ABRAM
“CAROLINE ABRAM’S COLLECTIONS ARE CREATED FOR ALL WOMEN WHO WANT TO FEEL BEAUTIFUL, SENSUAL, AND SIMPLY THEMSELVES”
TRAINED AS AN OPTICIAN AND SHAPED BY YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN DESIGNER-FOCUSED OPTICAL STORES, CAROLINE ABRAM BEGAN CREATING JEWELLERY AND ACCESSORIES FOR THE EYEWEAR WORLD IN 1998. HER EARLY DESIGNS INCLUDED LORGNETTES, MAGNIFYING GLASSES, EYEWEAR CHAINS AND OTHER REFINED OBJECTS.
BY REINTRODUCING THE LITTLE-KNOWN LORGNETTE AND GIVING IT A CONTEMPORARY, FEMININE IDENTITY, SHE QUICKLY GAINED INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION.
HONOURED WITH FOUR SILMO GOLD AWARDS, THE FILAO COMPANY LATER OPENED ITS ARTISANAL WORKSHOPS IN DAKAR, THE CITY WHERE CAROLINE ABRAM SPENT HER CHILDHOOD. THERE, SHE TRAINED A TEAM OF WOMEN WHO HAVE BEEN CRAFTING HER ACCESSORY COLLECTIONS FOR OVER 15 YEARS.
CAROLINE ABRAM WORKS WITH A WIDE RANGE OF MATERIALS, INCLUDING RESIN, SILVER, WOOD AND SEMI-PRECIOUS STONES, COMBINING CRAFTSMANSHIP WITH BOLD, ELEGANT DESIGN.