She loves to work with contemporary forms and translate them into beautiful and elegant jewellery creations. Currently working as a senior design consultant with Zoya, Sangeeta Dewan’s jewellery speaks of style in a special way. Already worked as the head of design at Tanishq for many years, she indeed carries a valuable experience. Kunjal Karaniya brings you the journey of the creative designer herself, Sangeeta Dewan.%% Her passion for creative arts like music, dance, sculpture, paintings; her interest in history, cultures, heritages, artifacts around the world and her love for wonders of nature - all inspire her to create the master pieces. Sharing the inspiration for her collections, she explains, “Every collection is a different approach and a unique inspiration. I would not like to lose any opportunity to explore a new idea. I like to believe that my forte is theme-inspired jewellery that tells you a story. When the inspiration is so interesting, the entire process of creation becomes easy and effortless.” Born in an army family, her childhood was spent traveling all over India. “The more I saw of India’s extraordinary culture, the more fascinated I was with my country’s heritage. I think my childhood has helped me develop my sense of style, aesthetics and an overall openness to design. I have often watched my mother recreate Raphael, Van Gogh and many other famous artists’ works. Therefore, having grown up surrounded by art, I have pursued in my jewellery, my passion.” %% Starting as an accessory design student, her passion for design gained professional dimension at the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), New Delhi. “NIFT was an ideal place to extend my imagination and accessory design programme, the perfect Abode. During the three years of my training at NIFT, I had the opportunity to get trained under various design experts from India as well as abroad. In the class room and industry projects undertaken, I innovated costume and ramp jewellery, developed Indian crafts into fashion accessories, created silverware as well as table top products in a variety of experimental materials, manufactured leather bags and lifestyle products, envisioned visual merchandising and exhibition design and explored various different arenas related to fashion accessories.” By the end of two and half years she realised where her interest and talent would lead her. She decided to specialise in precious jewellery during her final graduating project. Ever since then, there has been no looking back for her. The desire to beautify and adorn human kind with precious objects has been an incentive to innovate for her. “My desire for constant learning led me to Milan where I studied the Masters of Arts for Design from the Creative Academy, managed by the ‘Richemonte group’. The Richmonte group owns several luxury brands around the world including the Cartier, Montblanc, Van Cleef &Arpels, Piaget, I.W.C., Jaeger Le Coultre, Chloe, etc. I was awarded full scholarship to this prestigious institution. At the academy, I learned a global approach to luxury design, its marketing and management.” %%

Her quest for new shapes and ideas has encouraged her to make a mark in several design competitions in India as well as abroad. “As a part of the academic curriculum at creative academy, I was the only one to be selected amongst all the students from 11 countries, to intern at the prestigious Van Cleef and Arpels in Paris. Paris is truly the fashion capital of the world and my stay in Paris was a wonderful learning for me in the field of design and in understanding the global design scenario. I worked amongst the best in the world and learned about intricacies of luxury design and creation. The most wonderful opportunity I got at Van Cleef, was to design a gorgeous elaborate necklace for the queen of Morocco,” she speaks with utmost pride. Amongst her many award winning designs, one of her favorites is the ‘wings of fire’, which has been the winner of the Gold Virtuosi awards 2000, also known as the Oscars of Gold jewellery in Italy. “The award winning suit of jewellery reflects new thoughts that attempt to alter society and our conventional ways of thinking. Worn by: Darcy Bussel’ the principle dancer of the royal ballet, and featured on the cover of JCK magazine, USA, it is a piece that truly inspires elegance and artistry. Winning this award has been a tremendous global experience in terms of design but has also brought Indian design to an international acclaim,” she happily explains. %% Highlighting her recent Banaras collection, she says, “This whole collection is inspired from the visual imagery of Banaras, as if seen through a photographer’s lens. There are many important visual elements that make Banaras the place it is, most importantly the Ganga and how it gracefully touches the ghats, the ducks that swim in the water, pigeons that fly away at dawn, the beautiful pink lotus that blooms in the water, the temples that arise off the ghats, the diyas that