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The jewellery world has witnessed the magnificent trend of light weight jewellery for the past few years and this season more than ever, is the time to embrace it. Light weight jewellery is easy on the pocket and perfect comfy wearing. With countless contemporary designs, this cutting edge jewellery category is on the rise. Light weight jewellery isn’t just for everyday and office wear, the trend of light weight jewellery to style your traditional and occasion wear is in vogue. The trend of light weight jewellery has made it easy for you to shop light weight gold jewellery online this festive season.

From going to minimalist, to celebrating light weight jewellery in gold, wearing diamonds all day-everyday, dazzling earrings, trendy neckwear, mixing and matching and embracing the elegant pearl; our style tips have you covered for traditional, contemporary and everyday wear.

Let’s take a look at 7-ways by which you can bring light weight jewellery to your looks and add a whole new world of style to your jewellery collection:

1. Keep it Simple

The beauty of light weight jewellery is that it makes a bold statement with simple, elegant designs. Our first styling tip will help you add gravitas to your daily looks, with just a few pieces of amazing jewellery. Picking out one or two accessories versus wearing five different things, makes all the difference. Stackable rings for example, are easy to wear and extremely trendy. Pair a summer dress or a pair of jeans with our Intriguing 18K Yellow Gold Stacking Rings and you’re all set to go.

Stacking Ring

2. Go for Gold

The perception of light weight jewellery being appropriate only for casual wear has been destroyed by gorgeous traditional gold light weight earrings, bracelets, necklaces and rings that will make your traditional occasion wear shine. This festive season, match a beautiful silk sari with gold light weight earrings such as our Blithe Ruby and Emerald 18K Gold Drop Earrings and a traditional choker and you have a complete, gorgeous look. You can find several beautifully curated designs of light weight gold jewellery online and in stores.

Ruby and Emerald Drop Earring

3. Fact: Diamonds are Forever

No jewellery collection is complete without diamonds. Light weight jewellery has several designs that celebrate diamonds. Paired with your daily office look, a dainty diamond pendant, diamond hook earrings or even stackable diamond rings like our Gold & Diamond Fancy Stacking Ring, are easy-to-wear and the pinnacle of elegance.

Diamond Stacking Ring

4. It’s all about the Earrings

A pair of earrings can take your look from zero to a 100 in just a second. From gold light weight earrings to light weight earrings with gems, there are endless choices for traditional wear and everyday wear. Style your newest lehenga with bold gold light weight jhumkas or your casual wear with something like our Artsy Diamond and Gold Danglers. The versatility of beautiful light weight earrings gold or silver is what makes them perfect for any look you desire.

Diamond and Gold Dangler

5. Mix and Match

There’s nothing more fun and trendier than matching a pair of jeans with traditional jewellery. For example, mix and match traditional gold light weight earrings with a dainty contemporary bracelet and you have a look that is unique and gorgeous. Match a pair of pearl and gold light weight earrings like our Delicate Pearl and 18K Gold Jhumkis with an evening dress and glow with style and elegance.

Pearl and 18K Gold Jhumki

6. Chain it up!

From chokers to string necklaces and elegant pendants, the light weight jewellery category has several design choices for your office wear and occasion wear. Style your everyday top and jeans with a light weight Aquamarine, Blue Topaz & Crystal Quartz 925 Sterling Silver Pendant. With light weight traditional gold chokers stirring up a new trend, your saris and lehengas have found their perfect match this festive season.

925 Sterling Silver Pendant

7. Pearls are always Appropriate

Pearls are the epitome of light weight jewellery. Easy-to-wear and always elegant, pearl light weight designs are truly gorgeous. From the more traditional Kundan inspired curations for this festive season to contemporary pearl sets that will make you stand out, the options are endless. Pair a traditional look with our Blue Topaz, Pearl, Peridot & Tourmaline 925 Sterling Silver Dangler Earrings and bring colour and charm to your wardrobe.

Topaz, Pearl, Peridot 925 Silver Dangler

Now you are completely ready to start styling your wardrobe this festive season with all the lovely designs and combinations that light weight jewellery has to offer. From gold light weight earrings, to diamond stackable rings and delicate bracelets with gems; this category will have you falling in love with every single piece you choose. Totally on tend, suitable for office wear and traditional wear, the pinnacle of contemporary chic; light weight jewellery is your perfect match for this festive season. Bring the joy of comfort, beauty and affordability to your wardrobe with light weight jewellery.

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Indian jewellery has long since become an integral part of the nation’s culture and tradition. Different periods in history have seen different designs emerge and add to Bharata’s wealth of beauty and elegance, and the history goes back 5000 years maybe more.

Silver, gold, gems and stones are the prevailing design elements and different regions of India have found unique ways to craft and wear jewelry made from such materials. Good examples of these include Andhra and Orissa’s silver filigree work, the Meenakari enameling that Rajasthan has shown to prefer, the South’s love of temple jewelry best seen in places like Nagercoil, and the capital’s (Delhi) love for Kundan.

Anklets, rings, necklaces, you name it, there’s an Indian jewelry for every area of the body. Such is the spread of Indian craftsmanship. As the decades went by new generations of artisans learned to polish silver and gold and the process in extracting semi-precious stones from mines. This led to a whole new level of design as evidenced by the time of kings and shahs. Those empires (like the Rajputs and Mughals) that ruled India wouldn’t have expected how they’d end up leaving their mark on the culture of jewelry in the nation. Modern India has therefore accrued thousands of years of tradition-force and cultural-power in the jewelry you see in stores and boutiques.

