Since time immemorial jewelry has been associated with wealth and status. In the present time, not only it is a status symbol it is also a style and fashion item. This has revolutionized the traditional jewelry and now modern jewelry for different occasions with different price ranges are available. No wonder, Gems and jewelry industry is doing quite well and has provided employment to many.
Jewelry designing is the art or profession of creating, crafting, fabricating, or rendering designs for jewelry. The ancient practice practiced by the goldsmith or metalworker that has now evolved in to a billion-dollar industry. Today with the modern computer aided design software, conceptualizing has become much easier. Apart from conceptualizing, a professional jewelry designer is also trained in the architectural and functional knowledge of fabrication techniques, composition, wearability and market trends.
Jewelry designers are creative people who make designs for new jewelry and then help in manufacture of various jewelry products. Jewelry designers are also skilled in stone cutting, handling of various metals, engraving, polishing, stone setting etc. The make new designs and help convert the designs into jewelry. As a jewelry designer one can specialize in many aspects of jewelry designing.
(1.) Bachelor of Design (Jewelry) ( 4 years): eligibility is 10+2 and stream. Most of the reputed institutes like NIFT, NID, Arch Academy, take students through entrance tests.
(2.) Diploma course in design 2 years, Certificate in Jewelry Design (1 Year), Certificate in Gem Processing and Identification (1 Year)
(3.) For most of the courses practical training with a jewelry house is a requirement.
(1.) AIEED of Arch Academy
(2.) NIFT entrance test for B Design
(3.) NID entrance test
A one to two year study program fee is around Rs 65,000 to Rs 1.80 lakh and short-term courses are available for Rs 15,000 to Rs 65,000
(1.) B. Des. (Accessory Design) (4 Years), National Institute of Fashion Technology, Gandhinagar, Kolkata, Chennai, Madhapur, Hyderabad, Navi Mumbai; Entrance Examination
(2.) PG Diploma program in lifestyle accessory design, NID, Paldi, Ahmedabad.
(3.) Indian Institute of Gems and Jewellery, Delhi, Mumbai, Jaipur Offers Diploma in Jewellery Design,
(4.) Indian Institute of Jewellery, Mumbai offers 1 year full time Professional Program with specialization in Design / Manufacturing. There are 15 seats in the course.
(5.) National Institute of Jewellery, Delhi promoted by DSIIDC Govt. of Delhi offers basic and advanced courses in Jewellery designing.
(6.) B Des (Jewellery) 4 years, Diploma Program 2 years, ARCH Academy of Design, Malviya Nagar, Jaipur; AIEED Entrance Examination
(7.) Advanced Diploma in Jewellery Design (2 Years), National Institute of Jewellery Design and Technology (N.I.J.D.T.), Hi-Tech Vocational Training Center, Shri Maa Anand Mayee Marg, Okhla Industrial Area, Phase-II , New Delhi (Delhi)
(8.) University of Mumbai’s Garware Institute of Career Education and Development offers Full Time 1 and half years Undergraduate Diploma in Jewellery Designing and Management. There are 24 seats and admission is on the basis of written test followed by interview. (9.) Advanced Diploma in Metals & Jewellery (1 Year) Dhiyoh International School of Design, Shukrawar Peth. Pune
(10.) Diploma in Jewellery Design, Diploma in Gemmology, Diploma in Diamond Grading – rough & polish diamonds, Gemmological Institute of India (GII), Mumbadevi Road, Mumbai. (11.) B Sc in Jewellery Design (3 Years) Inter National Institute of Fashion Design (I.N.I.F.D.), Ajmer (Rajasthan), INIFD Campus, Shastri Nagar , Ajmer, Rajasthan. (12.) Advanced Diploma in Jewellery Design (2 Years), Global Jewellery and Gemological Institute, Surat Gujarat. (13.) Advanced Diploma in Jewellery Design (2 Years) Goyam Institute for Diamonds and Jewellery, Surat (Gujarat). (14.) Diploma In Gems & Jewellery (1 Year), Indian Institute of Gems & Jewellery (IIGJ), Bagmal Laxmichand Parikh Campus, Andheri (E),Mumbai. (15.) Advanced Diploma in Jewellery Design (2 Years), Indian Institute of Jewellery (I.I.J.), Modern Centre, Sane Guruji Marg, Mahalaxmi , Mumbai. (16.) Advanced Diploma in Jewellery Design (2 Years), International Gemmological Laboratories and Institute, New Delhi. (17.) Jewellery Design (Hons.)(4 Years), Pearl Academy of Fashion, Jaipur, Chennai; Entrance Examination (18.) Advanced Diploma and Degree in Jewellery Design (2 Years),Raffles Millennium International, Delhi/NCR, Pusa Road Delhi (19.) B Sc in Jewellery Design (3 Years) Sindhar Institute of Gemmology, Kolkata (West Bengal)
Remuneration and salaries of a jewelry designer can differ depending on the education and experience. For a starter, one expects salary around a lakh to 1.5 lakhs a year. Top-rated designers get very high salaries to the tune of Rs 12 lakhs a year. One can also work as a freelancer and the earnings completely depend upon one’s creativity and skills and hence there is no limit for how much you can earn.
In the multi billion dollar gems and jewellery industry there is very good demand for design professionals, Product development professionals, Jewellery entrepreneurs, Merchandisers and Sales and marketing professionals.
Jean Schlumberger, French jewelry designer especially well known for his work at Tiffany & Co.
In India Poonam Soni, Asha Modi, Farah Khan are some of the well known names.
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