Indian Jewellery Design

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Indian Pearl Jewellery



The pearl has been prized since ancient times for its perfection and absolute beauty.Pearls also symbolizes all the best qualities human beings aspire to - honesty, integrity, purity, charity and wisdom.



Pearl Jewellery are a classic accessory that every woman can wear.Pearl Jewellery is among the most precious and oldest form of jewellery that has been into fashion from centuries. Peek into the jewelry wardrobe of any well-dressed woman and you are likely to find pearl jewellery among her favorite classic pieces.The wardrobe of a woman is incomplete without exquisite Pearl Jewellery with which she can adorn herself and look her best.Pearl jewellery is evergreen and never goes out of fashion and is making style statements everywhere.Pearl jewellery not only adds glamour to your personality but also stands you out in the crowd.Even celebrities and fashion conscious people wear Pearl jewellery to look beautiful and stunning.



Pearl Jewellery is perfect any time of day, can be worn multiple ways, and no longer have to be saved for a special occasion.Pearl Jewellery is the timeless classic choice for an interview, business, a wedding, meeting the parents, and projecting a demure, poised, classically elegant and perfectly put together image.No other form of metal or jewellery can beat the radiance, exquisiteness and sensuality that are added to the personality of a person wearing Pearl jewellery.



Beautiful Indian Pearl Jewellery is fit for any budget and is quite versatile and can be worn with many different outfits– which is why Indian Pearl Jewellery is a must have pick for jewelry wardrobe essentials.The best thing about Indian Pearl jewellery is that it goes along with every outfit and enhances the beauty of the dress that you are wearing.Indian Pearl jewellery is available in amazing styles and designs that will not only attract your eyes at the first glance, but also make you fall in love with them and wear them on every occasion. Indian Pearl jewellery is available in different designs so that you can match them beautifully with your outfits.

Pearl jewellery design

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Antique Kids Bangles

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Indian Lac jewellery




Lac jewellery comes from the princely city of Bikaner in the Indian state of Rajasthan.

Lac is collected from forest and very commonly used for costume jewellery. Low quality lac is used for cores and the better quality lac is used for decoration. Lac jewellery are worn by tribal communities in Rajasthan.



The lac jewellery have an inner-core which is covered by a relatively thin layer of better quality coloured lac. Core lac is strengthened by a material like white clay. The dry ingredients are heated, mixed together, kneaded and pounded with a hammer, a process repeated until the mass has formed similar type of dough like consistency.Shapes are done by pressing the lac into brass mould/die with grooves on each sides.The lac is forced into the groove with the instrument to take on the shape of the groove.The mold is then heated and lac takes the form of the mold.Though it looks delicate it is strong enough to be used as jewellery.



The basic enamel colour is painted on the whole lac shell. It is then fired in a tiny cylindered kiln for the enamel to set permanently.These enamel colours are mostly bright ones like white, golden, pink, blue parrot green, red, bottle green, turquoise, orange and black.Silver/Gold Foils,Glass seed beads,rhinestones,decorative wire are then used as embellishments.Many small pieces are sometimes joined together to get one complete earring/necklace/pendent.




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Thewa Jewellery design


Thewa is an art of fusing gold sheets on to glass but different to enameling. Different type of designs are engraved on the gold sheet and put on to the glass and encased in silver.




Thewa is a craft practised by a few craftsmen who specialise in the art of fusing filigreed gold sheets on to glass. The craft of thewa is still practised by hereditary craftspersons in the small fortified town of Pratapgarh in district Chittorgarh of south Rajasthan and in Rampur in Madhya Pradesh. This unique craft uses plaques of glass as its base material. Till today the tradition of using red, green, and blue glass continues.The technique of thewa has been used to create extremely interesting ornaments, plates, trays and jewellery, as well as small objects for daily use. This skill and the expertise required to create thewa objects is unique to Pratapgarh and Rampur. However, in the 19th century the towns of Indore and Ratlam in Madhya Pradesh also achieved widespread fame for this jewellery craft.



