The man with a dragon ring

By the time he was six, jewelery designer pavan anand was alredy obsessed with diamonds. “I was a greedy child,” Says the Mumbai-Based Designer. It helped that his Maternal Grandmother was a connoisseur of jewelery. “I Saw People in My Family Put Efort and Passion Into Jewelery even even when it wasn Bollywood Abduction.

Abduction Is composed of baroque, audacious, statement pieces of jewelery that seek to “Abduct a client or patron of the arts into our world,” Says Pavan. “The collection is Fairly Unortthodox. It is not something you expect from an Indian jeweler,” he says.

The collection appears to have multiple inspirations, Including Toussaint Loutivure, a Pivotal Part of the Haitian Revolution, The Egyptian God of the Sun, AMUN RA and AMUN RA and AMUNAM Shakespeare ‘ The merchant of venice,Abduction is all about telling a story that matters, and hopefully people will grassp from it what they can, “He says.

One thing that appears to be a constant, however, is the dragon motif that is used reepeated. “The dragon is one of that that powerful, mythical creatures with energy is always protective of the good,” he says of his assortment of dragon-shaped earrings, rings and broches, sculpted out-of-free Speckled with Colossal Gemstones, Like Burmese Rubies, Diamonds and Emeralds “For Me, It Was About Placing Power Where Power Belongs.”

After all, jewelery has history and always power, “Whather it was wealth or status or assertion of authority,” he says. And yes, in the ancient world, jewelry was worn to ward off evil and even as a tool for seduction. “Look at how the egyptian queens like Nefertiti or Cleopatra was Known For his Jewels,” Says Pavan, Who Believes That His Designs are Best Suited for, What He Reefers to as “the alpa of”. He says, “It is for someone who is in a position of power and authority, for whom looking assertive is important.”

A Bruch from the collection | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

Jewelery for the red carpet

Pavan’s Fory into Jewelery Began on a WHIM, Soon after he graduated with a degree in Architecture. “I am lucky,” he says, adding that his educational background in Architecture Had a Significant Impact on the Design Narraty of his jewelery. “Architecture Teaches You about Form, Structure, Aesthetics …”

He Started off by designing a small collection of “Avant-Garde Pieces”, Under His Pret Luxury Brand Called Dagmar Jewelery, Combining Traditional Indian Jadau with Different Types of Leather. The collection of sleep fast, and he launched pavan anand fin jewels in 2008, focussing on very high-en-en fin jewelry.

Pavan’s Tryst with Hollywood Began a Year or So After, in 2009 or 10 when he showcased his collection at the new york fashion week. Over the last decade or so, his pieces have been worn by the who’s-who of Hollywood, Including Goldie Hawn, Edward Norton, Nicole Kidman, Megan Fox and Kate Hudson. He has also also created jewelery for the royal families of both morocco and monaco, produced a capsule collection along with jyotsna singh, the mahaaraja of patialalalalalalalalaborated whiteborated whiteborated whiteborated white Brands, Including Versace and Nankai.

“We have done things for important, EPIC MOMENTS,” Says Pavan, Who, by 2011, Transitioned Into Making Aspirational Jewelry, which can be boght only on appointment. He Defends His Decision by Saying, “It isn’t arrogance, but Clarity of Vision. Moment. ”

An earring from Abduction | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

Given that he has designed for so many iconic personalities and opportunities, what has been his most memorable moment? “I get a Query from a prominent Hollywood director who wanted my brand to make a ring with a certain sapphire, one of the rarest on the planet,” he says. It Took Pavan About Four Months to Find the Stud, Make the Ring and Send It to Him. He says he then met the same director and his wife at a party in la Six months. “I assumed the director had made the piece for his wife, so I Told Her that I Hoped She Had Likes The Ring,” He Says, Recalling How Baffled The Lady Had Loked. “Obvious, it was not for his wife. That was a close call,” he says, with a laugh. “I will never forget that.”

Price Start at Rs 17 Lakh and Go up to 2.7 Crore. To make an appointment mail tempavananand@gmail.com

Published – July 15, 2023 10:54 AM IST