May we see with new eyes, each old thing, each known thing.
Wardrobe Snacks
May 21, 2018 SIJS
Which is your type? Mine is obvious. Scintillating. Art direction: Michelle Maguire Photography: Kelsey McClellan
Custom Jewellery Singapore, Clover and Duality
February 19, 2018 ProcessSIJS
There are many nice bracelets around.
There are lesser bangles of such niceness. Just the word bangle is a fragment of ageism. Kidding.
Of course we are making a bangle.
Sapphire Color Grade
February 18, 2018 SIJS
Many certs or reports are being issued for reasons of certainty/identification, rather than comprehension. A Lotus Report describes the kind of blue your sapphire takes. This precise color grading lets gem traders (insiders) and gem buyers (you, the outsider) communicate a visual language backed by similar expectations and experiences.
The Coldest Night of the Year
January 15, 2018 SIJS
January 2018 has come on surprisingly, with cool nights and sunless days. Everywhere we read about the funny incidents of Singaporeans in winter, and then I realised we did go online to buy ourselves two sets of superbly waterproof raincoats. We have been alternating two sets for the past five years, since our …
Learning Journey
January 12, 2018 SIJS
As part of our learning journey, we are beginning to document both product and process, through articles showing our own designs and gems. We don’t care if you are a gem aficionado or a gem noob, let’s party. Click whatever you see.
Quotes on Wedding Rings
December 6, 2017 SIJS
Voici mon secret. Il est très simple: on ne voit bien qu’avec le cœur. L’essentiel est invisible pour les yeux. Here is my secret. It is very simple: It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye. And here is my secret: engravings are always very …
Outsiders
October 17, 2017 SIJS
I have never heard anyone refer to Chinese jewelry as soulful. But it is. How can it not be? Jewellery enmeshed with its intentions that cannot be too poorly or too proud. We have been collecting and curating Chinese jewellery and later Straits Chinese jewellery for over five years. Yet it is only recently …







