Robinson Pelham marks 30 years with bold, wearable new designs

Robinson Pelham marked three decades with a collection that treated the 1990s less as nostalgia than as a useful design vocabulary. Summer of ’96, the brand’s anniversary campaign, drew on the ease, energy and attitude of a 90s summer, then translated that mood into diamonds, gold and colorful enamel made to read as easy, multigenerational and wearable rather than costume-like.

That distinction matters. Robinson Pelham has always occupied a specific lane in British fine jewelry, where polished gold, bright color and ready-to-wear versatility carry as much weight as sparkle. The new lineup, which includes styles named Meteor, Nirvana, Treble, Kinetic, Arma, Gloria, Duo and Arena, leaned into sculptural forms and signature diamonds, with some pieces listed on the campaign page from about £4,925 to £20,980. In this context, the price points landed in the territory of serious fine jewelry, but the styling language suggested movement, stacking and daily use rather than ceremonial only-wear pieces.

The brand’s own history helps explain why the update felt contemporary. Robinson Pelham was founded in 1996 by Kate Pelham Burn, Vanessa Chilton and Zoe Benyon, after what the company described as a mutual desire to create pieces that spark joy. What began as a small bespoke salon grew into ready-to-wear jewelry, and by 2012 the house had opened a shop in Chelsea, cementing its place in London’s fine jewelry landscape. A 25th-anniversary push in 2022 brought new collections including Entwined, showing that Robinson Pelham has long preferred to mark milestones by expanding its visual language, not freezing it.

The brand’s reputation was also sharpened by high-profile commissions, especially the custom diamond earrings made for Catherine Middleton by Michael and Carole Middleton for her April 29, 2011 wedding to Prince William at Westminster Abbey. That piece underscored a central Robinson Pelham strength: jewelry that can feel personal, polished and publicly legible at once. Summer of ’96 carried that same impulse forward, updating the 90s codes of bold color and confident gold for a customer who wants fine jewelry to move from day to night, and from one generation to the next, without losing its edge.