Jewellery by Pushpita Singh and Clothes by Rose Tree

Bespoke Jewellery by self-taught designer Pushpita Singh is now in Colombo. She will be holding an exhibition of jewellery and clothing from May 4 to the 6 at 71/3 Barnes Place, Colombo 7 between 10 am and 6 pm.

Pushpita operates from a home-studio in Delhi, and her designs have found their way to the National Geographic online site Novica. Her designs have been supplied to buyers as far as Bangkok and New York and she has been a participant in the Royal Fables exhibitions in Delhi and at Royal Treasures in Hyderabad, besides having viewings in Bangalore, Cochin and Mumbai.

Each piece is a hand-crafted work of art in a range that includes day-wear to party-wear, from the minimal to the extravagant, from the conservative to the chic. For the ones who want them customized, lengths extended or shortened - she undertakes those as well. Her range of jewellery is built around a collection of semi-precious stones from around the world - chalcedony to amethyst, lapis-lazuli to amazonite, jade to onyx to turquoise and coral, carnelian and jasper, from crystal and pearl to garnet and alexandrite.

The stones are cut, polished, embellished, faceted, turned into beads, tumbles or left rough - before being paired with silver, set into clasps, each represents her fine eye for detail and perfection.

She has previously curated a show of royal photographs for the British Council, and is the author of the cookbook Rajasthani Kitchen.

Rani Kamini Singh is a quintessential Delhi girl from a business family who married into royalty which meant following many conservative customs. Armed with the love and support of her husband Kunwar Shailraj Singh of Seohara, Kamini was lucky in that she enjoyed a culturally - rich royal household as well as a city circuit.

She soon grew fond of her blue -blooded life in the Seohara Palace just as much as the time spent with her family and friends in Delhi where she often wore smart western clothing. One thing reigned supreme in her life and that was her taste for good clothes. Rani Kamini's clothes collection by Rose Tree swears by organic cottons and modern silhouettes.

What started as a hobby has taken her clothing to the next level, retailing her designs at prime fashion boutiques in India. Her work boasts hand embroidered crushed cotton indo-western wear. She uses pure organic fabrics as does spa and beach wear. Tunics are her forte, hence Sri Lankans can be feasted on unimaginable beautifully crafted designs be it with jewellery or clothing.