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ORBISJEWELERS & SILVERSMITHS IN HARARE4 stores · curated ORBIS register
Harare
Crafted by Leo makes handcrafted sterling silver jewellery, including animal, sea and flower-themed pieces plus men's jewellery, necklaces, earrings and rings, inspired by the natural wonders and patterns of Zimbabwe. The account is run under the name Leo and has posted new pieces as recently as July and August 2026.
Best for Nature-inspired sterling silver jewellery
Harare
Eileen Madzime hand-forms sheet metal with a hammer to create silver necklaces, earrings, bracelets and rings organised into collections such as the Savanna, Connected, One-Off and Minimalist ranges. The Zimbabwe-based shop also offers custom-made jewellery, wholesale and private-label inquiries.
Best for Handcrafted silver jewellery collections
Harare
The National Handicraft Centre, founded in 1989 by the Government of Zimbabwe at 4 Grant Street, Harare, sells basketry, textiles, sculpture, pottery, stone and wood carvings, tribal masks and jewellery made using traditional methods, and links community producer groups, about 75% of them rural women, to the market. The centre has over 150 members and received first runner-up for Best Culture and Heritage Stand at the 2025 Sanganai Tourism Expo.
Best for Traditional Zimbabwean basketry and carvings
Umwinsidale, Haslemere Lane / Online
Patrick Mavros creates jewellery and silver objects inspired by African wildlife, with its Harare studio at Mpata Farm in Umwinsidale. The family business traces its beginnings to a pair of earrings made in 1978. Its work ranges from wearable pieces to table objects and sculpture, with another atelier in Mauritius.
Best for Wildlife jewellery and silver sculpture
Patrick Mavros traces the business to earrings Patrick made for Catja in 1978, a family gift that led to requests for more pieces. The family later established its Zimbabwe studio, and the Harare address remains Mpata Farm on Haslemere Lane in Umwinsidale. Animal forms connect much of the collection, from small jewellery to silver sculpture and objects for a dining table. The range includes elephant designs and bird studies, but the objects have different uses: a cufflink is a wearable piece, while a candelabrum becomes part of a table setting. All four sons entered the creative life of the business, and the company's history records a separate Mauritius jewellery studio opening in 2006. That second workshop matters when considering where an individual piece was made. Buyers can approach the Harare studio about available work or commissions, rather than treating the wider international catalogue as a guarantee of local stock. For a substantial sculpture, ask about its dimensions and delivery arrangements before deciding how it will travel home.
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