A quick glance at my family history will unearth a solid line of scrupulous business people and crack finance gurus but unfortunately for me, neither monetary savvy nor superior mathematical prowess are hereditary genetic traits. Thankfully the buck of financial fecklessness has seemingly stopped with me, seeing that the words “fiduciary responsibility” actually mean something to everyone else in my family.
Designer (and aunt to this editor!) Utty Wakkary © GianaMayra
One of my dear aunts has married her gift of commerce with her insatiable passion for art and fine jewelry when she started her own jewellery line. Jakarta native, Utty Wakkary began her foray into jewellery in 2002, when she dabbled in designing and producing fine gold jewellery under her eponymous label, Utty Jewellery. Without compromising her duties as a devoted mother to four children, she produced earrings, bracelets, and necklaces that won her favour with the upper echelon of Jakarta society through word of mouth. Utty Jewellery began winning national design awards for modern and contemporary design; soon enough, word of her art spread to foreign shores, and she never looked back. (more…)