devotees put in the holy waters taking away their prayers and wishes, and the faith that surrounds the city, all making Banaras unique and most exotic. All this visual beauty has been captured by in my imagination and expressed in the form of beautiful designs that comprise this collection. Also binding the whole collection is a string of poetry that connects the visuals of Banaras to my thoughts in each design, and very beautifully forms the connecting line throughout the collection. The collection is an amalgamation of various handcrafted techniques like reppousse, enamel, cutwork, filigree, stamping, wirework, stone inlay etc, all used in combination with each other and also exclusively the new innovative ways of combining these techniques makes Banaras truly unique. Also for the first time we have combined CAD outputs and handcrafting to create this collection, making is one of a kind. The queen of all techniques used in this collection is the use of the Banarasi pink enamel. This beautiful technique is not very apparent these days and could be termed as a dying craft. There are only handfuls of crafts persons who can execute this technique with the same ancient finesse and Banaras has been our sincere effort towards its revival. Even though I enjoy working with all precious materials but working with Indian polki style jewellery and enamel work really holds my fascination. I also enjoy working with coloured stones, which adds spark of colour to my designs. Coloured diamonds are also really fascinating because they are so rare,” she shares. %% Talking about her patrons, she says, “The jewellery I design is for the modern, educated woman of today. She is independent and well travelled and jewellery she chooses to wear depicts her own personality and sense of style.” She further adds, “For me jewellery is truly enjoyment and a beautiful indulgence. I would recommend each person to wear jewellery according to her own individualistic taste and when that happens, jewellery naturally looks and adds a new dimension to a woman's personality.” Her long-standing desire is to see Monica Belucci wear her designed jewellery. %%

is to see Monica Belucci wear her designed jewellery. %% “My relationship with the jewellery industry has been very fruitful and reciprocal. While I have learnt a great deal from the industry in terms of the market understanding, consumer preferences, technicalities of manufacturing etc., it has been my constant effort to give back as well. I make every effort to encourage young talent by teaching the art of jewellery design to young designers and students and also participate in forums, which help in the growth, and potential of design in this industry,” she shares with satisfaction. Giving an advice to young designers she says, “They should love their work, then their creation will become effortless and the results will be exemplary.” She concludes on an emotional note, “In my jewellery - lies my passion. There is no secret about it. Its beauty is for all to see, enjoy and appreciate. I would like to work on my own brand or a brand that is very dear to me - Zoya. I would like to create never seen before jewellery and explore arenas of design other than jewellery. One thing which is very close to my heart is that I would like to use my designs to improve the lives of people.” %%

She loves to work with contemporary forms and translate them into beautiful and elegant jewellery creations. Currently working as a senior design consultant with Zoya, Sangeeta Dewan’s jewellery speaks of style in a special way. Already worked as the head of design at Tanishq for many years, she indeed carries a valuable experience. Kunjal Karaniya brings you the journey of the creative designer herself, Sangeeta Dewan.%% Her passion for creative arts like music, dance, sculpture, paintings; her interest in history, cultures, heritages, artifacts around the world and her love for wonders of nature - all inspire her to create the master pieces. Sharing the inspiration for her collections, she explains, “Every collection is a different approach and a unique inspiration. I would not like to lose any opportunity to explore a new idea. I like to believe that my forte is theme-inspired jewellery that tells you a story. When the inspiration is so interesting, the entire process of creation becomes easy and effortless.” Born in an army family, her childhood was spent traveling all over India. “The more I saw of India’s extraordinary culture, the more fascinated I was with my country’s heritage. I think my childhood has helped me develop my sense of style, aesthetics and an overall openness to design. I have often watched my mother recreate Raphael, Van Gogh and many other famous artists’ works. Therefore, having grown up surrounded by art, I have pursued in my jewellery, my passion.” %% Starting as an accessory design student, her passion for design gained professional dimension at the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), New Delhi. “NIFT