In a way it all started in 1840 when my great grand-father founded a small goldsmith workshop in Poznan, Poland. The goldsmith workshop (and in time: a little jewellery shop) passed from generation to generation, surviving a great number of twists and turns on its way, with World War II and the Communist Era in the background. In the 70's my father, Wojciech Kruk took over the workshop, and after the fall of the communist system, transformed it into a modern company. The company, called W.Kruk became the largest chain of exclusive jewellery stores in Poland.

Yeah, you got it right: I'm talking about almost 200 years of family tradition here.

And there's another twist. 2012: that's the moment when my brother & I, the 5th generation in business, go on stage. We join forces and created from a scratch a brand new company called Ania Kruk. He's responsible for the business part, while I take care of the creative side: jewellery design, graphics, web and marketing.

Together, we write a new chapter in the same book.