By incorporating colourful semi-precious stones into the mainstream design lexicon, Kai-Yin was an early pioneer of initiating a new direction in jewellery and accessories.

Ultimately, these are creations that are not simply valued in terms of what they cost to make but rather in the impact they help to create and enhance.

In Kai-Yin's work, antiques and modern carvings from both the Orient and the West are juxtaposed to achieve new levels of resonance and modernity.

Here, balance is not merely achieved by shapes and sizes but more via the means of equilibrium, shading and harmony. "I balance without balancing", says Kai-Yin of one of her work's most distinguishing and enduring trademarks.

Here, forms and symbols familiar from their depiction in goods traded along the caravans and sea routes from China to Venice on silk Road assume a new meaning.

Their resultant new interpretation brings along an age-old connection and synergy between East and West that transcends religion, time, space and ultimately even form itself.