Long before the gypsetter style was in vogue, a couple sailed the world with their nine children, spreading their greatest passion: jewellery. Lovers of life and nature, Maryvonne and Gerard Mignot - together for 60 years - innovated the aesthetics of pearls, using them with leather in handmade pieces with a bohemian footprint, readjusting the timeless elegance of pearls. In 1976, the duo decided to take up residence in St. Barth and founded their first store, Bijoux de la Mer, after their extent travels at sea and their visits to Tahiti where they started including pearls in their creations with other sea treasures. Now their family of nine children and 36 grandchildren continue their legacy internationally with new jewellery designs and by maintaining the gypsy philosophy of living and the organic importance of the enterprise.