was an ideal place to extend my imagination and accessory design programme, the perfect Abode. During the three years of my training at NIFT, I had the opportunity to get trained under various design experts from India as well as abroad. In the class room and industry projects undertaken, I innovated costume and ramp jewellery, developed Indian crafts into fashion accessories, created silverware as well as table top products in a variety of experimental materials, manufactured leather bags and lifestyle products, envisioned visual merchandising and exhibition design and explored various different arenas related to fashion accessories.” By the end of two and half years she realised where her interest and talent would lead her. She decided to specialise in precious jewellery during her final graduating project. Ever since then, there has been no looking back for her. The desire to beautify and adorn human kind with precious objects has been an incentive to innovate for her. “My desire for constant learning led me to Milan where I studied the Masters of Arts for Design from the Creative Academy, managed by the ‘Richemonte group’. The Richmonte group owns several luxury brands around the world including the Cartier, Montblanc, Van Cleef &Arpels, Piaget, I.W.C., Jaeger Le Coultre, Chloe, etc. I was awarded full scholarship to this prestigious institution. At the academy, I learned a global approach to luxury design, its marketing and management.” %%

Her quest for new shapes and ideas has encouraged her to make a mark in several design competitions in India as well as abroad. “As a part of the academic curriculum at creative academy, I was the only one to be selected amongst all the students from 11 countries, to intern at the prestigious Van Cleef and Arpels in Paris. Paris is truly the fashion capital of the world and my stay in Paris was a wonderful learning for me in the field of design and in understanding the global design scenario. I worked amongst the best in the world and learned about intricacies of luxury design and creation. The most wonderful opportunity I got at Van Cleef, was to design a gorgeous elaborate necklace for the queen of Morocco,” she speaks with utmost pride. Amongst her many award winning designs, one of her favorites is the ‘wings of fire’, which has been the winner of the Gold Virtuosi awards 2000, also known as the Oscars of Gold jewellery in Italy. “The award winning suit of jewellery reflects new thoughts that attempt to alter society and our conventional ways of thinking. Worn by: Darcy Bussel’ the principle dancer of the royal ballet, and featured on the cover of JCK magazine, USA, it is a piece that truly inspires elegance and artistry. Winning this award has been a tremendous global experience in terms of design but has also brought Indian design to an international acclaim,” she happily explains. %% Highlighting her recent Banaras collection, she says, “This whole collection is inspired from the visual imagery of Banaras, as if seen through a photographer’s lens. There are many important visual elements that make Banaras the place it is, most importantly the Ganga and how it gracefully touches the ghats, the ducks that swim in the water, pigeons that fly away at dawn, the beautiful pink lotus that blooms in the water, the temples that arise off the ghats, the diyas that devotees put in the holy waters taking away their prayers and wishes, and the faith that surrounds the city, all making Banaras unique and most exotic. All this visual beauty has been captured by in my imagination and expressed in the form of beautiful designs that comprise this collection. Also binding the whole collection is a string of poetry that connects the visuals of Banaras to my thoughts in each design, and very beautifully forms the connecting line throughout the collection. The collection is an amalgamation of various handcrafted techniques like reppousse, enamel, cutwork, filigree, stamping, wirework, stone inlay etc, all used in combination with each other and also exclusively the new innovative ways of combining these techniques makes Banaras truly unique. Also for the first time we have combined CAD outputs and handcrafting to create this collection, making is one of a kind. The queen of all techniques used in this collection is the use of the Banarasi pink enamel. This beautiful technique is not very apparent these days and could be termed as a dying craft. There are only handfuls of crafts persons who can execute this technique with the same ancient finesse and Banaras has been our sincere effort towards its revival. Even though I enjoy working with all precious materials but working with Indian polki style jewellery and enamel work really holds my fascination. I also enjoy working with coloured stones, which adds spark of colour to my designs. Coloured diamonds are also really fascinating because they are so rare,” she shares. %% Talking about her patrons, she says, “The jewellery I design is for the modern, educated woman of today. She is independent and well travelled and jewellery she chooses to wear depicts her own personality and sense of style.” She further adds, “For me jewellery is truly enjoyment and a beautiful indulgence. I would recommend each person to wear jewellery according to her own individualistic taste and when that happens, jewellery naturally looks and adds a new dimension to a woman's personality.” Her long-standing desire is to see Monica Belucci wear her designed jewellery. %%

