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Women’s Day in color for Marco Bicego

Published on March 2, 2023

Bracciale in oro e gemme semi preziose della collezione Paradise

Women’s Day, but also a festival of colors. Because the day dedicated to the other half of the sky is a day to celebrate, as well as to be used to reaffirm gender equality (and diversity). It’s not strange, therefore, to associate jewelry and women’s day, perhaps as an opportunity to give a gift to one’s other half. Or, why not? to give yourself a gift, without waiting for anyone. An atmosphere of celebrations that the Venetian brand Marco Bicego links to two particularly joyful historic collections, Jaipur and Paradise.

The first, Jaipur, takes its name from the city of Rajasthan, India, which is the capital of gems, with a centuries-old tradition in stone processing. Paradise also uses colored gems, together with small cylindrical elements in gold in the classic manual workmanship of the Maison’s craftsmen. Many stones are used, such as aquamarine, peridot, rubellite, amethyst, citrine, tourmaline. A rainbow that makes the March 8 celebration even more welcome.

Anelli in oro e gemme della collezione Jaipur

Orecchini in oro e gemme della collezione Jaipur

Orecchini in oro e gemme della collezione Paradise

The art of jewels by Munnu The Gem Palace

Published on February 28, 2023

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Orecchini in oro bianco, perle, diamanti

Bracelets, necklaces and earrings with sumptuous gems in the traditional heart of India: the style of the Mughal empire in the collections of Munnu The Gem Palace. ︎

India is a country full of flowers. Necklaces, decorations, braids of flowers are found everywhere, not only in temples, but also for weddings or special occasions. Thus Siddharth Kasliwal, creative director of Munnu The Gem Palace, an ancient Indian brand from Jaipur, the capital of Rajasthan, uses gems as flowers, with jewels that become artistic bouquets. This is not traditional Indian jewellery. Indeed, Siddharth Kasliwal spends most of his time in New York and has absorbed much of the spirit of Western aesthetics.

Orecchini chandelier con diamanti, perle, zaffiri blu

Jewels with colored stones have a simpler design than those linked to the Indian tradition, closer to the style of jewels made in Europe or the USA. Necklaces composed of simple aligned tourmalines, an emerald that has a diamond set inside it, no-frills earrings with a rounded shape: the jewels of Munnu The Gem Palace are also popular in the West. On the other hand, Munnu The Gem Palace is heir to one of the oldest traditions. Suffice it to say that the Kasliwal family has been creating jewelry for nine generations.

The Gem Palace boasts jewels that resist passing fashions: some pieces dating back to the family’s beginnings in Agra are still worn. In the stratified society of the Mughal empire, gems served both as an investment, for accumulating wealth, and as a display of power. For three centuries the Mughal emperors used the jewels created by the Kasliwal family of Agra: opulent and extravagant pieces, true status symbols. In Munnu’s words, “at that time people wore more jewelry than clothes.”

Anello con serpente in oro su un grande rubino opaco

The jewelers boasted mastery of traditional Indian techniques, such as Kundan setting and Meenakari enamelling. The story continued with a sudden sliding door, when in 1725 Maharaja Jai Singh II started the construction of the new city of Jaipur, which is still today the capital of the Indian state of Rajasthan. Jewelers could not be missing. The Kasliwals then moved within the palace walls as crown jewelers. Even today the house of the Kasliwal family is located in Jaipur.

Orecchini a bottone con tormalina rosa — Orecchini con tormalina rosa

In the 18th century Jaipur experienced a period of wealth and afforded the Kasliwal family the opportunity to centralize their operations in a new location outside the palace walls. Many of the artisans who were previously scattered around the city have thus come together under one roof: the Gem Palace.

Orecchini con zaffiri, ametista e rubellite

The British conquest of India did not slow down the work of jewelers. In 1923 the iconic Gem Palace store was opened in Jaipur, which still welcomes those looking for the Maison’s fine jewels. The jewelery offer is particularly rich. The processing takes place in the adjacent laboratories. Munnu’s jewels The Gem Palace have been the focus of various exhibitions in the West, such as the one at Somerset House in London, with around 250 pieces of jewellery, or for the Met in New York, where Munnu and his son Siddharth have opened a studio and a showroom in a residence in the heart of the city. But the story isn’t over yet.

