The story of BOLOU, Bolette & our design team
The house BOLOU is the story of Bolette Louise Sig Mathiasen and a group of very passionate jewelry specialists and jewelry enthusiasts who have experience, quality and craftsmanship in their DNA and live and dream jewelry on a daily basis. The entire BOLOU team is committed to conveying this joy to our customers with unique pieces of craftsmanship that can tell a story for many generations to come.
In 2017, we expanded our boutique with the help of the renowned master goldsmith and designer Jochen W. Neustädter, who also joined as workshop manager and designer at BOLOU. Since then, Bolette, in collaboration with the entire team, has further developed our identity, where jewelry made from natural materials, unique gemstones and craftsmanship of the highest quality are at the center. Since the store and workshop were expanded and reopened in 2017, our team has grown to triple size and in 2020 a new online universe was created, where it is possible to explore the jewelry from both our own collections and Italian FOPE.
Today, BOLOU only sells jewelry of its own design, in addition to being the exclusive Scandinavian distributor of the Italian exclusive jewelry brand FOPE.
Our Founder Bolette
Our journey begins with Bolette Louise Sig Mathiasen – a free, cheerful and artistic soul with roots in North Zealand and boarding school in England. Surrounded by tools, horses and entrepreneurship, she stood out early on as the creative force of the family with an irrepressible desire for adventure.
At the age of 9, her grandfather took her to the racetrack and taught her how 20 kroner could turn into 100. It wasn't the game that captured Bolette - but the horses and the feeling of creating something herself.
Drive and curiosity led her to Italy, where her love for language, culture and, not least, the art of jewelry took hold. Here began a long career in the jewelry industry. Bolette is a trained goldsmith, designer and stone setter in Italy and a gemologist from GIA in New York. She is a specialist in diamonds, colored gemstones and pearls – and has built a strong network of international suppliers.
BOLOU Design Team
BOLOU's designs and jewelry are designed and developed by the in-house design team, consisting of a small group of creative, artisanal and commercial forces. Each able to draw on their individual expertise from their professions and use it to develop our beautiful designs and products.
Design Team BOLOU always tries to exceed our customers' expectations, be trendsetting and on the cutting edge, while always remaining true to our credo, which is to always deliver the best quality, with the best materials, according to our customer's wishes and of course made by hand by some of the absolute very best in the industry.
