Two generations, on one block of West Hastings.

The practice that became us

The jewellery practice that would eventually become Palladio begins as Swedish Jewellers, a Vancouver business known over time for repair, restoration, custom work, and traditional jewellery service. This early bench culture remains part of Palladio’s identity: the belief that fine jewellery should be useful, personal, repairable, and made to last.

Flora Bosa acquires Swedish Jewellers

Flora Bosa acquires Swedish Jewellers, then operating from Pacific Centre and Park Royal, and begins shifting the business from mall-based jewellery retail toward a more personal, design-led luxury experience. The foundation is European restraint, higher-touch service, better sourcing, and a private way to buy fine jewellery in Vancouver.

Jason Bosa, on the floor

Jason Bosa joins Flora to help reorganize the business, originally as a short-term role. Client trust quickly turns the work into something more permanent: engagement rings, wedding sets, custom jewellery, watches, and the creative discipline of translating a client’s story into a piece that feels unmistakably theirs.

Palladio Jewellers, by Flora Bosa

Swedish Jewellers is closed and reintroduced as Palladio Jewellers in Vancouver’s Terminal City Club building. The new name draws from Andrea Palladio, the Italian Renaissance architect associated with proportion, clarity, usefulness, and timeless design. That idea becomes the house code: jewellery and watches that are considered, personal, and built to outlast trend.

Fine timekeeping firsts

Palladio expands from high-end handmade jewellery into serious watchmaking, becoming a Vancouver destination for luxury watches, limited editions, complications, and collector-level timepieces. The house develops a reputation for treating watches not as status objects, but as mechanical design, provenance, and long-term stewardship.

The shift toward independent watch manufacturers

As global watch culture evolves, Palladio deepens its commitment to independent and boutique watch manufacturers. The emphasis shifts from recognition alone to watchmakers with authorship, mechanical integrity, design intelligence, and long-term relevance.

Flora steps back

After more than two decades of building the house, Flora steps back from daily operations and Jason becomes the principal voice of Palladio’s next chapter. Flora’s standards for taste, service, and important commissions remain part of the bench culture, while Jason brings forward a more contemporary language for custom jewellery, independent watch manufacturers, and private client relationships.

The current showroom opens

Palladio opens its current showroom at 900 West Hastings Street in downtown Vancouver, with a dedicated independent watch boutique and a more private environment for jewellery consultations, custom design appointments, collectors, and clients who prefer calm expertise over conventional luxury retail.

A decade-plus community relationship

Jason is recognized with the CKNW Kids’ Fund Community Award for his and Palladio’s continued decade-plus support of the CKNW Kids’ Fund, a British Columbia charity helping children and families access therapies, equipment, programs, and support.

A quarter century of the name

Palladio marks 25 years under its own name — known online and in person for custom jewellery in Vancouver, handcrafted engagement rings, rare gemstones, luxury watches, and independent horology.

To mark the anniversary, Palladio announces two limited Palladio Edition watch collaborations with Parmigiani Fleurier and Carl F. Bucherer, each limited to 25 pieces, connecting Palladio’s Vancouver jewellery heritage with its authority in luxury timepieces.

Fifteen years through the Sports Celebrities Festival

Palladio is publicly recognized as a dedicated event sponsor of the Sports Celebrities Festival in support of Special Olympics BC, with the organization noting Palladio’s fifteen years of support.

Relationships with local leaders and collectors

Palladio’s public partnership work extends into Vancouver culture through visible relationships with local leaders, athletes, collectors, celebrities and community voices. The tone is intentionally different from conventional endorsement: trust, craftsmanship, community, and relationships built quietly over time.

Signed, by you.

Custom jewellery is now the centre of the Palladio message: engagement rings, anniversary pieces, heirloom redesigns, rare coloured stones, diamond jewellery, and private commissions made with the client’s signature in mind. Independent watchmaking remains central to the curation.

The future message is not louder luxury — it is personal luxury with proof: better questions, clearer provenance, stronger design judgement, careful sourcing, and an appointment-friendly experience for clients who want expertise without theatre.