Born in a Rajput family in Osian Thikana, a small village near Jodhpur, Rajasthan, the daughter of an Indian air force officer, Sunita Shekhawat had the opportunity to travel across India – From Jodhpur to Bengaluru to Chandigarh to Delhi, absorbing the various cultures all along. The colours and contrasts of the life in Rajasthan, however, had the most profound impact on her.
Padmapriya collection, set in 22 kt gold, combines the aspect of tradition and modern. Highlighting the dazzling and delectables with Polki diamonds, south – sea pearls and green and pink Meenakari.
'' We create timeless masterpieces based on traditional practices of Meenakari ''
The first step of creating this unique jewellery is to define the structure with gold strips.
Followed by engraving of the outer surface with the planned designs and patterns.
The engraved patterns on the gold surface are then filled with various natural colours.
Last step is setting precious, rare stones such as diamonds or kundan into the piece.