The Art of Design Issue 30 2018 | Page 120

120 ROCKING WITH ROQAYA Roqaya’s Rocks Launches Ocean-Inspired Jewellery Collection Jewellery designer Roqaya Al Ahmad has launched her first international collection, inspired by the colours and movement of the oceans, under brand name Roqaya’s Rocks. Crafted using unique gems, crystals and pearls, each piece has been influenced by Roqaya’s travels, aesthetic sense and a passion for design which stems from her childhood. Roqaya, who is from Kuwait, majored in English Language before going on to study Interior Design and then Business Management and Economics. After more than 15 years in the corporate world, between the oil and banking sectors in Kuwait City, she finally decided the time was right to follow her dreams by focusing on her true calling as a jewellery designer. Now one of the most exciting new jewellery designers to enter the international jewellery market, she has been creating stunning pieces for five years, after gaining a host of celebrity fans in Kuwait, but this is the first collection she has launched outside of her home country.