Shirani from Sri Lanka moved to England at 23. Shirani spent the first 20 years living in England being a single parent to two children. She was a teacher for 12 years and eventually when both of her children had grown up she decided to follow her dreams. She studied a design diploma at Harlow college and then went onto receive a BA hons in Applied Arts at Hertfordshire university. Then to further my knowledge and understanding of jewellery designing she went on to study at The London Metropolitan University where she achieved The Goldsmith of the year award. In 2020 she started her business Shirani Jewellery.
Since, Shirani has set up her own business mainly working from her garage turned workshop and she has won Goldsmiths Award 2024, and 2026, The Modern maker Award by Bizbubble 2024 and the Prestigious Award for South East Small Business. She has showcase her work at the Forge Gallery in London and international jewellery exhibition in Rumania and duality exhibition in London among many others. Her jewellery was chosen to be exhibited at the Spotlight Exhibition in the Goldsmith Centre and in Shine 2025 exhibition at the Goldsmith Centre.