Bracciale in oro 22 carati con acquamarina

Anello in oro con tormalina verde e smalto

Orecchini in oro con tormalina rosa e verde

Collana in oro con 5 tormaline pendenti — Collana in oro con tormaline

India in London with Pomegranate

Published on February 3, 2023

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Iona Diamond Charm And Fine Gold Necklace indossata

The charm of India is contagious: one of the jewelery designers fascinated by the culture and traditions of the great Asian country is the Londoner Katie Bulatovic, who has been working in the jewelery sector for over 20 years, after an experience in the Harvey Nichols department store, and trained as a gemologist Al Gia and founded Pomegranate, considered a magical fruit and the closest thing to a gem mine. Her boutique is located in the heart of London, in Kensington Square. But the heart is fixed in Jaipur, the capital of the Indian state of Rajasthan, which is also a famous district for the production of jewelry and gem cutting. And where the jewels of Pomegranate are made. But before opening her own boutique in 2009, Katie sold her first jewels among the stalls of Portobello, Covent Garden Market and at fairs and events. Since then she has come a long way.

They are jewels made with sterling silver, also plated, or 18-karat gold. Jaipur also offers the opportunity to choose from a wide range of precious stones, such as diamonds with the traditional polki cut, and semi-precious. Gemology skills allow Katie to use microscopes, refractometers and spectroscopes to identify and assess gem quality. The love for India is also reflected in the style of jewels: the first created by the designer was a Navaratna pendant, a word that indicates nine stones that represent the planets in Vedic astrology.

Anello con tormalina verde cabochon e smalto bianco

Grey Diamond Delhi Stud Earrings. gold plated sterling silver and are set with grey diamond slices

Iona Diamond Charm And Fine Gold Necklace, 18K gold with 9 diamond gemstone drop

Valentine’s Day in Jaipur with Marco Bicego

Published on January 25, 2023

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A Valentine’s Day in Jaipur: this is Marco Bicego’s proposal. Jaipur, capital of the Indian state of Rajasthan, is also known as the pink city, due to the dominant color of its oldest buildings. And it is also the name of one of the historical collections of the Venetian brand, which are now offered in the formula linked to the feast of lovers. For example, with jewels such as the bracelet made up of 18-karat yellow gold circle elements hand-engraved with the ancient millerighe burin technique, designed as the ideal base for mixing with the pendants from the collection, such as the Amore Infinito diamond necklace .

Anello Jaipur in oro 18 carati e diamanti

Or the seven-strand Goa ring with yellow gold bezels and bars of diamonds, made thanks to the craftsmanship of the gold leaf, and bars of brilliant-cut diamond pavé. Another ring, Jaipur Color, is in yellow gold, also engraved by hand with a burin, and with an unusual cut pink tourmaline. The necklace has a circle in white gold and diamonds, which joins a circular element in yellow gold, on an adjustable chain.

Collana con cerchio in oro bianco e diamanti, che si unisce a un elemento circolare in oro giallo, su una catena regolabile

Marco Bicego in chains with Jaipur

Published on September 29, 2022

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Collana della collezione Jaipur Link, dettaglio

Jaipur is the capital of the Indian state of Rajasthan, the 10th most populous city in the country. It is also known as the pink city due to the dominant color scheme of its historic buildings. And some even call it the Paris of India. Finally, Jaipur is also the name of a historic collection by Marco Bicego, who was inspired by the Indian city for the mix of colored stones used for the jewels. Until now. Because the Jaipur collection, which has become one of the most successful of the Venetian Maison, has been renewed over time without eliminating the combination of gems and gold. Now, however, he adds pieces in simple yellow metal.

Orecchini e collana della collezione Jaipur indossati

Jaipur is renewed through the classic form of the chain. What distinguishes Marco Bicego’s intertwined rings? Irregular shapes, a satin finish and links of different sizes joined together. The gold, as in the other pieces of the brand, is engraved by hand by master craftsmen with the ribbed burin technique, which adds a slightly irregular finish to the surfaces. Just like the ancient havelis of Jaipur.

Santi, Indian high jewelry has distant roots

Published on September 7, 2022

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Orecchini Chevron con due diamanti taglio vecchia miniera

A jeweler who represents the tenth generation of a family devoted to gems and jewels. It is Krishna Choudhary, an Indian moved to London, who has a very long history behind him. The high jewelery of his brand, Santi, is now the subject of an exhibition-sale organized by the London auction house Phillips. The exhibition, from 19 to 23 September at Phillips’s Berkeley Square galleries, is organized with the assistance of Vivienne Becker, a jewelery historian who has become a sort of hallmark. The exhibition presents the creations of Saints, but also jewels and historical objects from the Mughal era. The roots of Krishna Choudhary, in fact, go back to Rajasthan.

