Jade jewellery for the 21st century, inspired by Lucy Liu and other Asian-American role models: the story of start-up Ren

• Crystal Ung knew the story of her grandfather’s lucky jade ring, and was drawn to jewellery made with the precious stone, but found it old-fashioned
• The successful entrepreneur founded Ren to make jade jewellery with contemporary appeal. Anti-Asian racism triggered by Covid-19 made it personal