Jewelry Designer Moves Operations to Mauritius; Davy Expands Aya Brand From Island Base
Jewelry brand relocates production and creative operations to Indian Ocean island base.
Chelsy Davy’s jewelry business, Aya, now operates out of Mauritius, where the 40-year-old has built a working life anchored to the Indian Ocean island’s coastline since late 2025. As founder and creative director, she coordinates photo shoots with models wearing her pearl, vermeil gold, white gold, precious stone, and synthetic diamond pieces against the island’s turquoise waters and palm-lined beaches, using the landscape as both backdrop and brand identity.
That professional setup sits within a broader domestic arrangement. Davy is married to Sam Cutmore-Scott, a hotelier, and the couple have three children: Leo, born in 2022; Chloe, who arrived in 2024; and Finn, born in March 2025. The family’s ties to Mauritius run deep. They married on a Mauritian beach, and the island now functions simultaneously as family home, wedding destination, and operational base for Aya. On August 11, Davy posted an Instagram photograph showing two of her children playing on a floating platform near the shoreline, the Indian Ocean visible behind them, captioned with a blue heart emoji that matched the colors of the children’s clothing and the surrounding water.
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The Daily Mail reported on August 12 that the arrangement is a “part-time” residency, meaning Davy maintains other bases elsewhere while investing substantially in her Mauritian operations.
The path to this island life began far from it. Davy was born in Zimbabwe and met Prince Harry in 2004 while studying at Stowe School in Buckinghamshire, England. Their relationship lasted seven years before differing life choices prompted a separation. The parting was cordial enough that Davy received an invitation to Harry’s 2018 wedding to Meghan Markle.
Harry’s own trajectory moved in a sharply different direction. In 2020, he left the United Kingdom with Markle, relocating to the United States and stepping away from royal protocol. The couple have two children, Archie and Lilibet Diana. His departure marked a decisive break from his previous existence in England.
By contrast, Davy built outward rather than away, constructing an independent professional identity and family life rooted in a geography entirely her own. The question now is how Aya scales from its Mauritian base, and whether the island remains central to the brand as the business grows.
Q&A
Where does Aya jewelry brand now operate and who leads it?
Aya operates out of Mauritius under founder and creative director Chelsy Davy, who relocated the business to the island in late 2025.
What materials and product types does Aya produce?
The brand produces jewelry pieces in pearl, vermeil gold, white gold, precious stone, and synthetic diamond.
How does the brand use Mauritius in its operations?
Davy coordinates photo shoots with models wearing Aya pieces against the island's turquoise waters and palm-lined beaches, using the landscape as both backdrop and brand identity.
What is the residency status of Davy's arrangement in Mauritius?
According to Daily Mail reporting from August 12, the arrangement is part-time residency, meaning Davy maintains other bases elsewhere while investing substantially in Mauritian operations.