Through this exhibition I hope to honor my legacy and share with visitors some of the magic that fuels my contemporary works. From historical gemstones of extraordinary beauty or Mughal motifs seen in Indian art, architecture and jewelry, all of these serve as inspiration for my contemporary jewelry, within which I try to marry the rarest gems and the most beautiful and exquisite crafts available today.
Krishna Choudhary

Krishna Choudhary nel suo studio a Londra

The Choudhary family was active as bankers and jewelers in 1727, at the founding of the new city of Jaipur by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II, the ruler of Amer in western India, who settled in the city of Jaipur in the 18th century. The maharaja invited the best craftsmen and craftsmen from all over India. Jaipur, where the Choudhary Haveli (the family palace) is located, is a center still famous today for jewelry and gem cutting. The exhibition and sale includes about forty jewels made in the last four years, some of which were created specifically for this occasion.

Orecchini Champagne Cartouche, caratterizzati da due diamanti brown taglio cuscino, che fluttuano su onde chevron in oro giallo

Orecchini Chevron con al centro un diamante taglio old mine

Orecchini Chevron con diamanti e smeraldi colombiani

Orecchini Emerald Flower, con diamanti Golconda e smeraldi cabochon del Panjshir

Anello ottagonale con spinello taglio old mine e diamanti baguette

Royal Gems a Jaipur, haveli della famiglia Choudhary

Celine Daoust, sensitive heart of stone

Published on September 1, 2022

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Tourmalines, suns and gray diamonds: the simple but captivating design of Celine Daoust ♦ ︎

Belgian Pride, Indian sensibility, New Age spirituality: you can find the synthesis in a designer, Celine Daoust. She is part of the women born with the objective to make jewelry, of those who from childhood loved to play with the jewelry house. After she was become adult, Celine decided to go in the Indian capital of jewelry, Jaipur, to refine the experience with precious stones. The gems, according to the designer from Brussels, also contain beneficial properties that go beyond their pleasant aesthetics.

Collana in oro 14 carati con smalto e diamanti taglio pera e trillion

Believe it or not, the jewelry that offers Celine Daoust, with her predilection for tourmalines and processes entrusted to experts Indian craftsmen, they are interesting. The fact of having a link with India, however, does not prevent his imagination to introduce an absolutely modern, Western, Northern style. Even if you are not aware of the symbolic values of the stones, you can admire the provisions that in some cases seem almost random, but are in fact dictated by a subtle sense of balance. It is more difficult, in fact, achieve symmetry and balanced volumes when using irregular forms: an art in which Celine Daous excels.

Anello in oro 14 carati con diamanti grigi

Collana Guardian Spirit in oro 14 carati e tormaline verdi — Collana Guardian Spirit in oro 14 carati, diamanti e tormaline verdi

Collana con pendente Guardian Spirit in oro, diamanti e pietra luna

Orecchini pezzo unico in oro con tormaline rosa

Anello Protection in oro con diamanti taglio marquise

Orecchini in oro con tormaline verdi e diamanti

Few and incredible: the jewels of Saboo

Published on May 10, 2022

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Anello con zaffiro incastonato in calcedonio

Strepitosi, refined, complicated: the exclusive jewels (40 per year) of Saboo Fine Jewels ♦ ︎
In India, the city of Jaipur, in Rajasthan, is also the capital of jewelry for its tradition in the processing of gems. There are many jewelry companies that cut and assemble precious stones. But few are those able to embed the gems one inside the other, with complicated, delicate and very difficult joints. As you know, for example, Saboo Fine Jewels. La Maison has become famous, among other things, precisely because of its processing capacity, which sometimes touches the unthinkable.

The company’s history began in the 1930s, with Chand Bihari Saboo. From the business of gems the company founded by Saboo has evolved and in 1980, his sons, Rajendra and Surendra, formed Saboo Fine Jewels. Which, however, now is based in Hong Kong. Even in the Chinese city, however, they have not lost contact with the world of precious stones. Indeed, Saboo Fine Jewels is famous for the choice of gems, as well as for their processing. But not only: for some jewels, for example, it uses the conch pearls, among the rarest and most expensive. A pearl conch is the fruit of a non-pearly calcareous concretion produced by the Queen Conch mollusk. They have a pinkish color, with different shades.

