Goldstories | Modern Heirloom Jewelry Crafted with Meaning

Goldstories is rooted in memory, shaped by heritage, and crafted with intention.

Hi, I’m Subikksha, the founder and designer of Goldstories.

I grew up in Chennai, a city rich in tradition, artistry, and celebration. In my family, jewelry wasn’t just adornment. It was identity, history, and connection.

My grandmothers called their gold “savings.” Every bangle, chain, and stud carried a story that lived on each time it was worn.

That sense of meaning is still at the heart of what I create today. Goldstories began as a way to reconnect with my roots and design jewelry that feels deeply personal - something that honors where we come from and who we are.

After over a decade in tech, I felt the pull toward creativity. While pregnant with my son, I craved a different kind of making. I wanted to design with feeling: pieces inspired by memory, by movement, and by the quiet moments that shape us.

That’s when Goldstories began: a quiet idea, a sketch, that grew into something beautiful.

For as long as I can remember, gold has held a quiet power in my life. In my family, it wasn’t just a metal. It was investment, celebration, and care.

We wore our jewelry with pride, but often kept it tucked away for special occasions. I wanted to shift that narrative — to keep the cultural richness and emotional weight, but increase its wearability.

I believed in making gold part of the everyday: Solid gold jewelry you could live in, layer, and love.

Artist EDIT

Sharing a vision is hard; letting someone into it is harder. We started Goldstories with a simple idea: turn lived stories into pieces you can wear every day. Collaboration is how we go further than one mind can on its own. We collaborate to learn, to stretch, and to share credit with artists we admire. The point isn’t a campaign; it’s a conversation between crafts that becomes a modern heirloom.

We invite other crafts to the bench - people who think in space, clay, line, and rhythm. Together, we translate their language into gold. Not art on top, but art in the piece itself: a fold that holds chain, a hinge with a satisfying click, texture that echoes a painting. Form first, then finish.

Every collaboration is co-designed in solid 14k and built with our San Francisco bench. Limited runs. Durable. Made for the everyday yet carrying something extraordinary: two crafts, one piece, a modern heirloom with a story at its core.