Tabbah Explained

House Of Tabbah
Type:Family Business
Foundation:Beirut, Lebanon
Founder:Joseph Tabbah
Location City:Geneva
Location Country:Switzerland
Area Served:International
Key People:Nagib Tabbah, CEO

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] The company has made jewelry for the Wedding of Albert II, Prince of Monaco, and Charlene Wittstock.[4] [5] [6] Tabbah's international clientele during its over 150-year history include Ginger Rogers, Shirley Bassey, Elton John, Ibn Saud, Mouna Ayoub and Brooke Shields.[7] [8]

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.[9]

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.[9] He graduated from the Gemological Institute of America in 1991. Afterwards he joined the family headquarters in Switzerland and returned to Beirut in 1997.[9]

Nagib Tabbah designed the "Infinite Cascade" necklace for Charlene, Princess of Monaco for her wedding with Albert II, Prince of Monaco in 2011. The necklace is made of 18k rose gold set with 1,237 diamonds and 6 pear shaped white pearls.[5]

Boutiques

House of Tabbah boutique opened in Beirut, Lebanon on Allenby Street in 2014.[10] [7] [11] More recently, Tabbah has expanded with points of sale in Paris, Geneva, London and Saks Fifth Avenue in New York City and Beverly Hills.[12] [13]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: L'Officiel de la mode - n°666 de 1980 - page 1 - By appointment her majesty the queen . Patrimoine.editionsjalou.com . 2016-08-02.
  2. Web site: Ghorra . Sara . House of Tabbah: The designer and manufacturer of bespoke jewelry - Executive Life . Life.executive-magazine.com . 2015-09-08 . 2016-08-02.
  3. House of Tabbah . Nadine . Khalil . Bespoke Magazine . Feb–Mar 2015 . 2016-08-02.
  4. Web site: Monaco's royal jewels: a look back at the stunning tiaras . Hello Magazine . 15 January 2021 . Hello Magazine 2013.
  5. Rebecca Anne Proctor . HSH Princess Charlene Wears Tabbah's Infinite Cascade Necklace . Haute Living . 2011-07-10 . 2016-08-02.
  6. Web site: Tabbah Jewellers design bespoke necklace for Princess Charlene at her marriage to Prince Albert II of Monaco . Al Bawaba . 2011-07-04 . 2016-08-02.
  7. Web site: Morgan . Philippa . Maison Tabbah Launches New Looks Primed for Millennials . Vogue Arabia . Vogue . 12 November 2019.
  8. Web site: Ghorra . Sara . House of Tabbah: The designer and manufacturer of bespoke jewelry - Executive Life . Life.executive-magazine.com . 2015-09-08 . 2016-08-02.
  9. News: Tabbah: From silk printers to jewelry craftsmen | Life, Lubnan . Stephanie . Nehme . The Daily Star . 2015-03-27 . 2016-08-02.
  10. News: Gilles . Khoury . Tabbah : Madame est sertie ! - Gilles Khoury - L'Orient-Le Jour . Lorientlejour.com . 2016-03-02 . 2016-08-02.
  11. 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 . 2016-08-02.
  12. Web site: Fedow . Lenore . Saks Fifth Avenue Opens 'The Vault' . National Jeweler . Jewelers of America . 12 November 2019.
  13. Web site: Matthams . Kate . Why Maison Tabbah's Diamond Phoenix Earrings Carry Generations of Jewelry History . Forbes . 12 November 2019.