Given, however, that the jewels of Saboo are the top of the top and, above all, difficult to manufacture, the Maison manages to produce only 40 per year. The last frontier is the use of colored titanium, light metal, resistant, but very difficult to work with. To create a pin, a unique piece made to measure, for example, a half year of work is been needed, between the search for stones, the special cut and the goldsmith’s art. And what is more precious than time?

Orecchini con smeraldi, diamanti, tsavoriti, rubini, zaffiri

Orecchini con smeraldi intagliati e fiori con smalto

Orecchini Royalle con diamanti e smeraldi

Masterstrokes, high jewelry with two faces

Published on August 2, 2021

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Anello Beyond Religion - Saint Teresa, in oro 18 carati, realizzato a mano in 510 ore di lavoro. L'opale da 2,21 carati rappresenta Santa Teresa, con una cornice di smaltatura champlevé ulteriormente evidenziata da diamanti taglio incastonati a griffe. I 2,75 carati di diamanti baguette che circondano l'anello rappresentano i meno fortunati nelle cure della santa

The jewels by Masterstrokes, in gold, gems and refined enamelling technique. And some Vipassana meditation ♦︎

Jaipur, an Indian city with a thousand suggestions. The pink city is also known around the world for being one of the capitals of jewelry. And here, in Jaipur, a company has been active since 1941 which is now known as Jewels Emporium, run by the Bohra family and, today by husband and wife, Anup and Smriti Bohra. Alongside the gem trade, in 2001 the company launched the Masterstrokes brand. In addition to gold and gems, Masterstrokes jewels use the ancient art of French enamelling.

Gli orecchini Tre Grazie , con tormalina rosa per 21,52 carati, che collegano tre superfici estese realizzate con diversi trattamenti. Gli orecchini ruotano su un perno centrale: si possono indossare in tre modi diversi. Sono Incastonati con 2,62 carati di zaffiri arancioni e viola, 5,92 carati di diamanti taglio brillante, smalti plique-à-jour e champlevé. Sono stati progettati e realizzati a mano in 394 ore di lavoro

With over 300 shades in its palette and expertise in low taille, pliqué-a-jour and champlevé glazing techniques, Masterstrokes creations are admired, worn by women and owned by passionate collectors. They are obviously handcrafted jewels. Curiously, this technique was also used for a collection that is inspired by a completely different subject from the usual ones of jewelry, that is love, flowers and animals. The Indian tradition, however, is very present, the result of the Vipassana practice, one of the oldest meditation techniques in India, which means seeing things as they really are. Curiously, one of the Masterstrokes collections is dedicated, however, to the popular story of Jekyll and Hyde.

Anello a forma di farfalla della collezione Jekill e Hyde, con oro, diamanti, rubini del Mozambico, smalto

This 18-karat gold ring from the Jekyll and Hyde collection, for example, is shaped like a butterfly with diamond-encrusted wings, set with a 7.56-carat fancy cut Mozambican ruby. The wings fold gently to reveal a champlevé enamel side. It can be worn in two ways. The jewel was handmade with 3.74 carats of brilliant cut diamonds in 315 hours of work.

Collana a forma di piuma di pavone, ispirata alle ballerine dipinte dal pittore impressionista francese Edgar Degas. La collana, con smalti champlevé è impreziosita da una tanzanite da 41,05 carati , circondata da zaffiri gialli del peso di 4,77 carati e 15,3 carati di diamanti taglio brillante. Questo pezzo è stato realizzato a mano in 1.247 ore di lavoro

La collana è composta da un Opale di 28,44 carati, smalto, diamanti. Può essere indossata in entrambi i lati

Shades of Lotus, collana e orecchini ispirati a Cleopatra. Con Conch rosa, perle barocche, diamanti, rubini

Orecchini ispirati all Ibisco, con rubini del Mozambico, oro, diamanti rosa

Bracciale Volcanus, della collezione The Fifth Element. È composto da una Rhodocrosite di 79 carati, su oro e diamanti che rappresentano la lava che fuoriesce dal vulcano

Questo bracciale a forma di polipo ha al centro un opale iridescente di 14,97 carati, circondato da smeraldi, oro 18 carati, diamanti, smalto

