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INTERVIEW

When I arrived at the office of Attilio in Mong
Kok, I thought I had entered an enchanted garden.
After passing through the glass doors, I was attracted
by the jewellery pieces displayed in the elegant
showcases. Millie Ho, a passionate jeweller who is
also the creator and designer of the brand.
Millie immigrated to Toronto as a teenager. After
working in the medical field for ten years, she opened
her florist, Millie's Flowers, where she discovered Life is like a Precious Pearl
her passion for creativity. Millie returned back to Millie entered into the jewellery industry with
Hong Kong in 2012; she was greatly encouraged bold ambitious for the future. She has won numerous
by her father to create her own jewellery brand - awards with her innovative design in fine jewelry
Attilio. Blending hobby and work together, Millie competitions. Her talents and creativity leave no
further turned her creative passions into a successful room for doubt. Since the brand´s inception, every
enterprise. Millie built her company form scratch; piece of jewellery designed by Millie is instilled
today, Attilio is a renowned jewellery brand offering with sentimental value and able to bring the wear
high-end jewellery, fashion jewellery and wedding happy memories. “We are ready for a breakthrough.
jewellery, caterring to different clients needs. Jewellery pieces exude class, set with pearl and
mother of pearl, will steal the show and lift the
heart,”Millie reveals. A natural pearl begins its life
My Father and I inside an oyster´s shell; it grows strong and beautiful
with loving care and protection by pearl farmers.
The name Attilio means “father-like” in Italian,
Good water quality is essential for the pearl mussels.
it represents affection between Millie and her
Life is like a precious pearl, we grow up with loving,
father. The bond that Millie and her father share
supportive parents. New collections will provide
is very unique and special. Millie´s father, Mr. Pak
continuity of the brand´s DNA – the completion of
Tao Ho, is a veteran designer. He played a seminal
love. Each mother of pearl has its unique pattern,
role in the foundation of Chow Tai Fook Jewellery.
telling a different story.
“My father gave me a lot of support and opinion, the
brand Attilio is named after him. I hope to pay tribute Millie´s fundamental principles of design around
to him and to honour his passion and contributions to Inheritance and Timelessness. Attilio aims to tell
the jewellery design industry”, Millie says. jewellery lovers a story behind each of its pieces.

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