Timeline
Thidarut Kongwithayakij
In 1988 Thidarut Kongwithayakij, our founder, entered the jewelry industry.
- Year
- 1988
- Founder
- Thidarut Kongwithayakij
That year marks the start of the family practice in jewelry that the company still carries today. Our brand documents describe the house as a luxury jewelry maker since 1988.
The practice grew into Manee Mongkhol Gems Factory Co., Ltd., a Thai jewelry manufacturer for export. It specialises in invisible setting with natural gemstones, handmade by skilled artisans in silver and gold, with more than 6,000 designs and OEM and ODM production.
The same craft is the base of AVALON Artisan Gallery, where Thai artisans now shape jewelry and objects from MyraGem and MyraShell, two materials made from discarded green mussel shell.
Sources
- Owner statement in chat, 5 October 2026
- Website content src/content/story.ts (Factory) and src/content/home.ts
- AVALON_ontimeshow_Bangkok_Submission.docx ("began as a luxury jewelry maker in 1988")
- Previous AVALON website