Tabbah

Tabbah is a bespoke jewelry company that was founded in 1862 and now is a family business owned and run by Nabil and Nagib Tabbah.[1][2][3]

Tabbah CEO and jewelry designer Nagib Tabbah giving a public lecture at an exhibition of Maison Tabbah.
House Of Tabbah
Family Business
Industry
  • Jewellery manufacturing
  • Watchmaking
  • Retailing
FoundedBeirut, Lebanon
(1862 (1862))
FounderJoseph Tabbah
Headquarters
Geneva
,
Switzerland
Area served
International
Key people
Nagib Tabbah, CEO
Websitewww.tabbah.com

The company has made jewelry for the Wedding of Albert II, Prince of Monaco, and Charlene Wittstock.[4][5] Tabbah's international clientele during its over 150 year history include Ginger Rogers, Shirley Bassey, Elton John, Ibn Saud, and Brooke Shields.[6]

During the 17th century, Tabbah started as a printer of patterned silk, and the jewelry house was later founded in 1862 in Beirut by Joseph Tabbah.[7]

Tabbah designed bespoke jewelry for Mouna Ayoub in the 1990s. The pieces were auctioned by Christie's in 1996[8] and the sale of Ayoub’s collection was so successful that the president of Christie’s sent Nabil Tabbah a personal letter which stated “since the famous sale of Mouna Ayoub in November 1996 in Geneva, we have found that jewels signed by Tabbah are greatly sought after by collectors throughout the world”.[2]

Nagib Tabbah

Nagib Tabbah is the chief designer and CEO of Tabbah. He is the great, great grandson of Joseph Tabbah, the founder of the House of Tabbah. His family moved to Monaco in 1974. Nagib Tabbah was raised spending time in the family's boutique atelier, observing the process of creative jewelry design, artisans, manufacture and traveling around the world purchasing precious stones.[7] He graduated from the Gemological Institute of America in 1991. Afterwards he joined the family headquarters in Switzerland and returned to Beirut in 1997.[7]

Nagib Tabbah designed the "Infinite Cascade" necklace for Charlene, Princess of Monaco for her royal wedding with Albert II, Prince of Monaco in 2011. The bespoke necklace is made of 18k rose gold set with 1,237 diamonds and 6 pear shaped white pearls.[4]

Maison Tabbah necklace with pearls and diamonds commissioned by Charlene, Princess of Monaco..

Boutiques

House of Tabbah boutique opened in Beirut, Lebanon on Allenby Street in 2014.[9][6][10] More recently, Tabbah has expanded internationally with points of sale in Paris, Geneva, London and Saks Fifth Avenue in New York City and Beverly Hills.[11][12]

References
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  3. Khalil, Nadine (Feb–Mar 2015). "House of Tabbah". Bespoke Magazine. Retrieved 2016-08-02. Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  4. Rebecca Anne Proctor (2011-07-10). "HSH Princess Charlene Wears Tabbah's Infinite Cascade Necklace". Haute Living. Retrieved 2016-08-02.
  5. "Tabbah Jewellers design bespoke necklace for Princess Charlene at her marriage to Prince Albert II of Monaco". Al Bawaba. 2011-07-04. Retrieved 2016-08-02.
  6. Morgan, Philippa. "Maison Tabbah Launches New Looks Primed for Millennials". Vogue Arabia. Vogue. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  7. Nehme, Stephanie (2015-03-27). "Tabbah: From silk printers to jewelry craftsmen | Life , Lubnan". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2016-08-02.(subscription required)
  8. Rapaport, Martin. "Geneva - Nice Jewels, Good Humor but Weak Business". Diamonds.net. Rapaport. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  9. Khoury, Gilles (2016-03-02). "Tabbah : Madame est sertie ! - Gilles Khoury - L'Orient-Le Jour". Lorientlejour.com. Retrieved 2016-08-02.
  10. "House of Tabbah on Allenby Street in Beirut is inspired by the original boutique from the 1950s reinterpreted in contemporary style | SELECTIONS". Selectionsthemagazine.com. 2015-05-12. Retrieved 2016-08-02. Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  11. Fedow, Lenore. "Saks Fifth Avenue Opens 'The Vault'". National Jeweler. Jewelers of America. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  12. Matthams, Kate. "Why Maison Tabbah's Diamond Phoenix Earrings Carry Generations of Jewelry History". forbes.com. Forbes. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
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