In the latest of our ‘Working From Home With…’ series, jeweller Ana Khouri checks in from the Brazilian farm where she is currently isolating to share her routine of meditation, reading, and going make-up free.
Ana Khouri is known for her high-end jewellery creations that impart radiance, beauty, energy and emotion. And now more than ever, the designer is encouraging people to choose love and light over fear. She’s been putting her words into action by selling some unique, handcrafted sapphire and diamond pieces from the Mirian collection (meaningfully named after her mother) and donating the proceeds to Doctors Without Borders and Vogue’s ‘A Common Thread‘ initiative, supporting the fashion community during Covid-19. Somewhere in amongst her admirable efforts to raise funds for those hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic, Ana found the time to share her entry for our ‘Working From Home With…’ series. Here she reveals how she’s staying positive in isolation, the two books she’s currently got her nose in and how she’ll never take her New York workbench for granted again.
How does your typical WFH day start?
Working from home is challenging, so I decided to organise my days more than usual. I start with exercises and because I’m in the countryside I’ll go for a walk outside. I come back to just some fresh fruit and coffee as I don’t usually eat much in the morning. After that, I’ll work right up until it’s time for lunch. I’m not usually much of a makeup person and that is holding true — I haven’t put on any since I started working from home. However, I have been doing some face masks, hydrating my hair and taking care of myself a little more. It’s great not to have to present yourself so much; I am a person who likes to stay in, so I’m not suffering in that way too much. For me, now is the time to focus on the inside (of yourself) more than ever.