May we see with new eyes, each old thing, each known thing.
Art Deco Chinese Style, What Is It?
November 17, 2018
South-east Asia, and Singapore in particular, a small, multi-racial entrepot, enthused at the finer life of not just the British Isle or fashionable Paris, but at how Chinese in other places could be both Chinese and ‘Western’ at the same time. The lovingness at which overseas Chinese looked at Shanghai’s riot of life is surely reflected in their own adoption of art, fashion and jewellery.
Much Ado About Bangles
November 15, 2018
An old mine cut diamond bangle and a lavender jade bangle. Two very distinct looks. But if you really see a woman wearing either bangle, the aura feels intriguing.
The Nonchalance of Chinese Jewellery
November 6, 2018
The beauty of Chinese jewellery is wearing them small and big. Some very small, some very ‘big’.For instance, I consider all jade bangles ‘big’. When someone wears a jade bangle, you cannot help but notice the bangle first, however common, or unique.
Casual Luxury Not Casual Affair
June 4, 2018
Jade and Turquoise are two very spiritual stones. Yes, they are really stones more than gems, although jadeite jade is regarded as a modern day precious gemstone.
Both are opaque in their beauty. Both suggest the sky is not clear if you cannot see.
Jade Diamond Necklace | Jade Diamond Drop Earrings | Gem Gardener
The Store Late April
April 30, 2018
I collect hands, wooden, ceramic, metal… In the ceaseless search I always imagine their fingers plied with rings and jewels, but when I get them, I leave them bare. Now they display to the world their potential for something.
Lullaby in Ragtime
March 4, 2018
Harry Nilsson covered this song in 1973. His version is my favourite.
The Store in January 2018
January 22, 2018
Tell you a secret. We hated having a signage so much we just settled for ‘Cinematic Bespoke Jewellery’. That didn’t do anything except let us indulge in our own neon-lit fantasies, and for that useful only at night when no one is around! If you’ve every walked around a street or mall emptied of people, and you love it, you will understand our fantasy. And our stubbornness to be out walking that lonely road. Farthest only when cycling.