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Mazlo is a jewellery house of Lebanese origin, established in Paris, France, since 1977. [1] [2] [3]

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Its origins date back to the fifteenth century, when the founder of the dynasty, Georgius Sayegh el-Mazloum, left Lebanon to settle in Venice. [4]

Since the early-1970s, the house has been based in Paris[ when? ] and headed by Robert Mazloum, or Mazlo. A goldsmith and jeweller, he continued the family's traditions by creating one-of-a-kind bespoke jewellery pieces. [5]

Along with his Haute Joaillerie pieces, he develops a line of prayer beads called "Masbahas" for the Gulf countries, distributed in Tanagra concept stores. [6] [7]

Notes

  1. ↑ "L'atelier Mazloum présente ses bijoux contemporains". La Revue du Liban (in French). March 1974.
  2. ↑ "" Craze in Beirut ", Fresk look at jewelry in enamel". The Daily Star. September 1969.
  3. ↑ "" Une griffe libanaise dans la bijouterie internationale ", Des créations originales signées Mazlo". L'Orient - Le Jour (in French). August 1981.
  4. ↑ "Zeitloser Schmuck von Mazlo". Goldschmiede Zeitung (in German). April 1980.
  5. ↑ "Les bijoux Mazlo assument fleurs, fruits et personnages dans une seule poétique". RFBH (in French). September 1978.
  6. ↑ "" Robert Mazlo", Let them learn to love earth". Adam&eve. April 2010.
  7. ↑ "" Mazlo Masbaha", Genuine creativity". Ghost. August 2011.

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