is to see Monica Belucci wear her designed jewellery. %% “My relationship with the jewellery industry has been very fruitful and reciprocal. While I have learnt a great deal from the industry in terms of the market understanding, consumer preferences, technicalities of manufacturing etc., it has been my constant effort to give back as well. I make every effort to encourage young talent by teaching the art of jewellery design to young designers and students and also participate in forums, which help in the growth, and potential of design in this industry,” she shares with satisfaction. Giving an advice to young designers she says, “They should love their work, then their creation will become effortless and the results will be exemplary.” She concludes on an emotional note, “In my jewellery - lies my passion. There is no secret about it. Its beauty is for all to see, enjoy and appreciate. I would like to work on my own brand or a brand that is very dear to me - Zoya. I would like to create never seen before jewellery and explore arenas of design other than jewellery. One thing which is very close to my heart is that I would like to use my designs to improve the lives of people.” %%

She loves to work with contemporary forms and translate them into beautiful and elegant jewellery creations. Currently working as a senior design consultant with Zoya, Sangeeta Dewan’s jewellery speaks of style in a special way. Already worked as the head of design at Tanishq for many years, she indeed carries a valuable experience. Kunjal Karaniya brings you the journey of the creative designer herself, Sangeeta Dewan.%% Her passion for creative arts like music, dance, sculpture, paintings; her interest in history, cultures, heritages, artifacts around the world and her love for wonders of nature - all inspire her to create the master pieces. Sharing the inspiration for her collections, she explains, “Every collection is a different approach and a unique inspiration. I would not like to lose any opportunity to explore a new idea. I like to believe that my forte is theme-inspired jewellery that tells you a story. When the inspiration is so interesting, the entire process of creation becomes easy and effortless.” Born in an army family, her childhood was spent traveling all over India. “The more I saw of India’s extraordinary culture, the more fascinated I was with my country’s heritage. I think my childhood has helped me develop my sense of style, aesthetics and an overall openness to design. I have often watched my mother recreate Raphael, Van Gogh and many other famous artists’ works. Therefore, having grown up surrounded by art, I have pursued in my jewellery, my passion.” %% Starting as an accessory design student, her passion for design gained professional dimension at the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), New Delhi. “NIFT was an ideal place to extend my imagination and accessory design programme, the perfect Abode. During the three years of my training at NIFT, I had the opportunity to get trained under various design experts from India as well as abroad. In the class room and industry projects undertaken, I innovated costume and ramp jewellery, developed Indian crafts into fashion accessories, created silverware as well as table top products in a variety of experimental materials, manufactured leather bags and lifestyle products, envisioned visual merchandising and exhibition design and explored various different arenas related to fashion accessories.” By the end of two and half years she realised where her interest and talent would lead her. She decided to specialise in precious jewellery during her final graduating project. Ever since then, there has been no looking back for her. The desire to beautify and adorn human kind with precious objects has been an incentive to innovate for her. “My desire for constant learning led me to Milan where I studied the Masters of Arts for Design from the Creative Academy, managed by the ‘Richemonte group’. The Richmonte group owns several luxury brands around the world including the Cartier, Montblanc, Van Cleef &Arpels, Piaget, I.W.C., Jaeger Le Coultre, Chloe, etc. I was awarded full scholarship to this prestigious institution. At the academy, I learned a global approach to luxury design, its marketing and management.” %%

