Shamila Jiwa’s design reflects a deep synesthesia and an eye for exotica. Inspired by travel, architecture, textiles, food, nature, and above all relationships, her design reflects her ethnic heritage and diverse accumulated experience, shown in her careful rekindling of the natural brilliance of finely culled gems. Shamila remains true to our narratives, true to the nature of materials, maintaining a refined simplicity that is uniquely versatile as wearable art. Extensive travel, research, and sourcing ensure that her design honors painstaking gem selection, careful craftsmanship, and exquisite detailing. One recent example is her “Blue Glimmer Labradorite” line, which evokes oceanic power and mutability while revealing an iridescent fire of blue, green, and amber. While Labradorite is known as ”the stone of new beginnings,” it is greatly underappreciated. Seeking to prize this extraordinary gem, Shamila’s design releases the inherent beauty of Labradorite with exquisite settings endowed with storytelling. With smoldering luminescence, Labradorite’s chameleon-like properties imbue warm or cool tones with soulful and sexy nonchalance.