Hi, I'm Manasvi! I'm the Founder and Creative Director at Surmeyi. Surmeyi was born out of a deeply personal journey. I was born and brought up in India and moved to the US in 2015 with my husband and 4-month-old. As a young mother in a new country, I struggled quite a bit. Slowly I nurtured my community of friends and found myself again when I started making jewelry in 2017.
As I set out to create Surmeyi in 2023, one thing was crystal clear: I wanted to create products that empower people to feel at home in their own skin and evoke and embrace their unique sense of belonging. When we are comfortable in our own skin, we have the power to embrace the unknown.
We are now a team of four, with Richashree (left) leading design, Sathvika (right) leading storytelling, and Saloni leading operations. Though not in this picture, Saloni’s presence is integral to our work. This beautiful endeavor now reflects our collective pursuit of belonging.
With every design and story, we ask ourselves one question: How will this make you feel? As we translate these feelings into everything we make, we hope their presence is undeniably felt by the heart.
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Surmeyi means the color grey, and is used to refer to Kohl eyes, often in a dreamy sense. It is also a beautiful silver fish. For us the name is a reminder to swim in the unknown with dreamy eyes.
