Hello, this is Carol Wilton, the voice of jewellery. For my latest episode, I'm in conversation with

Michelle Ong, she's co-founder of the Jewelie House Carney in Hong Kong. She's acknowledged as one of

the greatest names in high jewellery and has created a whole new iconography in jewellery. So do listen

and join me for that. But in the meantime, I hope whichever

episode you have queued up you really enjoy. This episode is brought to you by Leibish, the coloured

diamond jewellery experts. Did you know that pink diamonds are amongst the rarest diamonds and over 90% came from the

Argyle Mine in Australia which closed in 2020.

I think apart from the beauty of the stone is that, you know, what it symbolises.

I mean, there's so many years from the ground, you know, how it grows, you know, for millions of years, you know, how it's naturally formed.

It means something.

I mean, it shows strength. It shows commitment.

I'm Carol Horton, the voice of jewellery. Welcome to If Jewels Could Talk.

I'm an author and broadcaster and the woman who initiated the role of jewelry editor at

magazines like Tatler and Vogue. This is a podcast for everyone. For people who do like jewelry,

for people who don't realize they like jewelry, and anyone intrigued by fascinating facts, new ideas and forgotten histories.

So join me as I tell sparkly tales and meet all sorts of people delving into four centuries of jewelry culture and investigate what's happening now.

I'm very pleased to be here with Michelle Ong.

Michelle is a philanthropist and businesswoman,

but today we're talking to her as the co-founder of the Jewelie House Carney.

Michelle is quite simply acknowledged as one of the greatest names in high jewelry today.

Her light as a whisper, diamond creations with a unique blend of Chinese and Western culture,

crystallized natural forms with invisible mastery,

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