Belgian by birth, Michelle Manguette came to London 30 years ago where she met and married Jeremy Rose, owner of the Feng Sushi restaurants. They have two daughters Coralie and Emily.
Always fascinated by jewellery and its design she opened her first jewellery shop in Kensington Church Walk in the early eighties. In 1997 she moved around the corner to her current premises at 40 Gordan Place, off Kensington Church Street.