Rosh Mahtani

Founder of cult jewellery brand Alighieri, Rosh Mahtani spent her early childhood in Zambia, where her parents grew up. She went on to study French and Italian at Oxford, where she fell in love with Dante Alighieri. Dante’s story of being lost, afraid, and uncertain stayed with Rosh as she struggled with her own self-doubt. Unsure about her journey – both personal and career – she sought a way to weave together her love of magical objects, photography, and human stories. In 2014, she began to carve one piece of jewellery for each canto of Dante’s Divine Comedy. Her lack of formal training allowed her to access a freedom and forge her own language of imperfect textures to bring her strength and courage on life’s adventures, whatever they might be.