Lynn Ban, a Singaporean jewelry designer and star of the Netflix series Bling Empire: New York, passed away on January 20, 2025, at the age of 52.
She had suffered a skiing accident in Aspen, Colorado, in late December and underwent brain surgery. Her son, Sebastian, shared the sad news on her Instagram account.
Lynn Ban Biography
She was Born on 27 May 1972, in Singapore, Lynn lived and worked in New York, London, and Paris. Her extensive travels to exotic and cosmopolitan destinations shaped her unique sense of fashion, design, and adventure.
Her work and jewelry were featured in top fashion magazines like Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, ELLE, and W Magazine.
Lynn’s designs were worn by celebrities such as Rihanna, Beyoncé, Madonna, Cardi B, Billie Eilish, Lady Gaga, and Kendrick Lamar.
She also collaborated with Rihanna on jewelry for tours, videos, and her Fenty Puma collections.
Singaporean Jewellery Designer Dies At 52
Lynn Ban, a star of Bling Empire: New York and a well-known jewelry designer, passed away on Monday, January 20, 2025, at the age of 52.
In December 2024, Lynn shared on Instagram that she had been in a skiing accident during a family vacation in Aspen, Colorado, on Christmas Eve.
She explained that she fell after catching a ski tip at the top of the mountain, which led to a serious head injury requiring emergency brain surgery (craniotomy).
Lynn posted a photo of herself in a hospital bed with stitches on her head, detailing the incident.
Her death was later confirmed by her teenage son, Sebastian, in an Instagram post shared on Wednesday, January 22, 2025.
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Lynn Ban Husband & Parents
Lynn father, David Bain, is a property magnate and the executive director of a property company called Venus Assets in Kuala Lumpur. Her mother was a certified gemologist.
Lynn married Jett Cain, and they both worked together running Lynn’s jewelry brand. She met Jett at a New Year’s party in 1994. At that time, Jett was a producer and reporter for MTV.
Career Journey Of Lynn Ban
Lynn lived in New York City but would travel to Singapore every summer to visit her parents, who lived in a large estate on Orchard Road. She was born in Singapore, and when she was 4, her family moved to New York City.
Later, they moved to Hong Kong before returning to Singapore because of her father’s job as a banker. Lynn finally settled back in New York City after finishing her studies at the Singapore American School in 1989.
Before starting her jewelry business, Lynn opened a fashion boutique called The Lynn Ban Vintage in 2002. She sold carefully selected couture pieces from famous brands like Yves Saint Laurent, Chanel, and Valentino, mainly from the 60s to 90s.
She later held pop-up shops in London and Tokyo, with the Tokyo pop-up located in a private club on the Louis Vuitton store’s penthouse. After almost 10 years, she closed the store in 2011.
When Lynn launched her jewelry collection, it became very popular, and stores like Barneys, Maxfield, Dover Street Market, and Net-A-Porter began selling her designs.
However, due to the pandemic, she had to reduce her business and began taking custom orders from private clients.
Despite this setback, Lynn is planning to relaunch her jewelry brand. In March 2022, she released a new resort collection and modeled her designs herself.
She also invited her co-stars from Bling Empire: New York to the launch party. Celebrities like Rihanna, Beyoncé, and Lady Gaga have been her clients.
Networth
Her estimated net worth is between $5.5 million and $6 million. He has earned a lot from his own business and has a list of wealthy clients.
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