Any artist worth their salt who has paid a visit to Jaipur that is immersed in myriad colours and patterns has walked away with a head brimming with ideas and inspirations. From high jewellery maisons in Europe to jewellers from South America and Asia, Jaipur has been the land of awakening in one way or the other, says Vijetha Rangabashyam
The peacock Columbian emerald cocktail ring & rose pink ruby enamel diamond chandelier earrings – Jaipur Atelier
The very foundation of LA-based Jaipur Atelier is built on the quintessential Jaipur aesthetic. Founder Catherine Prince Castillo travels to India at least three times in a year to curate the perfect pieces remnant of Jaipur’s artistry. The peacock cocktail ring with a velvety Columbian emerald center flanked by a teal enamel setting is a perfect ode to the peacock laden city. The chandelier earrings with exceptional, unheated Mozambique pink rubies against a backdrop of cool rose pink enamel with softly sloping curved edges again demonstrates the pristine workmanship of Jaipur’s artisans.
Marble floral earrings & miniature painting waterfall necklace – Silvia Furmanovich
In one of her visits to New York, Silvia Furmanovich, who is known for beautiful Marquetry technique, chanced upon paintings India’s Rajput Courts at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Inspired by the intricate paintings, Furmanovich later embarked on an artistic pilgrimage through Rajasthan, where she found inspiration for her India collection. The marble floral earrings and miniature painting waterfall necklace, among other pieces from the India collection, bear silhouettes reminiscent of Mughal architectural elements, with gemstones echoing the hues of the paints, including emeralds, rubies, sapphires, tourmalines, diamonds and South Sea pearls. The necklace is painted with brushes of just one or two squirrel-tail hairs, utilizing mineral-based pigments made of crushed gems such as blue lapis lazuli and green malachite, as well as yellow sulfur, black carbon and red iron oxide.
Jaipur Colour collection – Marco Bicego®
This gorgeous three-row bangle redolent with colourful gemstones is Marco Bicego’s ode to Jaipur and its kaleidoscopic vistas. This bangle features a selection of carefully selected multicoloured gemstones like amethyst, lemon citrine, yellow quartz, pink and green tourmaline encircled in an 18kt yellow gold bezel setting hand-engraved using an ancient Florentine technique.
1980s Iolite “Jaïpur” Ring – Boucheron
Many high jewellery maisons have done their bit to celebrate Jaipur and its architecture and Boucheron was one of them. The French maison launched an entire collection ‘Jaipur’ in the 80s, and some of the pieces in the collection are still raking in big bucks at auction houses, like this beautifully crafted two-tone 18k gold ring that is set with cabochon cut iolite with the most beautiful pale purple hue.
Bloom collection – Sanjay Kasliwal
Bloom collection is based on late jewellery designer Sanjay Kasliwal’s sketches which were discovered by his children, Samir and Shalini Kasliwal. Comprising 26 jaw dropping pieces, the collection is inspired by Jaipur and its vestiges, from its vibrant colours and painstaking architecture to the tecomella trees that dot the Thar dessert. The jewels are redolent with handpicked gemstones like Zambian emeralds, Tahitian pearls, Sri Lankan sapphires and Mozambican rubies.
Cabochon emerald ring with opals & diamonds – Arunashi
Arunashi is again a piece of Jaipur in the affluent locality of Beverly Hills where Arun Bohra, an eighth generation jeweller from Jaipur, presents some of the most amazing jewels. This ring is reminiscent of his roots and his brand’s prodigious heritage. This gorgeous 18 karat white gold ring is a perfect example of the designer’s craftsmanship. A large cabochon oval emerald is set amidst eight oval opals. The setting allows the opals to form a scallop around the magnificent center emerald. The center stone and shank are further highlighted with micro pave set diamonds.
Ethiopian opal designer ring - Sunita Nahata
Sunita Nahata has designed this exclusive ‘Peacock’ collection paying homage to her roots from the state of Rajasthan, which is home to this national treasure. The Indian peacock is seen as a symbol of elegance and royalty from the medieval times when its feathers were used to adorn the outfits and thrones of royals. These creatures are particularly known to represent a unity of colours with their dazzling displays when they bloom into their full circular form. Sunita Nahata uses the most exquisite Ethiopian opal, accented with an array of colorful semi-precious gemstones and diamonds to reflect these marvelous birds. These gorgeous gemstones are set in yellow gold to strike a true royal feel to these rings.
The Peacock Dance collection – Alessio Boschi
The peacock dance collection, an extension of Alessio Boschi’s Breakfast in Jaipur collection, draws inspiration from the beauty of peacock and its inimitable contour, the edifices of Rajasthan that are influenced by Mughal architecture and many paintings, patterns and sculptures exclusive to Jaipur that the designer extraordinaire discovered during one of his many visits to Jaipur. The Jaipur Gate earrings and ring from this collection mimics the stunning shade of peacock while maintaining the Mughal aesthetic.
Gold and enamelled necklace - Van Gelder Jewellery
For more than 40 years, Netherlands-based Van Gelder Jewellery has been curating and understanding extraordinary quality of traditional jewellery from India, particularly Jaipur. This stunning necklace has a fine cord with four gold enameled beads with the pendants, ending on either side with a green glass pear-shaped drop. All gold pendants depict the red enameled footprints of Lord Vishnu (Vishnupada), and powder blue enamel, representing the primordial waters. Both dropshaped pendants on either side of the center pendant are enameled in vegetable green sabz zamin enamel.
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