Margaux Rusita is a Guyanese-Burundian sustainable jewellery designer based in Burundi, East Africa. Her company, Margaux Wong, is an innovative and sustainable brand that transforms cow horn and brass into luxurious wearable art.

Rusita has been passionately working as an ethically driven designer for more than 18 years and her designs are heavily influenced by everyday experiences.

As a creative director, she constantly works with her team to produce uniquely distinguished artisan jewellery using sometimes-tedious traditional techniques. Over the years, she has mentored hundreds of young designers in Burundi, passing on a wealth of learnings and techniques in sustainable design