If you want to, you should put a ring on it Once upon a time, a precious ring on a woman’s finger was instinctually perceived as a symbol of her being loved by a man. But, today, it can be so much more than that - actually, it can be quite the opposite. It can be a sign that a woman feels independent and confident enough to buy herself her dream ring, and that is exactly what Swedish fine jewellery studio Mumbaistockholm wants. By Signe Hansen and Nina Bressler
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Photos: Mumbaistockholm
If you want fine jewellery, do you need to wait for a man to gift it to you? This question, or rather the answer – no you absolutely don’t – is what has motivated jewellery designer Cecilia Kores since she founded Mumbaistockholm. Nine years and a successful jewellery studio later, Kores is still on a mission to make women comfortable investing in fine jewellery for themselves. “Two months after I started Mumbaistockholm, I broke up with my boyfriend. It was around that time that I also realised that most jewellery is simply love gifts from a man to a woman. But do 44
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Issue 160
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November 2023
Founder Cecilia Kores.
you need a man to wear fine jewellery? At that time, I myself didn’t even want a man in my life! I was tired of relationships. But I wanted to wear fine jewellery. So it has almost become political,” she explains. “I wanted to create fun, delicate, sensual jewellery that women wanted and could buy for themselves! It’s about confidence and independence.” Inspired by an eight-month-long visit to India when Kores was 24 years old (she is now 34), the jewellery from Mumbaistockholm fuses Scandinavian minimalism with the intricate and colourful details characteristic of the jewellery you find in India, Sri Lanka and even countries near the Mediterranean Sea. Today, the studio’s collection includes every piece of jewellery you can possibly dream of, but it is still best known for its signature “everyday” diamond rings. Noteworthily, the rings are not always