Taylor Swift, Li Jun Li are fans of her jewellery inspired by Chinese imperial porcelain: meet Simone Ng of Simone Jewels
- Singaporean high jeweller Simone Ng was inspired by Qing dynasty porcelain vases and cups, and reflected their curves and bright colours in her pieces
- Ng, whose designs are worn by stars such as Taylor Swift and Emily Blunt, uses a multibrand strategy to sell her pieces, and had a pop-up at Harrods in 2020
Much like luxury jewellery, antique Chinese porcelain is a world of rare, meticulously crafted investment pieces to which there is more than meets the eye.
So it’s no surprise that a jewellery designer would work to bring the two art forms together, and reimagine Chinese porcelain as modern, wearable pieces of art.
Singaporean high jewellery designer Simone Ng, the founder and executive creative director of Simone Jewels, launched her namesake brand in 2006 after stints in commerce and finance.
The company has gone from a one-woman show to a team of nine, overseeing retail partnerships in Singapore, France, and the UK and US markets. In 2013, the brand had a necklace auctioned by Sotheby’s Asia for more than double its reserve price.
Chinese porcelain sits at the core of Simone Jewels’ 2022 collection, Portraits of Porcelain, through which the brand seeks to turn “the exquisiteness of porcelain and the techniques of its unsung masters into profoundly wearable tributes”.
