Tiesh unveils Sri Lanka’s largest jewellery showroom in Kandy

The Tiesh family              

‘Tiesh by Lakmini’, Sri Lanka’s largest-ever gems and jewellery showroom, opened its doors to the public and to the tourist trade at a glittering soirée in Kandy last weekend.

Strategically situated at No 676, Peradeniya Road on the main arterial road to the historic city of Kandy and beyond, ‘Tiesh by Lakmini’ is spread over 10,000 sq ft and is a virtual treasure trove both for the casual visitor and the discerning connoisseur. 

Present at the gala red carpet champagne launch were a galaxy of special invitees, tour operators, key stakeholders from the tourist trade, together with friends and well-wishers.

An elated Managing Director Lasantha de Fonseka, whose singular brainchild this enterprise is, said, “We’re gratified to enter our 20th year with the launch of this plush showroom which goes on record as being Sri Lanka’s largest such space.”

The showroom features gems and handcrafted pieces of jewellery set in both precious and semi-precious gem stones, highlighting the world famed Sri Lankan Blue Sapphire known for its quality and colour. All pieces are made with precious metals ranging from gold (yellow, white and rose in 22k, 18k, 14k, etc.) to sterling silver.

The new extension of the showroom is the pièce de résistance and is known as the ‘Gallery of Sapphires,’ where customers are spoilt for choice with its exhaustive collection of exquisite Sri Lankan sapphires. Tiesh’s in-house designers and craftsman also give customers the opportunity to have a unique custom made piece of jewellery. For Lasantha De Fonseka this is the pinnacle of the journey he began on 5 September 1997 when he opened Lakmini Ltd. with little experience and equally small resources on a block on land along the Peradeniya Road, once occupied by the historic ‘Panabokke Walauwwa’. It soon grew to become a landmark and attracted a fast growing clientele due to the absolute value for money and ability to take home the memory of an experience.

Tiesh by Lakmini boasts of ultra-modern state-of-the-art interior designs on par with international jewellery stores, coupled with exquisite and uniquely designed jewellery of the highest quality. The products are reasonably priced and very often feature one-of-a-kind gemstones.

Tiesh is a highly focused family entrepreneurship with a fine heritage of high quality jewellery and impeccable craftsmanship. Founder/Managing Director Lasantha De Fonseka and his wife Bryony are today joined by the equally hands-on second generation, daughter Thiyasha and son Ayesh who ensure that every piece is unique and thus special.