After travelling the world and becoming a gemstone dealer in 1994 he decided to turn towards high-class jewellery design.
Together with his Taiwanese partner Lisa Chen, they formed the Daring jewellery company based out of the Far East.
[3][4] Later he relocated back to Paris permanently, where he employed several other jewellers and stonesetters in his atelier, splitting from Chen.
In May 2007 Phillips de Pury & Company announced that it would stage Zaavy’s first major exhibition of his work in the US, titled Nymphéas.
[5] In January 2007 Pallinghurst Resources announced it had acquired Unilever’s entire global portfolio of trademarks, licenses and associated rights relating to the Fabergé brand name.