Our Story
We have been living life to the fullest since 2023, but the feeling was bubbling inside our founder long before then. After half a decade in the jewellery industry, Mariana left her career as a high jewellery designer at luxury brands to create pieces that reflect her values of ethics and sustainability.
“It all started from scratch in the summer of 2020, just after the pandemic crisis and a significant emotional loss. I felt life was too short to waste inside someone's office and desperately needed to escape the big city routine. That’s when I gave up my position to travel, and destiny brought me to this lovely island, a small fisherman’s village.”
The island became home to Mariana’s first creations and has since blossomed with a tiny team sharing a bright vision for the future of jewellery and luxury.
“I wasn’t planning on returning to design at the time; my priority was to heal and reconnect with myself, but I also needed to make a living. The woman who was once dressing celebrities with expensive diamonds is now hand-making seashell necklaces to sell for tourists. My friends and family thought I had gone mad (laughs); But despite their concerns, it all came naturally to me, and, believe it or not, I was happier than ever before.
Immersed in a world where richness meant eating what you’d fished or planted with your own hands, where life was simple and even phones had no signal, the traditional concept of luxury faded into insignificance.
Levawe is an anti-luxury brand of luxury—a space where independent design thrives, and diversity and discovery are infused into jewellery. Inspired by the laid-back aesthetic of coastal life, we embody the essence of summer as a true lifestyle, always pursuing subtle and timeless elegance.