About Us
It was the love and passion of Jewelry
which formed the company’s origins.
The Brand
The House of Charente was established in 2016. It was the love and passion of
jewelry which formed the company's origins. Each piece of jewelry is
handmade using ethically sourced 18k gold with diamonds. A selection of
pieces also feature precious stones, semi-precious stones, pearls and jade.
Crafted at the very heart of the place in Italy and Hong Kong, the jewelry
creations reflect these exceptional skills and pay tribute to the trendy style.
The brand continues to set the standard for the ultimate in stylish, unique and
extraordinary fine jewelry.
Charente, comes from a name of a river in France. The sparks on the river
makes me dream, and I need my dream to create my unique jewelry. It is a
great inspiration that I can design my jewelry as beautiful as the river. The
shine of the gems and diamonds is like the shine of water under the sun and
moon. You need the light and transparency to look at the jewelry, it embraces
the infinity of love and energy conveyed by water along the time. My concept
with water is that it has a transparent surface and a very deep element
underneath, just like a woman could be shiny outside and wild inside and full
of life.
The Founder
Chareine Lee is a dedicated jewelry designer and an intuitive business woman.
Growing up in a family in Malaysia and Singapore that has been in the fine
jewelry business for over three decades. Since Chareine was a child, she was
exposed and inspired by many alluring jewelry designed with diamonds,
precious stones and fine jadeite.
Chareine received her university education in fine arts and psychology in
Canada. Shortly after, she moved to Hong Kong. She continued her study in
jewelry design courses at many renowned design schools in London, Paris and
Hong Kong. She received several merit and special design awards during her
studies. She launched her brand after working in the family’s jewelry business
for several years in Hong Kong.
Her unique design is inspired by arts, culture and architecture she has
explored during her travels around the world in search of precious stones,
semi-precious gemstones and fine jadeite that go into her creations.