The art of thewa can be traced back 400 years when the rulers of Pratapgarh gave a land grant to the families of artisans in the area practising the craft. The artisans, all Hindus, belong to the Soni caste. Unconfirmed sources claim that the technique actually originated in Bengal where it did not do well, leading the Bengali artisans to move westwards in search of patronage. They are supposed to have finally settled in Rajasthan where they taught the Soni family the thewa technique. Women do not practise this craft and the daughters are not taught as it is feared that they may take the family secrets with them to the home(s) of their in-laws. T.N. Mukherji in his book Art Manufacturers of India which was compiled for the Glasgow International Exhibition in 1888 mentions the technique of thewa as a kind of imitation enamel that is very effective in appearance. He also states that the technique used was kept a family secret.



The process followed in thewa work is detailed and intricate. Broken pieces of terracotta, finely ground, are mixed with chemicals and oil to produce a thick fine paste. This is spread on a wooden piece that serves as a base for the mixture. The gold sheet (pure 24 carat gold of 40 gauge thickness) is then spread over the mixture and the design is etched on it. Black paint is spread over the gold sheet so that the design becomes clearly visible and can be worked upon further. The craftspersons then work on the pattern, removing the excess gold and creating the filigree design. The gold sheet is peeled off gently, by heating it. This has to be done very carefully for the fragile gold crafted sheet can break or lose shape. The gold patterned sheet is now thoroughly washed and all extra substances are removed with a mild acid. A piece of glass of the same size as the gold pattern is chosen and encased in a frame of silver or silver wire. The thin sheet of patterned gold is then fixed to the silver border. While it is still hot, the rim of silver and film of gold are delicately slipped over the edge and pressed on to the surface of the glass. The piece is then heated until the gold and the glass are firmly fused together. A thin silver foil is fixed on the other side of the glass to provide the final finish.

Only gold sheets of the highest purity are used, for this purity lends itself to the thewa technique. All gold is heated to remove impurities before it is rolled out and the sheets (mostly of 40 gauge thickness) are cut. As the work requires intricate detailing and skilful fusion of the gold into the glass base, the wastage is high.Overheatingcan break the glass or melt the gold. Alternatively, if not treated properly the gold filigree does not fuse well and soon comes off. It is only after two years of intensive experimentation and many failures that an artisan can learn the the thewa technique with 98% quality.

The craftsmen at Rampura have been using Belgian glass, from windowpanes of old houses and buildings, as the base for thewa articles but this source has now been exhausted and finding glass with the right colours is becoming difficult. As a result, thewa pieces can now be found in a new range of colours and materials: lemon, white, black. Some of these are original, while others are obtained, often using plastics. Experimentation with other metals, including silver, is also being done. The motifs taken are equally from Hindu mythology and Mughal courtly scenes and include floral motifs, enactment of historical scenes, animals like elephants and deer, winged fairies, scenes from the battlefield, and picturisations of rulers. Products made include jewellery and ornament pieces, boxes, plates, photo frames, belts, perfume bottles, and vases. Unlike other gold jewellery the value of a thewa piece comes not from the intrinsic value of gold but, instead, from the skill required to fashion an article.

Some of the finest examples of the thewa art can be seen in museums in India and abroad. Presently the craft is witnessing a revival in India, with thewa jewellery pieces being made available in urban markets through designers.


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Meenakari Jewellery



Minakari or Enamelling is the art of painting, colouring and ornamenting the surface of metals by fusing over brilliant colours that are decorated in an intricate design.

The period of the Mogul era had a great impact on jewelry designs & art of jewelry making in India. The Mogul emperor Shah Jahan invited the Persian artisans who made world famous enameled silver articles to train their master-craftsmen in the art of enameling. For the first time in the history, this famous Persian enameling art was employed into making jewelry artifacts and it marked the beginning of a glorious era of enameled 18kt to 22kt Mogul jewelry pieces. The artisans of the Mogul era combined the sophisticated designs & techniques of the Persian art with Indian motifs & colors to produce some of the finest examples of enameling anywhere in the world. These jewelry pieces had brilliant colored enamel on one side and magnificent hand-cut rose diamonds, rubies, emeralds & sapphires on the other side. Sometimes the exquisite enamel on the reverse rivaled even the beauty of precious diamonds & gems in the front.



Gold has been used traditionally for minakari jewellery as it holds the enamel better, lasts longer and its lustre brings out the colours of the enamels.Silver, a later introduction, is used for artefacts like boxes, bowls, spoons, and art pieces while Copper is used for handicraft items.Choice of colors, in case of silver, has to be green, yellow or blue, as these are the colors which stick with it. As for gold, all the colors can be applied to it and this is also the reason why the metal is preferred for Meenakari jewellery.



