Maison Birks is Canada's premier designer and retailer of fine jewelry, timepieces, and gifts, founded in 1879 when Henry Birks opened a small jewelry shop on Saint James Street in Montreal. The house traces its craft to a family of master silversmiths in Sheffield, England, and grew alongside Canada itself, expanding to Ottawa, Winnipeg, and Vancouver in the early 1900s. Its flagship on Montreal's Phillips Square has become a city landmark. Birks introduced its iconic Birks Blue Box in the early 20th century and earned a Ro...