Her quest for new shapes and ideas has encouraged her to make a mark in several design competitions in India as well as abroad. “As a part of the academic curriculum at creative academy, I was the only one to be selected amongst all the students from 11 countries, to intern at the prestigious Van Cleef and Arpels in Paris. Paris is truly the fashion capital of the world and my stay in Paris was a wonderful learning for me in the field of design and in understanding the global design scenario. I worked amongst the best in the world and learned about intricacies of luxury design and creation. The most wonderful opportunity I got at Van Cleef, was to design a gorgeous elaborate necklace for the queen of Morocco,” she speaks with utmost pride. Amongst her many award winning designs, one of her favorites is the ‘wings of fire’, which has been the winner of the Gold Virtuosi awards 2000, also known as the Oscars of Gold jewellery in Italy. “The award winning suit of jewellery reflects new thoughts that attempt to alter society and our conventional ways of thinking. Worn by: Darcy Bussel’ the principle dancer of the royal ballet, and featured on the cover of JCK magazine, USA, it is a piece that truly inspires elegance and artistry. Winning this award has been a tremendous global experience in terms of design but has also brought Indian design to an international acclaim,” she happily explains. %% Highlighting her recent Banaras collection, she says, “This whole collection is inspired from the visual imagery of Banaras, as if seen through a photographer’s lens. There are many important visual elements that make Banaras the place it is, most importantly the Ganga and how it gracefully touches the ghats, the ducks that swim in the water, pigeons that fly away at dawn, the beautiful pink lotus that blooms in the water, the temples that arise off the ghats, the diyas that devotees put in the holy waters taking away their prayers and wishes, and the faith that surrounds the city, all making Banaras unique and most exotic. All this visual beauty has been captured by in my imagination and expressed in the form of beautiful designs that comprise this collection. Also binding the whole collection is a string of poetry that connects the visuals of Banaras to my thoughts in each design, and very beautifully forms the connecting line throughout the collection. The collection is an amalgamation of various handcrafted techniques like reppousse, enamel, cutwork, filigree, stamping, wirework, stone inlay etc, all used in combination with each other and also exclusively the new innovative ways of combining these techniques makes Banaras truly unique. Also for the first time we have combined CAD outputs and handcrafting to create this collection, making is one of a kind. The queen of all techniques used in this collection is the use of the Banarasi pink enamel. This beautiful technique is not very apparent these days and could be termed as a dying craft. There are only handfuls of crafts persons who can execute this technique with the same ancient finesse and Banaras has been our sincere effort towards its revival. Even though I enjoy working with all precious materials but working with Indian polki style jewellery and enamel work really holds my fascination. I also enjoy working with coloured stones, which adds spark of colour to my designs. Coloured diamonds are also really fascinating because they are so rare,” she shares. %% Talking about her patrons, she says, “The jewellery I design is for the modern, educated woman of today. She is independent and well travelled and jewellery she chooses to wear depicts her own personality and sense of style.” She further adds, “For me jewellery is truly enjoyment and a beautiful indulgence. I would recommend each person to wear jewellery according to her own individualistic taste and when that happens, jewellery naturally looks and adds a new dimension to a woman's personality.” Her long-standing desire is to see Monica Belucci wear her designed jewellery. %%

is to see Monica Belucci wear her designed jewellery. %% “My relationship with the jewellery industry has been very fruitful and reciprocal. While I have learnt a great deal from the industry in terms of the market understanding, consumer preferences, technicalities of manufacturing etc., it has been my constant effort to give back as well. I make every effort to encourage young talent by teaching the art of jewellery design to young designers and students and also participate in forums, which help in the growth, and potential of design in this industry,” she shares with satisfaction. Giving an advice to young designers she says, “They should love their work, then their creation will become effortless and the results will be exemplary.” She concludes on an emotional note, “In my jewellery - lies my passion. There is no secret about it. Its beauty is for all to see, enjoy and appreciate. I would like to work on my own brand or a brand that is very dear to me - Zoya. I would like to create never seen before jewellery and explore arenas of design other than jewellery. One thing which is very close to my heart is that I would like to use my designs to improve the lives of people.” %%