On the Egyptian jewelry scene, one designer has quickly risen to the fore. It’s Dima Rashid, a Kuwaiti-born Palestinian creative who was raised in Saudi Arabia and Canada before finally settling in Egypt in the year 2000. Her reverence for global cultures informs her designs and aesthetic vocabulary, which she realized with the launch of her eponymous brand, Dima Jewelry, in 2002.

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Beloved by tastemakers like Queen Rania of Jordan, Gigi Hadid, Victoria Beckham, Oprah Winfrey and Naomi Campbell, the brand offers a stellar mix of creations that include 18-karat hammered gold coins and an assortment of earrings, necklaces, bangles and rings, bedecked with gemstones and diamonds.

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Dima’s latest collection features a unique combination of stones, and nods to nature and the beauty of femininity. The brand sources materials from Iran and India, offering a wondrous coming together of the past and present, tradition and innovation. In addition to the brand’s flagship store at the Four Seasons at Nile Plaza in Cairo, the brand has showrooms in London, Jeddah and Dubai, and also stocks at multibrand stores such as Harvey Nichols and Ounass.com.

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This year, Dima ranked fourth on Forbes list of 40 Women Behind Middle Eastern Brands 2021, which is one of the many milestones the jewelry designer continues to achieve.