The world of Bg World

Published on June 12, 2021

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Collana con smeraldi a goccia e diamanti

Are you fascinated by the India of the maharajas, with the magnificence of jewels and luxury from nabobs? Here is the India of BG World, that is of Bridhichand Ghanshyamdas, jeweler of Jaipur ♦

It is not easy that you have heard of Bridhichand Ghanshyamdas if you are from Milan, New York or Berlin. Or unless you are a business operator, who knows the tradition and skill of the goldsmiths of Jaipur, city of Rajasthan, India. The company has a long tradition (as seen in the video that we publish) and took time to attend traditional events dedicated to the jewelry.

Anello con meraldo centrale, diamanti e rubini by BG World

Of course, style is far away from that a little ‘dry aseptic proposed by Western brands, even the most traditionals. But at the same time it is easy to see how even bracelets, necklaces and rings of this brand India have approached to an international taste. Sure, they are rich in gold and stones, but less anchored to traditional ethnic jewelry of the past, although certainly not deny the origins. Jaipur is one of the flags of jewelery world, which employs hundreds of gem cutters. And these jewels of Bridhichand Ghanshyamdas well testify the skills of the artisans. The latest collection presented by the brand is named Aks, Reflection of time: reflection of past and present, to capture the essence of the cultures of different eras. Between that of the maharajas, who in Rajastan have reigned until the seventies of the twentieth century and the era of the Internet: a link is allowed only to the jewelry.

Orecchini con smeraldi intagliati, diamanti e perle

Collana in oro e diamanti della collezione Delhi Durbar

Modella con gioielli di Birdhichand Ghanshyamdas

Collana vintage della collezione Delhi Durbar

The long roots of Madhuri Parson

Published on May 23, 2021

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Anello in oro 14 carati con zaffiri, topazio bianco

Having a grandfather who sells precious stones wholesale in London, Paris and Geneva is a good starting point. In addition, Madhuri Parson has a family that has been doing business with gems and jewelry for six generations, based in Jaipur, India. As she spent her time observing the Indian city’s artisans working gold and gems, the designer was probably already thinking about what she would do when she grew up. Jewelery, of course. Now Madhuri is based in New York, where she studied gems at Gia and jewelry design at the Fashion Institute of Technology, but she also works in Japipur and Mumbai. Curiously, however, all this came after an experience in the world of technology, in Silicon Valley.

The family roots, however, have fortunately taken over. Madhuri Parson launched her first collection in 2011 in the United States. Like other Indian-born designers, she likes to mix oriental motifs with modern western aesthetics. In addition to making bespoke pieces, she sells high-end retailers such as Harvey Nichols in London and Bloomingdale’s in the US, or online at Moda Operandi.

Anello Trio in oro giallo 14 carati e diamanti

Bracciale Trio in oro giallo 18 carati e diamante

Orecchini con diamanti in oro giallo 18 carati e smalto indiano, diamanti taglio rosa

Orecchini con tormalina in oro giallo 14 carati

Orecchini pendenti in oro giallo 18 carati e diamanti

Orecchini con madreperla e rubini su oro bianco

The Dionea Orcini’s mysteries

Published on April 14, 2021

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Anello in oro bianco 18 carati con tsavoriti e topazio blu London

The precious mysteries of Dionea Orcini, from Bologna to Miami and Jaipur ♦

Do you like mysteries, the charm of the gothic, ghosts, spirits, the zodiac signs? Do you do yoga, try a shudder to think of the wisdom of ancient writings, ayurvedic mysteries, etc.? If you are not a fan of all these topos that fascinate so many others, you can still appreciate the Dionea Orcini jewelry. They are dedicated to that mysterious world for some, imaginative for others. “The collections of Dionea Orcini reveal the mysteries of a world shrouded in secrets”, it is its very definition.

Between magic and magic potions for the unknown, in any case, the jewels of the designers have been worn by a long line of celebrities. Dionea Orcini currriculum is very varied. She has a degree in Fashion Design, she studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Bologna, then continued with internships and Costumes at the University of Arts in Prague, to conclude the Architecture Interior studies of UCLA in Los Angeles. He learned the art of jewelry at MJS School in Miami, under the supervision of Marc Thurn, German master jeweler. He studied gemology at the GIA in New York and also Vedic gemology in Jaipur, India. With this background, it is not surprising that his collections are dedicated to Semiramide, like to Middle Ages, but also to the Marquis de Sade. Although the latter, in fact, he had a way of living a little ‘further away from the peaks of Eastern philosophy.

