From punk to Gothic: how Singapore’s Ask & Embla built a global jewellery brand

You’d likely never guess that a jewellery brand that leans into everything from punk rock aesthetics to Gothic art, and is worn by everyone from Teyana Taylor to Chappell Roan, is actually from Singapore. That brand is Ask & Embla, the brainchild of life and business partners Ryan Gomes and Olivia Eleazar, who started out in 2013 selling a curated edit of body jewellery pieces procured from other suppliers, before transitioning to creating her own designs. “I was 19 years old, listening to a lot...