The house
We make ninety-seven
things
Not ninety-seven thousand. The book is small on purpose, because everything in it is set by a person whose name we can tell you — and every one of them is a starting point rather than a finished article, rebuilt around whatever you actually want.
Origin
Jaipur, and a
stubborn idea
ANAGARI began four years ago with a refusal: that fine jewellery should be sold through one flattering photograph and a sentence about heritage. Every piece here is shown from every angle it was shot from, taken apart into its components, and offered back to you in whatever metal and stone you actually want.
The work happens in Jaipur, where the colour-stone trade has run for three centuries and where you can still put a tray of emeralds on a table and choose by eye. Casting, setting, polishing and quality control are all under one roof, and the karigars at those benches have spent decades there — the house is four years old; their hands are not.
Principles
Four things we hold to
Show everything
Every angle we shot, every component, every specification. If we photographed it, you can see it.
Choose by eye
Stones are selected from a physical tray, not a grading certificate. Certificates come after.
Name the maker
Each reference is recorded against the setter and polisher. Accountability is a design feature.
Keep it forever
Complimentary cleaning, rhodium renewal and resizing for as long as the piece exists.
Milestones
A short history
The first tray
A single case of colour stones bought in Johari Bazaar, and eleven bezel rings made from them. Nine of those designs are still in the book.
The eternity circuit
The house works out how to set nineteen ovals in an unbroken ring without a visible join. SI-036 is still the reference.
Photography changes
We start shooting every piece on a motorised table. Seven references now turn a full 360° through real photographs.
The lattice cuff
Three hundred and forty-two stones, eleven weeks, two setters. The most complex object the atelier has produced.
The book, published
Ninety-seven pieces, a hundred and thirty photographs, and a configurator that specifies a commission in front of you.
From the book
Where to start
Visit
The bench is in the back
Salon appointments in Jaipur include a walk through the workshop, if you would like one. Most people would.