NEWSLETTERMay 2017 . Volume 2

Indian Institute of Gems & JewelleryIndian Institute of Gems & Jewellery

Amrapali Jewels is a globally renowned and respected luxury jewelry brand led by

the passion of its founders, Rajiv Arora & Rajesh Ajmera.

What is your work philosophy and what makes your collections unique in the industry?We have tried to revive the tradi onal art of jewellery making- most of our designs are inspired from an que and ancient tribal art forms. Our pieces are handcra ed and one of a kind and this is what makes them unique.

What is the vision for the future of your brand?Like every business it is to grow bigger and be er. We are an interna onally renowned brand and we hope to con nue to live up to that name. We wish to offer world class experience to all our clients.

Amrapal i presented “Tr ibe by Amrapali”, where tradition meets innovation. Could you expand on how innovation was a key feature in this collection?Tribe by Amrapali is a sister concern of Amrapali Jewels. It is an online retail store where you get a wide selec on of fashion, silver and fine jewellery. We have a mix of tradi onal, tribal and contemporary pieces.

Rajesh AjmeraFounder

Tarang AroraCEO

W h a t c h a l l e n g e s h a v e y o u experienced and how did they affect you?Every business in the ini al phase has challenges at every level. For ‘Tribe by Amrapali’ one of the biggest challenges was with logis cs. But if you s ck to your vision and goals then every challenge can be overcome.

What do you perceive as the jewellery trends for the upcoming year?Fashion jewellery as you can real ly experiment with it.

Name two style icons who carry off your jewellery well?Kirron Kher & Sonam Kapoor

Lastly what is your advice for budding jewellery designers entering the fashion industry?Keep your roots alive. Every brand has a DNA, so it's very important to have your USP in place. Also know your clients and your target audience. Try to preserve the old techniques of jewellery making.

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Mr. Ishu Datwani inaugurated ththe 10 Gradua ng Exhibi on

“Glimpz 2016” at the Ins tute of Gems & Jewellery .'Glimpz-16 'Exhibi on is an important event for the Indian Ins tute of Gems & Jewellery, Mumbai. Every year the 3 Year Diploma Course culminates with a Gradua ng Project during which the students create co l lec ons of jewellery on par cular themes. This year the students of Diploma Batch 10 were asked to work on the Theme “Innovate” where they were inspired to create jewellery with unusual mechanisms and concepts. Innova on is the crea on and transforma on of new knowledge into new products that meet market needs. As such, innova on creates new businesses and is the fundamental source of growth in business and industry.

JewelFACTTradi on of giving fiancée engagement ring was introduced by Maximilian of Austria in 1477. He gave his soon-to-be wife Mary of Burgundy masterfully cra ed ring as a promise of marriage.

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(From le ) Dignitaries Mehul Shah, SanjayKothari, Biren Vaidya, Ishu Datwani and Kirit Bhansali ligh ng the ceremonial lamp.)

Glimpz 2016

Convoca onThe Times They are aChangin..Jewel Talks

Etched Carnelian

New Courses

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GLIMPZ 2016-17

The Exhibi on was inaugurated byMr. Ishu Datwani – Founder Anmol Jewellers, along with Mr. Kirit Bhansal i - Chairman GJSCI, Mr. Praveen Shankar Pandya – Chairman, Mr. Hemant Shah – Alcra ist, Mr. Biren Vaidya – Managing Director, Rose Group of Companies, Mr. Sanjay Kothari – Director IIGJ Mumbai, Mrs. Namita Pandya – Director I IGJ Mumbai, Mr. Nirmal Kumar Barmecha – Director IIGJ Mumbai, Mr. Raj Parikh – Director Uni DesignA er the inaugura on Mr. Ishu Datwani personally visited and interacted with every passing out student giving them a word of encouragement to stand tall in their career. Mr. Praveen Shankar Pandya also mo vated the students with his words. Mr. Biren Baidya appreciated the work done by the students and men oned that he was impressed by the unique ideas presented by the students. -PRIYANKA TARKAR

CONVOCATION 2016

From Le : Mr. Nirmal Kumar Barmecha, Mrs. Namita Pandya, Ms. Khushali Patel, Mr. Shiv Chandan, Mr. Prem Kothari, Mr.Sanjoy Ghosh and Dr. Avasia

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On February 14th, 2017 Students along with their family, gathered at IIGJ, Andheri campus to celebrate the 10th Convoca on of the ins tute. On this day, the students of the 10th batch were declared diploma graduates at the D. Navinchandra Auditorium at IIGJ, Andheri East, Mumbai. Chief Guest - Mr. Premkumar Kothari – Chairman - GJSCI, Mrs. Namita Pandya – Convenor IIGJ Tardeo, Director IIGJ, Mr. Nirmal Kumar Barmecha – Director IIGJ and Mr. Sanjoy Ghosh - Head IIGJ graced the occasion. The ceremony commenced with ligh ng of lamp by the dignitaries with Saraswa vandana.