Range of Indian Jewelry

1. Traditional or Ethnic Jewelry

Emerald with Diamond Pendant

You’ll find this type of design element ruling the roost of South Indian jewelry where close-set enamel work is favored. More often than not, you’ll see diamonds and cob rubies going onto a wide gold or silver template etched to perfection. The style has earned a name for itself. Nakaash jewelry is a South Indian specialty that goes back hundreds of years. Modern times call for modern uses and Nakaash today suits kutcheries and the party scene. They’re made to stand out with their intricate work, enamels in varied designs making them perfect for events and marriages.

2. Lightweight Jewelry

Simple linear designs incorporating small stones (precious or semi precious) on a thin line of gold or silver are quite reminiscent of this kind of artisanship. Their origins are attributed to the Northern and Central regions of Kutch, Maharashtra and Gujarat. Considering their history, you can certainly expect these antiques to come finished in gold templates, displaying either cut or uncut diamonds. Dangling beads are not uncommon in this technique.

3. Kundan Jewelry

Purely the brainchild of old-world Rajasthan, you’ll find some of the simplest as well as grandest artisanship in these pieces. With stylish use of enamel (Meenakari) touches in the mounting of uncut diamonds onto lac fillings, the overall look and feel of Kundan is royal. Different sizes of gemstones are used based on the design and they bring a sense of rich flair to the piece in question.

Vintage Kundan Necklace

4. Invisible Setting Diamond Jewelry

The idea of ‘invisible setting’ is that the precious stone, in this case diamond, slips into a metal framework. Being just below the surface display, the framework is ‘invisible’. So when you see gemstones and diamonds sitting side by side giving the illusion that they’re a solid stretch of preciousness with nothing to hold them up, you’ve just witnessed the ‘invisible setting’ technique in action. This is mostly machine made, as can be imagined. Gold is used minimally with the intention to make the size of the diamonds appear bigger.

5. Filigree Jewelry – Orissa

While many regions of India can boast their own series of jewelry, we bring your attention to Orissa whose craftsmanship in this regard is unmatched. Their gold and silver filigree alone is elegant, ambitious, delicate and sensual. Shell, wood, metal, bead, stone are some of the materials used in this particualr kind of primal art. As simple as it may sound, they’re quite the challenge for modern designers. In addition to reflecting Orissa’s ancient religious and tribal-culture beliefs, these pieces have been given a modern twist to better suit the current market. They’re as unique as they are beautiful.

Filigree 18K Gold Jhumki

6. Tribal jewelry – Up North (Kashmir & Ladakh); the North East

You’ll observe that the Kashmir technique uses mostly turquoise and coral by way of semi-precious stones. They’re set in well-made almost elaborate designs of oxidised silver. Circular chain links bring a sense of charm and tuneful elegance and are a characteristic feature of Kashmiri tribal jewelry. Ladakh has plenty of the same stone and bead-work but made more in clusters with large polished stones that bring distinction and balance or small metallic bell-like additions to add mild glints to the pieces in this tribal jewelry. North East India’s tribal style incorporates bold settings of stone and filligree work. Sometimes tiny beads are made to look grand based on the number of them used in the design.

7. Bengali Jewelry

One of the most outstanding testaments to Indian jewelry culture, Bengali artistry is a superb sight. It uses a distinctly open design setting, meaning you can see the framework on which all the ornamentations go. Thick or thin, the way gold is wielded and shaped is nothing short of splendid. There’s little wonder how this kind of jewelry made its way into royal halls. Modernity has brought its own touch to Bengali design. Whether it’s parties or marriages, there’s a bold statement just waiting to be made. Bangles are some of the thinnest beauties in this range. Medium sized ones include head circlets and waist chains.

Ravishing Paisley Emerald and 18K Gold Jhumki

At Gehna we have made it our custom to understand everything to know about Indian jewelry. We use sublime methods and techniques and help you design a customized piece of jewelry based on any Indian cultural idea; perhaps even an ideal combination of international ideas. The possibilities are endless because of how much can be acheieved through a custom-made piece of jewelry that, say, is Bengali inspired, Kundan in theme or Naakash in setting. Gehna has set the standard for excellence in the customized jewelry field.

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Head to Gehna’s new address for bespoke designs in jewellery

Tucked away into a bylane, Gehna, the city’s latest jewellery store, intends making Harrington road a carat destination. Housed in a private bungalow, the 2,000 sq ft space is tastefully designed for jewellery display, private conferences and designers’ rooms. Owner Sunith Samdaria tells his story, “I started Gehna because I realised there was a market in custom jewellery for a niche group. There were clients who wanted something done to match their specific taste, those who required something for an occasion and even ladies who ordered distinctive pieces to match existing jewellery.”

The talented 40-something has an impressive list of clients ranging from entrepreneurs, politicians, professionals and page three regulars. Besides accredition and experience, Samdaria confesses, “Diamonds have fascinated me since childhood.” The former Surat diamond trader adds, “Our design team is headed by the award-winning Tara Premsingh. I love making jewellery with just gold and silver, as there is a lot of scope of playing around with textures, forms, shapes and to do intricate work like filigree and nakaash,” he says of his repertoire.

All of the designs at Gehna are hand sketched and hand crafted by a team of expert goldsmiths. Very specific about the quality, sheen and appearance of the gems used, Samdaria sources rare and versatile stones from his travels. Pieces to look out for are their delicate 18k gold and diamond designs and their modern jhumki collection. Prices Rs3,000 upwards. At Harrington Road. Details: 98410 39449 / 9840702969, www.gehnaindia.com

Press Release Courtesy: Indian Express

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