With a father who was an oil painter and an uncle who sold gemstones, it is not surprising that Lily Lam has always had a taste for art and design and that she particularly enjoys drawing. According to her, however, she was in fact never interested in jewellery and had certainly never planned to become a jewellery designer – she was more focused on advertising and commercial art.
After having done a degree in Advertising at Bianchi College, Lily Lam found herself, quite unexpectedly, working in a jewellery shop in Hong Kong, and it is there that she started designing. This triggered her change of focus and passion for jewellery and she then went on to perfect her skills by studying for a number of certificates and degrees in this field, both in Hong Kong and in the UK.

The designer works with a wide array of materials but is most attracted to dazzling diamonds and colourful precious stones, such as sapphires and rubies, which she usually sets in 18k gold. Her stunning pieces – mainly necklaces, but also bracelets, brooches and pendants - are usually quite large, intricate, flamboyant and theatrical and can be worn as a special added touch to a casual piece of clothing during the day, or on elegant evening wear. Lily Lam is quite fashion and trend conscious. She does not take jewellery design lightly and her pieces are often inspired by the contradictions and imbalances – both positive and negative – that one witnesses in most areas of life. She likes to work on combining the beauty of something simple with something more extravagant; the classical is highlighted with the uniqueness of a very special design or a distinct form. Lily Lam also believes that values are an important factor to take into consideration when designing a piece of jewellery.

It did not take long before Lily Lam was recognized by the jewellery industry at large as a talented designer, and in the last ten years she has received a number of prestigious awards including the Jewellery Design Competition Award several times over, and the International South Sea Pearl Jewellery Design Competition in the Gold, Silver and Bronze categories.

Lily Lam designed jewellery for several companies in Hong Kong, Japan and the USA before opening her own Jewellery Zone Retail Shop in Hong Kong in the year 2000. Since then, she has been focusing on developing her designs under her own name. Her clientele already includes many foreigners, who visit her shop whenever they travel to Hong Kong. Lily Lam also has plans to expand her business in the future by selling her jewellery through outlets, or her own shops, in other Asian countries as well as in the USA.

LILY LAM
Jewellery Zone
31A Wydnham Street, LG/F, Central,
Hong Kong
Tel:  +852 2526 3696
Fax: +852 2526 632