Interview with Mah Rana, jeweller Age 35. Comes from London.

Did you always want to be a jeweller?
What exactly did you study?
What did you do after the Royal College of Art?
How did you become established?
Very, very slowly! I knew I had to become a commercial success to survive. I started contacting store buyers and going round the galleries. I gradually built up those contacts and learnt about production techniques and invoicing and all the other things you have to know in running a business. If you want to do something like this then you have to be prepared to approach people with a confidence you don't necessarily feel and to be prepared to be rejected and not to take it personally!
So your business became successful?
There are different strands to your career. Is this deliberate?
What aspect of your work gives you the most pleasure?
What do you like least?
Last question. Do you look forward to work everyday?

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