A Decade of Sparkle – Jewelry Platform Blingsis Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary
Agata Jankowiak, one of the most recognizable influencers in the jewelry industry, is celebrating a decade of her creative journey. Under the name Blingsis, she runs a professional blog and an Instagram channel where she shares striking editorials centered around jewelry, along with on-the-ground reports from the most dazzling events in the industry – from Vicenzaoro and INHORGENTA to JCK Las Vegas.
A sculptor by education and Master of Arts graduate from one of Poland’s top art schools, Agata successfully translated her three-dimensional artistic sensibility into the world of jewelry. Her specialty? Curating and producing photo and video editorials in which she takes on the roles of art director, stylist, and model. Autore, Roberto Coin, Fabergé, Paolo Piovan, Anna Maria Cammilli, LionHeart, Tirisi, Bahrain Jewellery Center, Apart, Yes, Tous, Pandora, Briju, Swarovski – these are just a few of the brands that make up Agata’s impressive portfolio. Campaigns featuring the founder of Blingsis have appeared on large-format billboards and in print magazines. She’s a regular guest and ambassador at the most prestigious jewelry events around the world: Jewellery Arabia, Vicenzaoro, INHORGENTA, JCK Las Vegas, Jewellery Geneva, Istanbul Jewellery Show, Hong Kong Jewellery Show, JA New York, and COUTURE. Her colorful travel stories can be followed on Instagram at @blingsiscom. Agata is a certified expert in pearls and cut diamonds and has been invited multiple times to serve as a juror in prestigious jewelry competitions, including HRD Design Awards, PREMIERE, and the Jewellery Design Competition.
Sparkling Beginnings
The name Blingsis pays homage to the sisterly collaboration that sparked the creation of the platform and editorial brand. In 2015, when Agata Jankowiak came up with the idea of producing creative photo shoots for jewelry brands, her sister Katarzyna Jankowiak – a talented photographer and graduate of the University of the Arts in Poznań – picked up the camera. And that’s how the story began: the first professional Polish platform entirely dedicated to jewelry was born. A glance at the early Blingsis posts reveals it all – the visual quality of the editorials produced by the sister duo quickly attracted brands eager to showcase their products in artistic photo shoots.
They didn’t have to wait long for international recognition. In 2019, Blingsis was named the second-best jewelry blog in the world by International Jewellery London (IJL). For the past few years, Agata has been running the brand independently, growing its presence as a personal and editorial force in the jewelry world. Her calendar for this milestone 10th year is packed with major events. In the coming months, she’ll be attending IIJS in Mumbai, Milano Jewelry Week, Vicenzaoro, and Qerat in Kuwait.
“I’m proud that I’ve been able to build a name and gain the trust of prestigious partners in such a tightly knit industry – all without insider connections,” says Agata Jankowiak, founder of Blingsis. “Trying on high jewelry, engaging in hours-long conversations with designers, watching goldsmiths at work, discovering emerging talent – I love that I work in beauty and with beauty. It’s a demanding, sometimes exhausting industry, but I truly cherish every minute of it,” she adds.