Anello in oro bianco 18 carati e pavé di rubini

Anello in oro giallo 18 carati con simbolo Fleur de Lys, zaffiri blu e lapislazzuli

Collana regolabile in filo di seta con citrino e pavé di arabeschi i -oro bianco 18 carati, diamanti

Doppio anello in oro rosa 18 carati con diamanti bianchi, grigi e neri

Orecchini in oro bianco 18 carati con diamanti bianchi, agata rossa e onice nero

Collana con perle barocche di Tahiti nere con cordino di seta, oro bianco 18 carati, rubini

The flowers of Sanjay Kasliwal

Published on February 15, 2021

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The marriage between Italian sensibility and Indian decoration is celebrated in New York: the Sanjay Kasliwal brand was born from this union, a name that is linked to The Gem Palace, one of the most famous jewelery brands in Jaipur, Rajasthan. The Sanjay Kasliwal brand, however, is based in Madison Avenue, in Manhattan. The founder, who gave his name to the brand, passed away two years ago and now his work continues thanks to his children: Shalini Kasliwal and his brother, Samir Kasliwal. To remember what was one of the most important jewelers of recent years, Shalini and Samir used designs found by chance in their father’s office. The latest collection, Bloom, was born from these sketches.

Set di collana e orecchini con tanzanite e smeraldi

It is a collection of high jewelery consisting of 26 pieces, which follows the classic canons of the composition. But it also adds, in some jewels, an echo of those architectural volumes of ancient India, with teardrop surfaces. But these are only hints: the real luxury are the gems used, as in the tanzanite and emerald set. A collection faithful to the fame of the family tradition, jewelers for 160 years, and suppliers of maharajas and royalty, from Europe and the Middle East, as well as celebrities such as Princess Diana, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and Marella Agnelli.

Anello Nimisha in oro, onice, diamanti e rubino

Orecchini com rubini, diamanti, perle — Orecchini con rubini, diamanti, perle

Orecchini con diamanti e perle di Tahiti

Amrapali, incredible India

Published on January 1, 2021

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The extraordinary jewels of Amrapali, the Indian tradition revisited in a modern key ♦ ︎

It takes its name from a famous royal courtesan, Amrapali, who lived in the Vaishali Republic (in the current Bihar, east of India) around 500 BC. As an excessively easy woman (to put it mildly), Amrapali after a meeting with Buddha turned to spirituality and became a faithful follower of the Master. To this mythical figure, Rajiv Arora and Rajesh Ajmera, founders of the Maison Amrapali, were inspired at the end of the Seventies. Amrapali is now directed by Tarang Arora, daughter of the founder, gemmologist and designer.

Kate Middleton con gli orecchini di Amrapali

Also appreciated by Kate Middleton, the company based in Jaipur is one of the examples of the skill and fantasy of jewelry in India.

Anelli con diamanti polki (antico taglio indiano)

Tarang Arora grew up in Jaipur, but in 2002 she moved to London to study gemology. It is she who judges all aspects of the brand, from the procurement of stones to the design of the collections. Today Amrapali employs about 1,600 to 1,800 people in the laboratory in Jaipur, but sometimes up to 3,000. The Amrapali style can be called ethnic chic, but tradition is also filtered through a very modern design.

Jaipur, not by chance, is the capital of Indian jewelry as well as Rajasthan.

And Amrapali over time has developed a unique creative capacity: sells jewelry that cost from only $ 10 to over 1 million. Who wants to realize the extraordinary ability in the processing of jewelry can go to visit a museum in Jaipur that collects the private collection of 2,500-3,000 historical pieces collected by the founders of Amrapali. And not just Rajasthan: India has an incredible variety of costumes and shapes for jewels too. Cosimo Muzzano

Two necklaces by Gem Palace inspired by Marella Agnelli

Published on April 17, 2020

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Una delle due collane ispirate a Marella Agnelli

She was called in several ways: Swan (for a famous image taken by Richard Avedon and sold by Christie’s for £ 12,500). But also the last italian princess. Marella Agnelli, who passed away in February 2019, wife of Gianni Agnelli, was also passionate about art and jewelry. In particular, he loved a necklace purchased in 1955 from the Indian Maison Gem Palace, located in Jaipur. Now Sanjay Kasliwal, creative director and member of the eight-generation family of jewelers who owns Gem Palace, has created two necklaces made with period gems: two jewels inspired by the necklace created for Marella Agnelli, considered a style icon.

