Style & Beauty

Lechelle Petite’s Michelle J Tan on how her hobby became a business, finding inspiration from gem materials, and designing jewellery for Japan’s Princess Hitachi and the wife of the nation’s Prime Minister.

Michelle Tan, founder of Lechelle Petite. (Art: Jasper Loh, photos: Lechette Petite)

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There’s a certain quality about Lechelle Petite’s jewellery designs that gives them an organic, unique, handcrafted appeal. It’s not just an effect from the natural gemstones that are used in them – it’s also the way the materials and colours are combined and matched.

You’ll find unexpected pairings among her creations, such as pearls with jadeite and gems like tourmaline, Swarovski crystal an...