Why jeweller to the stars gives time, effort – and money – to underprivileged cancer patients in Hong Kong
Corina Larpin, founder and head designer of luxury jeweller, Stéfère, is one of Hong Kong Adventist Hospital Foundation’s influential ‘Women of Hope’
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As you enter the spacious Repulse Bay flat of Corina Larpin, founder and head designer of luxury jeweller, Stéfère, you are likely to see a velvet tray of bejewelled accessories on display.
These edgy, highly complicated pieces have attracted an A-list clientele that includes Madonna, Pink, Lady Gaga, Fergie, Jane Fonda, Khloe Kardashian, Taylor Swift and Janet Jackson.
And business is growing. Larpin is always on the road – she was set to fly to Shanghai for meetings the day after the interview and – following a break in Vietnam – would be off to the US for another business trip.
“I work a lot, many hours a day,” she says. “Now I try to take one or two hours a day out for myself, but before I was pretty much working, working, working 20 hours a day, so I sleep very little.”
Yet since last year, she has also made time to help the Hong Kong Adventist Hospital Foundation (HKAHF) Cancer Fund raise money to support efforts to bring timely treatment to underprivileged cancer patients in Hong Kong.
