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Gianna Fakhourie showcasing her collection at the recent 8th Biennial
Jamaica Diaspora Conference marketplace in Kingston, Jamaica.
Photo by Tangerine Clarke
Jamaican jewelry inspired
by healing gemstone
By Tangerine Clarke
Jamaican resident, Gianna Fakhourie,
is overjoyed at her success as a wellknown
jewelry designer, not only in
her homeland but, also on social media
platforms.
Fakhourie said she always loved
jewelry, because of her artsy nature. But
as faith would have it, her profession as
a jewelry designer, only came to fusion,
after she found herself reaching for
a way to heal an illness that became
resistant to medication, prescribed by
her doctor.
“I started this collection in
September, 2015, after an illness that
caused neurological complications,”
said Fakhourie, whose neurologist
she noted, basically, couldn’t heal her
because of the adverse reactions her
body had to prescribed medications.
The cheerful young woman spoke
to Caribbean Life on the sideline of the
recent 8th Biennial Jamaica Diaspora
Conference in Kingston, Jamaica, of
overcoming her health struggles
through natural healing.
Due to this unfortunate circumstance,
Fakhourie decided she would seek
alternative treatment to heal herself.
This different path led to therapeutic
remedies, such as the use of gemstones,
which she discovered during research
towards wellness.
“I bought gemstones and made a few
bracelets to heal my illness, and people
started buying them basically over off
my hand.”
“I tripled my money, from the first
investment, and that is when I decided
to start a collection using semi-precious
and other stones in the collection.”
“The name of the company, ‘The
Original Arm Candy,’ is basically a
candy store concept, so you can mix
and match, and choose what you like,
stack, and be you, with the brand,” she
explained.
“The very first inspiration for the
collection, which maintains today, is
our signature collection, inspired by
Jamaica, land of wood and water. The
first design was a wooden bracelet
completed with a single Turquoise
stone.”
“We quickly expanded that collection
to include stones such as, Cranite,
Amethyst, and Rose Quarts.”
The Original Arm Candy by Gianna
Fakourie has become a well-known
brand. The pieces, by scores of jewelry
lover, including, children and men
who could wear the colorful beaded
bracelets, stacked on the hand.
The designer brings a wealth of
world styles, which she incorporates
into each design. Her recent sojourn
took her to five countries in Africa. She
experienced, the versatility of Morocco,
Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, and Ethiopia.
From this adventure, came a limited
edition called the Wakanda collection.
“I was in search of Wakanda to see
where is this perfect place, especially for
people of color, and to see if it actually
exists,” said the jeweler, referring the
fictional country in the movie, “Black
Panther.”
“While searching, for this place, I
realized that Wakanda is anywhere we
decide to be excellent and to achieve,
because that is what Wakanda is about,
it is the best, it showed us the best of
everything. We could create wherever
we are,” explained the deep thinking
designer.
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