The IIGJ Chairman's Trophy was awarded to Mr. Shiv C h a n d a n . M s . O n e z a Chauhan was declared the first runner-up and Ms. K u s h a l i P a t e l w a s announced as the second r u n n e r u p f o r t h e i r consistent performance during their course.

-AFREEN KHAN

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The Times They Are a Changin....Abhijeet Singh Nirban - IIGJ Alumini

Every industry has it's accepted rules and assump ons about what customers want, when they want it, and how much are they willing to pay. Collec vely these make up the 'industry standards'.The bigger, the older, and more prosperous the industry is, more entrenched these rules of the game become.For most businesses, the key to a strong compe ve posi on and the financial results that come from it – is the ability to conform to these rules, to play the game, to follow what Peter Drucker calls “the theory of business”. A er a point these rules are taken for granted and they disappear from conscious awareness.This is where things start to become interes ng. It is when the industry is most vulnerable – market growth slows, customers seem less concerned with what the product has to offer and only look at price. This is when the rules can be broken. They can be walked around, abandoned, made obsolete or just ignored.Why were Garret Camp (the founder of StumbleUpon) and Travis Kalanick (founder of Red Swoosh), two people outside of the transporta on business, able to create such successful companies that have put taxi cabs out of business? How did two broke roommates (Brian Chesky and Joe Gebbia, co-founders of AirBnB) figure out that they could rent out their San Francisco lo and start compe ng with Marriot?What should have happened was; the owner of a taxi company should have seen the opportuni es that Uber saw! And Hilton should have started AirBnB, way before a startup realised there was an opportunity in the market.They innovated where their tradi onal rivals did not.The jewellery industry is going through a very similar shi . It has become too comfortable with it's success and is ripe for disrup on.Call of the hour! Jewellers and designers need to wake up every morning and think about how they can put themselves out of business. By that, I mean think about every way another business can disrupt your profit margins and your current success.It would be a lot nicer to see one of the jewellery companies bring about that disrup ve business instead of being put out of business by an upstart who realized the poten al right now. As they say, pu ng yourself out of business is way be er than le ng someone else do it for you…

JEWELTALKS

Gem and Jewellery Ski l l Counci l of India(GJSCI) launched a monthly interac ve pla orm “Jewel Talks”, towards the end of 2016. Their first two edi ons were held at

nd ThIIGJ, Mumbai on 2 Dec 2016 and 13 Jan 2017, respec vely. The first session was inaugurated by Mr. Aditya Pethe(Director of WHP Jewellers) and Mr. Premkumar Kothari (Chairman of GJSCI). Mr. Binit Bha , CEO of GJSCI, felicitated the guests of honor. With intriguing speakers like Mr. Hemant Shah, Mrs. Vidhya Majumdar and Ms. Veenaa Shah at the first session; and, Mr. K.T. Ramchandran, Mr. Binit Bha & Ms. Chris Kane at the second event, the sessions were thoroughly enjoyed by all. The event was a ended by students and teachers of esteemed colleges like IIGJ, SNDT, NIFT, and GIA.

GJSCI organizes “Jewel Talks” at IIGJ-Mumbai

Credits: www.innova vedisrup on.com

Presently working as a Sen. Digital Marketing Professional with WAT Consult

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ANNUAL FEST - ETCHED CARNELIAN 2017

Etched Carnelian is an Annual fes val at IIGJ-Mumbai, where students par cipate in a wide array of events including Sports, dance performances, skits and songs. The fes val is organized and managed by the students under the guidance of the faculty. The students also conduct an exhibi on for INAYA , a social ini a ve by the Ins tute. This is a highlight of the fes val, as the students get an opportunity to par cipate for a social cause.

IIGJ Mumbai is engaged in providing a high level of educa on and training to students in the field of Jewellery Design & Manufacturing Techniques. The 3 year programme is designed for the ambi ous, enthusias c and determined career seeking students. The course is planned in order to develop individual crea vity, understanding and skills employed in Jewellery Design and Manufacturing.In 2016 IIGJ Mumbai affiliated with 'Welingkar Ins tute of Management Development and Research to introduce 'Management module in its 3 years Graduate Programme. IIGJ is the first Jewellery Ins tute in the country to offer a complete graduate course on Gems and Jewellery including Opera ons Management for the emerging Jewellery Professional & Entrepreneurs.IIGJ has now announced Admissions open for its Degree programme - B.A in Jewellery Design & Manufacturing Techniques.For more details about the Admission and Curriculum kindly visit our website www.iigj.org

Afreen Khan

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