Monet Garden is inspired by Monet's paintings of Water Lilies. It took the designer 18 months to collect over 700 jadeite, tanzanite, tourmaline, tsavorite garnet, green sapphire and amethyst to fulfill the colourful palette. The translucent rose-cut tanzanite and tourmaline allow the skin tone of a user to shine through, while the necklace's slim and flexible structure contours the user's chest to mimic an undulating landscape. The result is a wearable tapestry of a flowery garden.

Her story in the field of jewelry design began long before she was born. 60 years ago in Phnom Penh, the capitol of Cambodia, where her mother grew up, her family owned a jewelry house and it was a popular hang out place for members of the royal family until the Khmer Rouge took over the city in 1975. Immersed in a constant love for beauty manifested in her mother’s jewelry collection since childhood, she has become an architect, jewelry designer, and gem stone collector. Through architectural training she is dexterous with juxtaposing different materials to optimize color composition, choice of material, and functionality. Many of her designs make use of the rich colors tones offered by tourmaline and fancy sapphire.

Love for jewelry is a long lost dream in the family. The story of the brand began 60 years ago in Phnom Penh, the capitol of Cambodia, where our founder's mother grew up in a reputable Chinese family. The family opened a jewelry house in the 1950s and it was a popular hang out place for members of the royal family until the Khmer Rouge took over the city in 1975. Born with an instinct for design and beauty, our founder is an architect, interior designer, jewelry designer and gemologist. Through architectural training she is dexterous with juxtaposing different materials to optimize color composition, choice of material, and functionality. Many of our designs make use of the rich colors and shades of tone offered by tourmaline and fancy sapphire.