Polki vs Kundan vs Meenakari Jewellery | Differences Explained – Firuzeh Jaipur
Walk through the jewellery lanes of Jaipur’s Johari Bazaar and three words will follow you from shop to shop: Polki, Kundan, and Meenakari. They are used interchangeably by casual shoppers,...

Why Natural Pearls Are Making a Comeback in 2026
There is a Genevieve Antoine Dariaux quote that has lived inside jewellery boxes for decades: there is just one piece of jewellery that is equally becoming to everybody, lovely with...

The Jaipur Atelier: Why the Pink City Remains the Beating Heart of Gemstone Jewellery
If you stand in Johari Bazaar around six in the evening, you can hear the trade before you see it. Shutters going up, the tap of a setter's hammer somewhere...

The Polki Renaissance: Why Uncut Diamonds Are Having Their Moment Again
There is a quality of light particular to uncut diamonds. It is softer than the hard sparkle of a brilliant cut, closer to candlelight, and once you have seen it...

How to Build a Bridal Jewellery Trousseau That Outlives the Wedding
The complaint we hear most often does not come from brides. It comes from women five or ten years married, sitting across from us with a velvet box: I spent...

The Polki Renaissance: Why Uncut Diamonds Are Having Their Moment Again
There is a quality of light particular to uncut diamonds. It is softer than the hard sparkle of a brilliant cut, closer to candlelight, and once you have seen it...

Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire: A Collector's Guide to the Big Three Coloured Gemstones
Jewellery was a language long before it was an asset class. Kings went into battle wearing rubies for courage. Sailors carried aquamarine. In India the idea went furthest of all:...
