Thursday, 20 June 2013

Life is all about encounters

Good ones and bad ones… but this one is good!

So here I am, living the high-life in Geneva, thinking I am rich and allowing myself to enter the most beautiful jewelry stores in town. Not the commercial kind, not the bling-bling kind, not even a famous brand store… but one rather small, exquisite and refined shop.

The lady of the house is extremely friendly (maybe because she is not a native Swiss) but also very knowledgeable and has excellent taste! She has connections with the best in the Swiss market place (and beyond) and tailors for the rich and famous of the world.

Her passion for colourful stones and noble materials, but also for the quality of the work is what brings me to her store. She has the work done in Switzerland and Italy mainly, respecting the highest standards!

I am tempted to walk into her store and chat about stones, gems and jewelry every time I pass in front of her window. Quite hard to resist when you know the shop is located right next to my current office building.

In fact, she IS living my dream already and is an inspiration!

So for all of you who would like that one special piece, or just would like to be inspired by beautiful jewelry: ONE address in Geneva: DS montres et bijoux

DS montres et bijoux - Rue du Rhône 90 à Genève

Karibu!

Here we are... my first post in my new blog. I will be taking you on a journey, but the exciting thing is that we don't know exactly where we will end up...

I have decided to take a year off from my financial career in order to pursue one of my many dreams: creating jewelry, selling jewelry... breathing jewelry.

It will all start in September when I will go back to school, goldsmith school! in Brussels. One year of basics in 5 different modules: noble materials, goldsmith (2 modules), jewelry designer, gemology.

I will tell you all about the highs and the lows of the next 365 days on this blog, and will drown you with informationJ I will share my findings, contacts, passion…

and hope to inspire YOU, wherever you are, WHATEVER your dreams are to pick at least one of them and PURSUE it! Then SHARE your passion back with me, because life is beautiful and too short for us to stop realizing our dreams!

Nakutakia siku njema!