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18 kt gold and diamond jasmine ring, $7,800 U.S., by Mimi So

Mimi So

Mimi So's modern and feminine designs are now available for purchase online

Most families get their children to help with chores by loading the dishwasher or sweeping the kitchen floor. But after school, young Mimi So would hang out at her parents’ jewelry atelier in New York. After homework was done, her responsibilities included dusting the jeweler’s benches, filing gold castings, or weighing and sorting diamonds, rubies, emeralds and sapphires.

Working with precious materials from such a young age, it was almost inevitable that So would make fine jewelry a career. But So’s perfectionistic tendencies have pushed her to achieve even more and So is now considered one of the finest young designers in the craft today. Her collection is carried at some of the world’s best retailers including Neiman Marcus in the U.S., Holt Renfrew in Canada and Lane Crawford in Hong Kong, just to name a few.

Her celebrity following includes such trend setting celebrities as Kate Bosworth, Nicole Richie, Gwyneth Paltrow, Anne Hathaway and Miley Cyrus.
 
So recently opened a jewelry salon within her Fifth Ave. studio for customers who wish a more intimate and one-on-one experience when viewing creations such as elegant green tourmaline and diamond drop earrings, or a vibrant pink tourmaline ring. Clients can also witness the artisans at work in the adjacent production room where the jewelry is all handmade.

So also recently added e-commerce to her web site. Offerings include a jasmine flower ring with layers of diamond-dotted petals, the chunky geometric necklaces and cuffs from the Jackson collection. See www.mimiso.com.