The technique of Meenakari requires a high degree of skill and application. The piece of metal on which meenakari is to be done is fixed on a lac stick. Delicate designs of flowers, birds, fish,elephant, lion or peacock head terminals, etc are etched or engraved on it. This leads to the creation of walls or grooves, to hold color. Enamel dust of required color is then poured into the grooves and each color is fired individually. The heat of the furnace melts the color and the coloured liquid gets spread equally into the groove. This process is repeated with each colour.



As each color is individually fired, colors, which are most heat resistant, are applied first, as they are re-fired with each additional color. As a rule, white is the first color applied, and red the last.

After the last color has been fired, the object is cooled and burnished or polished with agate. The depth of the grooves filled with different colors determines the play of light.

The meenakar often works with a team of craftsmen. As meenakari is generally done on the reverse side of kundan jewellery, the meenakar has to work with the goldsmith, the engraver or ghaaria, the designer or chitteria and jadiya who applies the gems on the kundan or gold. The finished produced is a marvel of the expertise of these different craftsmen and their techniques.

Gulabi mina (pink enamel) is derived from gulab (rose) which has been popularly associated with the Varanasi enameling style. Pictures below show a very rare 22kt gold pink enamel elephant Moghul bangle. The two elephants face each other holding the "cup of nectar", the large diamond symbolising the nectar, the "drink of the Gods", believed to sustain life forever. As you can see, the bangle has very intricate carvings on the inside and the outer side which is studded with diamonds.

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Indian Navaratna Jewellery




Navaratna refers to the nine gemstones related to the nine planets used in Vedic astrology. Nava means ‘nine’ and ratna means ‘gem’ in the Sanskrit language. These nine planets are the Sun, Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn, Rahu and Ketu. (These last two ‘shadowy planets’ of Vedic astrology correspond to the ascending and descending nodes of the Moon respectively).



When only one astrological gemstone is worn, it tends to focus on a particular planet or specific problem. When a setting of gemstones corresponding to the nine planets is worn, it offers extraordinary protection because it can deliver the benefits of all the nine planetary gemstones simultaneously. The Navaratna talisman is designed to ward off negative energies and effects and to strengthen the positive influences that the nine planets and their respective gemstones deliver. One can wear it in expectation of good health, prosperity, increased happiness and peace of mind.



Navaratna jewelry can be made with gems or semi-precious stones. The most important consideration is that the stones being used are flawless. The different categories of stones are not so much related to their value and market appeal but more to their influence on the body and its chemistry, the mind and its psychology, and the electromagnetic field that surrounds a person.



Today Navaratna Jewelry is getting more and more famous because of its Stylish looks and astrological benefits.Navaratnas are considered auspicious and believed to give the wearer Good Health, Prosperity, Happiness and Peace of Mind. It wards off negative energies or malefic effects of Planets and strengthens the positive influences of the gems. All type of navaratna ornaments including necklaces, rings, bracelets, anklets, pendants, bangles, armlets and other trinkets are extremely popular.Navaratna Ornaments can be worn by anyone and does

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Indian jewellery design

These are some beautiful Indian Jewelry Necklaces made of various gem stones Corals, Pearls, Red stones, Green Stones etc.

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Traditional Design




Traditional South Indian Style Mango Necklace and Earring with Green, Red and white stone




Traditional South Indian Style Mango Mala and Earring with Green, Red and white stone



Made with Genuine Ruby and Emerald (Shiva & Parvati Pendant)
Necklace and Earring




Peacock Necklace with Genuine Ruby and Emerald

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Green stone Necklace

Indian Jewelry made with Green and White Stones 16" Long Necklace and Earring Set


Indian Jewelry made with Green and White Stones 16" Long Necklace and Earring Set



Indian Jewelry made with Peridot Color Stones 16" Long Necklace and Earring Set


Indian Jewelry made with Peridot Color Stones and White Stones and Pearls 16" Long Necklace and Earring Set

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Indian Gemstone Kada Bangles


Ruby and Emerald Color Stone Kada Bangles



Mother of Pearl & White Stone Kada Bangles


WhiteStone Kada Bangles


Blue and White Zircon Kada Bangles