Marella Agnelli, negli anni Cinquanta, con la collana di Gem Palace

The two jewels were therefore named, in honor of the consort of the largest shareholder of Fiat, with the name of The Last Swan Necklace. The necklaces are made with nine interwoven strands of emeralds, rubies and pearls. Many come from the same stock of gems used to make the original Marella Agnelli necklace. The vintage pearls from the original Agnelli lot were discovered last year in a sealed box at Gem Palace, jeweler of Maharaja, Hollywood star and European nobility.

The two necklaces were handmade using the remaining stones and drawing inspiration from the original design. The first necklace has 16 carats of diamonds, 1,826 carats of rubies, 626 carats of emeralds and 160 carats of pearls. The second has 15 carats of diamonds, 2,530 carats of rubies, 534 carats of emeralds and 163 carats of pearls. The two necklaces will be sold separately: one in the Jaipur location and one in the New York store. Price: about $ 80,000.

Collana di Gem Palace ispirata a Marella Agnelli

The Gem Palace necklace was one of Marella’s favorites. Considered one of the most elegant women in the world, Marella Caracciolo di Castagneto was born in Florence from a family of the ancient Neapolitan aristocracy, and as a girl she lived in different countries of Europe following the diplomatic father, Filippo Caracciolo di Castagneto. Her mother, Margaret Clarke, instead was American.

Marella Agnelli nel celebre ritratto di Richard Avedon

Samir Kasliwal gestisce il negozio di Jaipur, mentre Shalin Kasliwal quello di New York

Awesome Takat

Published on January 14, 2020

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From India to New York: Takat jewelry as maharaja style is an opulent dream of many women ♦

Haji Nisar Ahmed Takat, descended from an ancient Indian family of carvers of precious stones, he founded the brand that bears his name in 1955 in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. From the merchants of stones, in what is the jewelry capital of India, Takat became jewelry brand known around the world. And in 2000, Rayaz Ahmed Takat, nephew of Ahmed Haji, opened the third seat of the trading company in New York, while Irfan Ahmed, another grandson of the founder, has opened an office in Hong Kong.

Anello con zaffiro burmese ghiaccio e diamanti

This premise to explain to those unfamiliar with this company, that it is an international player, accustomed to offer jewelery for a Western audience and not just for the rich Indians. The style of their jewelry, as you can see on this page, is rich, often with massive stones, but in many cases the Eastern tasteful decoration takes second place. Or, rather, there are both types of jewel: the one with hyper-decorations reminiscent of the inside of the Mughal era architecture, but also one that privileges the individual beauty of a stone, without adding tons of squiggles. You can choose. Margherita Donato

Orecchini chandelier con rubini e diamanti

Amrapali: 3232 diamonds to maharani

Published on November 9, 2019

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Amrapali sells jewelery on e-shopping portals such as Net-à-porter or Neiman Marcus. But among his historical pieces there is also a necklace with 2332 diamonds and emeralds for the modern maharani (maharaja’s wives) ♦

Amrapali is one of the most famous and appreciated Maison of Jaipur, the capital of Indian jewelry in Rajasthan. Even many Bollywood stars wear jewelry of this brand that takes the name of a famous royal courtesan, lived around 500 BC in ancient India. But now, in addition to courtesans, Amrapali pays tribute to the Queen, that is in India, the Maharani, the name by which he is known as the wife of a maharaja. It is called just that, Maharani, a necklace with 3232 diamonds with different cuts. And, in addition, there are emeralds for 365 carats.

