About us

About Fathima Refai….

Coming from one of the seasoned families in the gem industry of Sri Lanka, her passion for gems and jewelry was inherent from her childhood. The daughter of Mohamed Refai, a prominent name in the gem industry in Sri Lanka, the family owned many gem mines across the island, which is known for its Ceylon blue sapphires and Padmaranga (named after the island’s lotus flower) sapphires.

One of Fathima’s early memories of her father was visiting the mines with him and watching the miners sluicing away the clay and gravel in their conical shaped vessels, a step in the process of extracting gemstones. She would eagerly wait for that moment where the colored stones appear through the clay and sand slurry. She often speaks about how she remembers her father looking at them through the naturalness of the sunlight to find imperfections.

Her father, who is an artist himself, played a pivotal role in her journey in designing jewelry. He was a free thinker and encouraged Fathima to see art in every aspect of life. They would spend hours sketching and he would teach her how to speak the language of art. He would take Fathima to her uncle’s workshop to watch how the raw stones are perfectly cut into faceted and cabochon gems.

Being one of the very first Sri Lankans to graduate from the world's oldest gem institution, the Gemological Association of Great Britain, her father became a pioneer in many aspects of the gem trade. From the process of mining, to lapidary, to grading and trading of gems. 

In a recent post Fathima mentions how she draws a lot of inspiration from her father, 

“I still have his zoology books from the time he went to school (1954), they have detailed and intricate drawings of specimens visualized under the microscope. At that time there were no cameras attached to microscopes as we do now, I am still amazed as to how he could capture every detail of the microscopic samples on paper, almost as if they were taken using a camera. I have framed a few pages and hung them up on my wall; they inspire me every day...”

She learnt to see art in everything in life from him, in science, in nature, in life in general. This is reflected in all her designs and the jewelry lines. Fathima looks at jewelry as not just jewelry but as a piece of art work. Her ability to incorporate concepts and philosophies in life into her designs is truly unique.

Fathima compiled all her designs and created The Fibonacci Series as a platform to showcase the artworks and empower women through art and design.

This is what Fathima has to say about her jewelry....

“What I create for her are pieces that resembles the trueness of who she is- to conform to her identity and actuality. Something which will belong to her/ she will own for a timeless period…”

About The Fibonacci Series….

Our pieces are inspired by concepts and philosophies found in many aspects of life. From Fibonacci Sequence to the Concept of Monad. From Invisible Creatures to Arabic Geometry.  

This Abu Dhabi brand is the first of its kind to bring out the perfect balance between creative designs and the trueness of the gemstone as we believe every stone is a protagonist in its own storytelling.

While the brand focuses on the uniqueness of the pieces, it strives for excellence in displaying the basicity of traditional jewelry crafting and timeless designs.

All our pieces are 18 karat gold with custom cut gemstones that are handpicked by a team of experts and ethically sourced from various locations of the world to assure the finest quality in each stone, such as emeralds from South America and rubies from Myanmar to our very own sapphires from Sri Lanka.

All our gold is sourced from the United Arab Emirates and manufactured locally to assure the finest finishing and the highest quality for our customers. Every design after sketching is vetted through multiple levels of expertise such as lapidary, 3D designing, functionality and durability testing, quality assurance, etc. before the final product is available to our valued customers.