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Shimansky

The Shimansky story began in 1991, when founder and CEO, Yair Shimansky, arrived in South Africa after spending two years in Japan. The time spent in Japan served not only as a rite of passage into the world of diamonds and jewellery, but also as a major learning curve. It was here that he studied the science of light & optics in diamonds and where the Japanese culture of perfection made a life-long impression on him. Having learnt the intricacies of diamond qualities and the importance of cut and proportion, he was armed with a unique perspective on diamonds.

Upon his arrival in South Africa, Shimansky started designing and crafting jewellery which he sold at a craft market for one year before opening a small outlet in a popular shopping mall. This lead to the opening of the first Shimansky boutique store in 1994