Fashion Designer Simone Rocha on Her Antique Jewellery, Top Hong Kong Finds, Skincare Picks and Favourite Places in the World

In Dublin, Ireland, I love being by the sea. I always go to the Vico when I’m home.

In London, I love the Royal Academy of Arts, in Piccadilly, especially the courtyard. I once did a show there.

In Hong Kong, I have a soft spot for Ice House Street, not just because I have a store there, which is incredible, with neighbours like Comme des Garçons. Even before I had a shop, I would always go there.

I spend a lot of time in the south of France, in our own residence there, but a place I love to stay at is La Colombe d’Or, also in the south of France, Saint Paul de Vence. I also love Chateau La Coste, which is in a vineyard, in Aix-en-Provence.

I’ve never been to India but would love to go, and to Iceland.

Recently I’ve been reading Irish novels. One of them is Dancing at Lughnasa (1990; by Brian Friel), which is more like a play. I also went to see La bohème at the Royal Opera House in London, which was wonderful, and I plan to see an exhibition at Tate Britain by a British artist called Lynette Yiadom-Boakye, who does these amazing oil paintings.

All my rings are very personal. This pearl ring was my grandmother’s and I really value it; my grandmother from Ireland. This is an antique Irish ring etched on glass, which says “Ireland Forever” in Gaelic.

What I love about my cameo ring is that it has daisy scallops around the edge, which is close to the way I work with embellishments.

The vintage Cartier watch was my 21st birthday present.