• Viren draws to scale and his inspirations range from Mughal miniatures to Art Deco, textiles, and everyday life. Peek at his Instagram, and odes to the geometry of Spain’s Alhambra palace share space with Japanese signage. “On my morning run, I come across fisherwomen heading to the Sassoon Docks. It is amazing to see the way they dress, the jewellery they wear. That’s inspiring, too,” says the designer, who works with historic gems and a limited palette of diamonds, rubies, emeralds, sapphires, spinels and natural pearls.