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PROMOTION<br />
A CUT ABOVE THE REST<br />
What started out as a way to<br />
earn pocket-money soon turned<br />
into a passion and lifelong<br />
career for the talented creator of<br />
fine jewellery … Pedro da Silva.<br />
Designing beautiful things has been in his<br />
blood from a young age as Pedro began<br />
collecting crystals and gemstones at the<br />
age of 10, making jewellery on request<br />
from his school friends for pocket-money.<br />
When he was about 13 years old, he used<br />
to watch his brother-in-law design and<br />
create gorgeous handmade jewellery.<br />
‘I fell in love with the industry and knew<br />
from that moment that it was going to be<br />
my dream career. Now … 28 years later,<br />
I am still here … designing high-quality<br />
pieces of jewellery that are irresistible and<br />
will mesmerise you once you see them.<br />
Pedro owns a charming business in<br />
Honeydew and after all these years his<br />
favourite part of his job is the reaction<br />
he gets when a client sees their jewellery<br />
for the first time. ‘Special moments like<br />
that puts the whole team on such an<br />
emotional high. It’s one of the greatest<br />
feelings, knowing that you put a smile on<br />
someone’s face.’<br />
Pedro is always up for any challenge and<br />
said that the large variety of designs they<br />
make keeps the work interesting. His aim<br />
is to make every person who wears his<br />
jewellery feel special.<br />
‘We value our customers as important<br />
and special. We manufacture our<br />
jewellery with special attention to the<br />
craftsmanship and we put huge amounts<br />
of effort and care into our jewellery so<br />
that we can offer something unique and<br />
handcrafted.’<br />
After 28 years, Pedro decided to use the<br />
Da Silva family crest as their logo and<br />
so their new look was born. ‘My family<br />
crest has always been important to me<br />
and I wanted to share our longevity and<br />
trusted name in the jewellery industry in a<br />
more personal way. I am proud that now,<br />
people see my name alongside my family<br />
crest. What hasn’t changed is our service,<br />
quality and expertise and the shop<br />
interior which is still loved by whoever<br />
visits our store.’<br />
His proudest achievement came about<br />
when they ran a survey among all their<br />
clients in 2018 and asked them if they<br />
thought that their shop was the best<br />
manufacturing jewellers in Johannesburg<br />
and more than 1 000 voted 'yes'.<br />
‘We are very proud that our clients think<br />
so highly of us. What sets us apart from<br />
other jewellery designers is loads of effort<br />
and consistent hard work.<br />
We put masses of effort and love into<br />
our manufacturing, our quality and our<br />
service.’<br />
Details: Call Pedro da Silva on 082 855 0700,<br />
email him at info@pedrodasilva.co.za, visit<br />
his website at www.pedrodasilva.co.za or<br />
visit him at Shop 16, Rock Cottage Centre,<br />
corner of John Vorster and Christiaan de<br />
Wet Roads, Honeydew.<br />
Pedro at work:<br />
I’m inspired by … Harry Winston, a<br />
famous diamond dealer and jeweller.<br />
My favourite metal is … platinum.<br />
My favourite stone is a … fancy<br />
yellow diamond.<br />
Would like to design a jewellery<br />
item for … Jeannie D.<br />
Biggest engagement and wedding<br />
trend now … rose gold is creeping<br />
in and diamonds are still the most<br />
popular stone by far.<br />
EST. 1991<br />
JOHANNESBURG