What Patrick Mavros is known for

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.

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.