t can be difficult for designers to make their mark in the high jewellery industry but, almost 20 years ago, Taiwanese artisan Cindy Chao chose to risk it all to launch her eponymous brand, Cindy Chao The Art Jewel. Fast-forward to today, and Chao is well and truly in a league of her own, having crafted her own category of “extraordinary”, brimming with intriguing new materials and avant-garde designs. Fantastical forms smothered with precious gems of impeccable origin
