Craftsmanship
Where Craftsmanship Meets Character
Nine karigars, four disciplines, and a workshop two floors above the showroom.
The Process
Four Stages, Mostly By Hand
Machines cut chain well. Everything else on a bridal piece is still faster and better by hand.
01
Design
A drawing first, on paper, at actual size. Weight and drape are decided here — not after the gold has been worked.
02
Forming
Sheet and wire are drawn, annealed and shaped over steel formers. Hollow forming keeps large silhouettes wearable.
03
Setting
Kundan on gold foil, polki pressed into warm gold, diamonds under magnification. Three different disciplines, three different karigars.
04
Hand Finishing
Filing, chasing, meenakari on the reverse, then a final polish. Roughly a third of the hours on a bridal piece go here.
Detail
The parts nobody sees are the parts that last
Clasp tongues are filed to fit rather than forced. Pearl strands are knotted individually so a single break costs one bead, not a fringe. Reverse sides of kundan panels are painted in meenakari even though they sit against skin.
None of it shows in a photograph. All of it shows in twenty years.
Enquire
Commission Something Of Your Own
Bring a photograph, a sketch or an old family piece. We'll draw it, quote it and only begin once you've approved the design.