“I wanted to use as many as possible diamonds,” said Tarang Arora, creative director at Amrapali Jewels. The market target, he said, is that of the Arab countries, where it is appreciated such a rich and flashy jewelry (and expensive). The cutting of diamonds used, rose-cut, is achieved with a technique that dates back to 1500. The stone has a flat bottom and a crown-shaped dome which rises to a single vertex from three to 24 facets. Remember, in short, the shape of a rose bud. To set Maharani necklace it took eight months of work, including three remakes to make it perfectly balanced. As well as sumptuous, the necklace also has a historical reference: is inspired by the Mughal style, the Islamic dynasty that ruled much of India for four centuries. But, of course, the series should please the women-maharani of today. Giulia Netrese

Orecchini in oro rosa con diamanti e rubini

Entice from India to the world

Published on November 23, 2018

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Orecchini con diamanti bianchi e gialli, smeraldi

India in international format, from Jaipur to Hong Kong, via America by is brand of Entice (Kgk Group) ♦︎

What does an Indian in Hong Kong? Simple, if it is part of the KGK Group is dedicated to Entice Jewellery. The brand is well known particularly in Asia and America: born in 2009 in Jaipur, Entice chose to modernize the style of the Rajasthani jewelery with a topical twist. They are very important jewels: the value is given by the long and meticulous workmanship and materials used. KGK is among the few manufacturers of jewelry that buys rough diamonds directly from giants such as De Beers, Alrosa and Rio Tinto. And it can do because the Indian company is just as great.

Collana di diamanti con 17 smeraldi taglio a pera

The KGK Group was founded in 1905 by Shri Keshrimalji Kothari, a dealer in precious stones of Jaipur. Over the years the company has grown and is now a multinational company that, among other things, also has several brands of jewelry, including Entice. To give you an idea: employs 12,000 employees. The company is still led by a member of the family who founded it, Navrattan Kothari: it is his idea of launching Entice, which now has five independent shops in countries such as Hong Kong and India (Bangalore, Jaipur, Mumbai and New Delhi). Rudy Serra

Anello con smeraldo circondato da diamanti

Anello con zaffiro di 15 carati e diamanti

Collana che ricorda i fiori di gelsomino con diamanti gialli e bianchi

Orecchini con smeraldi cabochon e diamanti

Orecchini ispirati a foglie di felce con diamanti bianchi e gialli

Marco Bicego back to Jaipur

Published on June 11, 2018

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Marco Bicego widens the collection dedicated to Jaipur: necklaces and bracelets in gold and colored stones.
Marco Bicego back to Jaipur. Or, better, he extends the reach of the Indian capital city of jewelry and gems. The collection of the Venetian jeweler dedicated to the Rajasthan capital, in fact, has been extended with new pieces. This is an addition that does not change the style: in short, nothing new in form, but the enrichment with new precious stones of a line of jewelry already particularly assorted. The processing of gold set of bracelets and necklaces are entirely handmade. The stones are different, all of soft colors like amethyst, lemon citrine, topaz or pink tourmaline. Giulia Netrese

Collana di Marco Bicego, collezione Jaipur

Bracciale di Marco Bicego, collezione Jaipur

Bracciale a cinque fili di Marco Bicego, collezione Jaipur

Nuova collana con pietre multicolori a un filo

Nuova collana con pietre multicolori a tre fili

Gemco and his brothers

Published on February 2, 2018

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Collana con diamanti e orecchini della Cascade collection, con diamanti e smeraldi

The great race of the Gemco Designs, with the triumph of the stones between East and West. Here are the news presented at VicenzaOro with the Nigaam brand: The Stella Collection and Cascade Collection, with briolette cut diamonds ♦
From Jaipur, the capital of the Indian jewelry, up to Hong Kong and New York. No wonder the Gemco Designs jewelry is a nice hybrid of the two cultures, East and West. Founded in 1970 by brothers Gaurav, Pravesh and Prateek Nigam as an active company in the gemstone trade, Gemco has thus gained a solid reputation. In 2012 it took place the consecration, with the launch of the luxury brand Nigaam, neglecting the least profitable market for silver jewelry (but they are still in the catalog). They are, of course, jewelry that shine a large quantity of precious stones, often cut in the traditional Indian way, a bit ‘less precise and multifaceted than you see in Antwerp. But the effect is there. In high-end jewelry you can read the ancient Indian tradition, but also that of Byzantine icons, Islamic carpets and even of handicraft Chinese. Their jewelery are now in sixty stores in the East, especially in China, and the United States, but is coming also a platform for online sales. Cosimo Muzzano

Nigaam, Stella collection, anello con diamanti e zaffiri rosa

Cascade collection, collana e orecchini indossati

Nigaam, Cascade collection, collana e orecchini indossati

Nigaam, Stella collection, orecchini con diamanti e zaffiri rosa

Nigaam, Stella collection, anelli con diamanti e zaffiri

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