While a lot of stores offer the option of customizing jewellery, at Gehna the bespoke jewellery experience is seamless, immersive and uncomplicated. If you are visiting Gehna for the first time, stepping into this this charming boutique, that resides inside a beautiful bungalow in Chetpet, feels aesthetically pleasing already. For a first-timer with personalized jewellery, you may have some designs options in mind or you might have an abstract concept that you would want an experienced designer to make more concrete. Gehna’s team of in-house designers are passionate, experienced and well versed with their jewellery knowledge. Let them sit down with you and get more clarity on your design expectations. You can discuss your budget, your metal or gemstone preference or the occasion you intend wearing this piece of jewellery to.

Once the team has all the information they need it just takes a few days for the designs to take shape and make their way to realistic illustrations that you can picture vividly. The team will give you several options to choose from, until you find ‘the one’.

You can take your time finalizing your design and then move on to the next step- choosing your pick from a curated collection of high-quality gemstones or diamonds. Let the designers carefully construct the design on paper, with the gemstones you’ve chosen, so that you know what the final piece is going to look like. Once they have the green signal from you, let the designers and craftsmen do their magic- with a little bit of melted gold and ingenious handcrafting watch how your design, which was only on paper until now, unfolds into reality.  The first step begins with making a framework of the design that is exactly as the original specification.

Once this metal outline of your design is ready, you can go down to the Gehna store for a fitting to make sure that every detail in the design is to your liking. Any little tweaks with the length or the way the jewellery sits on you can be adjusted at this point. These little customer-centric, personalized details make the customization experience at Gehna stand out. Once the design team has your approval with the framework and fit is when the final step of the completion process takes place. The designers will send the framework of your design back to the workshop where skilful craftsmen will begin setting the final gemstones in place and voila a new masterpiece is born!

To make this unique, customization experience that much more special, your jewellery is delivered to you in a breath-taking, vintage-looking, ornate, handcrafted jewellery box. Gehna sure knows how to make their customers feel special. These jewellery boxes look even more beautiful with the stunning piece of jewellery nestled inside.

While Gehna’s  website allows to shop for their trendy and versatile collection of jewellery online, you can also customize your jewellery online with just a few clicks.

With Gehna, the experience of designing your jewellery to finally holding this stunning piece in your hands is a memory you all always remember and cherish. It is an experience that is warm and personal and far removed from buying a generic piece of jewellery at regular jewellery stores.

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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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