Pippa's Treasured Tales

Model in Afghanistan wearing Pippa Small pieces

Part 2: Afghanistan Chapter 2: The Designs, The Hands, The Land

It’s very important to me that the designs we create in Afghanistan reflect the culture, history, and heritage of the country where they are made...

Part 2 : Afghanistan, Chapter 1: Welcome to Pippa’s Afghan Tales

I first went to Afghanistan in 2008, travelling to Kabul by invitation from Turquoise Mountain – an arts charity started by King Charles and Ha...

Part 1 : India, Chapter 4: Meet the Jewels

Some of my favourite pieces we make in India are our wondrous amulets. Stones from all over the world journey to Jaipur to be cut and finding and ...

Part 1: India, Chapter 3: Overcoming the Challenges

The ability to trace materials is a challenge in all the areas we work. Jaipur is one of the world’s most important gemstone hubs and has been for ...

Pippa Small: group of people by Indian River

Part 1: India, Chapter 2: The Designs, The Hands, The Land

I work with lots of different workshops in India. Some are small, for example, Sushil, who works from his home, and Om and Arpit Prakash – father ...

Part 1: India, Chapter 1: Welcome to India

India is, for me, a place of creativity, of inspiration and invigoration, of friendship, and of happiness. I have been working in India for over t...

Welcome to Pippa's Treasured Tales

At the heart of everything I make is a place, and the hands that shape it. Over the coming months, I want to share these worlds with you, the w...