Tiesh Gem Museum

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Tiesh is a family-owned gem and jewelry store that has been operating for over two decades in Sri Lanka. Giving new definitions to style in the Sri Lankan Gem & Jewelry industry; it offers a diverse range of finely crafted jewelry and exceptional gemstones on par with international standards and warranties.

From everyday designs to the elegant and the glamorous ones; the patrons of Tiesh are offered exceptional creations that are both modern and contemporary. The luxurious jewelry collections available include white diamonds, colored diamonds, blue sapphires, star sapphires, rubies, star rubies, white sapphires, yellow sapphires, cats eye, and other precious and semi-precious stones; that are meticulously handcrafted in-house and artfully set into precious metals ranging from gold to sterling silver. By being in the tourism trade, Tish has gathered the knowledge to cater to discerning customers from many parts of the world; including Europe, the United States of America, the United Kingdom, Australia, Russia, Thailand, Japan, and China to name a few.

The Founders

Owned by Lasantha, Bryony, Thiyasha and Ayesh De Fonseka; Tiesh has maintained an unshakable passion for ensuring high quality and specialist workmanship. According to De Fonseka, who is the founder, the secret to his success is his “never-ending zest for excellence from the laying of the first foundation stone to the final product today”. He added that he would not have been able to achieve this and more if not for the unstinted support from his family, his dedicated staff, and all those tour organizations through the past two decades.

Lasantha De Fonseka’s journey began on the 05th September 1997, when he opened Lakmini Pvt Ltd with little experience and equally small resources. The store was on a block on land along the Peradeniya Road in a location once occupied by the historic ‘Panabokke Walauwwa’. It soon grew to become a landmark that attracted a fast growing clientele, among which were predominantly tourists and tour operators.

The Tiesh Showroom

The Tiesh Showroom in Kandy is the largest ever gems and jewelry showroom in Sri Lanka. Spread over 10,000 square feet, ‘Tiesh by Lakmini’ is a virtual treasure trove both for the casual visitor and the discerning connoisseur. It boasts of an ultra-modern state-of-the-art interior design on par with international jewelry stores, coupled with exquisite and uniquely designed jewelry of the highest quality. The products are reasonably priced and very often feature one-of-a-kind gemstones.

In addition to its retail section the Tiesh showroom also houses a geological museum, a testing laboratory, an auditorium, a jewelry workshop, and a replica of a gem mine which is a draw among both local and foreign clients.

The Gem Mine

One of the unique features of the Tish showroom is the simulator gem mine which is created within its premises. This feature provides an opportunity for those who never get to see a real gem mine in Ratnapura (where most gemstones are sourced), to see what a  gemstone mine is like on the inside;

The Gem Museum

The on-site gem museum in Tiesh offers its guests an insight into the structure and stratification of various crystals and gemstones. It holds some unique gemstones and rare specimens of precious stones; while also featuring some old equipment used to source the gemstones and create handmade jewelry.

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Om Colombo-distriktet

Colombo er Sri Lankas største by og handelshovedstad. Den ligger på øens vestkyst og støder op til Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte, Sri Lankas hovedstad. Colombo er en travl og pulserende by med en blanding af moderne liv og koloniale bygninger og ruiner og en bybefolkning på 647.100. Colombo Metropolitan Region, defineret af distrikterne Colombo, Gampaha og Kalutara, har en anslået befolkning på 5.648.000 og dækker et areal på 3.694,20 km². Colombo er en multietnisk, multikulturel by. Det er den mest folkerige by i Sri Lanka med 642.163 mennesker, der bor inden for bygrænsen. Befolkningen i Colombo er en blanding af adskillige etniske grupper, primært singalesere, maurere og tamiler. Der er også små samfund af mennesker med kinesisk, portugisisk, hollandsk, malaysisk og indisk oprindelse, der bor i byen, samt adskillige europæiske udlændinge. Langt de fleste srilankanske virksomheder har deres hovedkontorer i Colombo. Nogle af industrierne omfatter kemikalier, tekstiler, glas, cement, lædervarer, møbler og smykker. I byens centrum ligger Sydasiens næsthøjeste bygning - World Trade Center.

Om Vestprovinsen

Vestprovinsen er den tættest befolkede provins i Sri Lanka. Den er hjemsted for den lovgivende hovedstad Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte samt Colombo, landets administrative og forretningsmæssige centrum. Vestprovinsen er opdelt i 3 hoveddistrikter kaldet Colombo (642 km²), Gampaha (1.386,6 km²) og Kalutara (1.606 km²). Som Sri Lankas økonomiske centrum er alle de store lokale og internationale virksomheder til stede i byen, ligesom alle de store designer- og detailhandlere, så vær klar til at forkæle dig selv med lidt shoppingterapi i den vestlige provins. Med den højeste befolkning i alle provinser er næsten alle de førende uddannelsesinstitutioner på øen placeret i den vestlige provins. Universiteterne i provinsen omfatter University of Colombo, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, University of Kelaniya, Open University, Sri Lanka, Buddhist and Pali University of Sri Lanka, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University og University of Moratuwa. Den vestlige provins har det største antal skoler i landet, herunder nationale, provinsielle, private og internationale skoler.

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