The Colourist of Jaipur
For the past 25 years, jeweller Sunita Shekhawat has been reviving traditional meenakari in unusual tones and hues. Over her 25 years in the jewellery industry, Jaipur-based Sunita Shekhawat has become known for reviving the traditional art of enameling in unusual colour combinations. I don't just make jewellery to sell. I strive to make pieces that would become part of legacies one day," she says. Fifteen years after the opening of her Jaipur flagship in 1999, she opened her second store in Delhi's upmarket Defence Colony last month.
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pemFor the past 25 years, jeweller Sunita Shekhawat has been reviving traditional meenakari in unusual tones and hues./em/p
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pOver her 25 years in the jewellery industry, Jaipur-based Sunita Shekhawat has become known for reviving the traditional art of enameling in unusual colour combinations. andldquo;I donandrsquo;t just make jewellery to sell. I strive to make pieces that would become part of legacies one day,andrdquo; she says. Fifteen years after the opening of her Jaipur flagship in 1999, she opened her second store in Delhiandrsquo;s upmarket Defence Colony last month./p pandnbsp;/p
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p style="text-align: center;"emSunita Shekawat (seated) with daughter Niharika/em/p
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pWhat sets Sunita apart from her contemporaries is her offbeat use of the traditional meenakari (enameling) technique. She stays away from the classic reds and greens used ubiquitousl...
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pemFor the past 25 years, jeweller Sunita Shekhawat has been reviving traditional meenakari in unusual tones and hues./em/p
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pOver her 25 years in the jewellery industry, Jaipur-based Sunita Shekhawat has become known for reviving the traditional art of enameling in unusual colour combinations. andldquo;I donandrsquo;t just make jewellery to sell. I strive to make pieces that would become part of legacies one day,andrdquo; she says. Fifteen years after the opening of her Jaipur flagship in 1999, she opened her second store in Delhiandrsquo;s upmarket Defence Colony last month./p pandnbsp;/p
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p style="text-align: center;"emSunita Shekawat (seated) with daughter Niharika/em/p
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pWhat sets Sunita apart from her contemporaries is her offbeat use of the traditional meenakari (enameling) technique. She stays away from the classic reds and greens used ubiquitousl...
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