Jewellery Design Masterclass - Level 1

Sonali S is a name to reckon with in the Indian fine designer Jewellery space. With over 21 years of experience in the field and numerous awards and achievements to her credit, she has been consistently pushing the bars of creativity in jewellery with her breathtaking design collections

A graduate of Gemology from Gemological Institute of America, and a design graduate from SNDT Juhu, Sonali’s designs have a universal appeal and hence have garnered the loyalty of her customers from India and abroad

Coming from a family of diamond manufacturers, she always had a penchant for the gems and its wonderous characteristics. Alongwith her brother Premal, she has been keeping up the legacy of their father through their company ‘Sphere’.

Accolades

Sonali’s passion and her dedication to her work are reflected by the number of recognitions she has received.

She was selected the Overall Winner of De Beers Jewellery Design Competition - which is considered the Oscar of the jewellery industry, when she was barely 19.

Her Business Plan recently won the Best Project Award at the IIM A – Crafting Luxury and Lifestyle Business course – 2017;

She was recently selected amongst 40 women in Surat who broke stereotypes to achieve success in their field and felicitated by Mrs Smriti Irani on Women’s Day –

She has been awarded by Surat Chamber of Commerce for entrepreneurial achievements of a woman in the field of gems and jewellery – 2006;

Apart from which she has won the following awards

Gold Trophy: Tahiti Pearl Trophy 2003-2004;

2nd Prize as a sponsor for manufacturing a designer piece for the IIGJ Competition -2005;

Winner of Scholarship Study Tour to UK, France, Italy -1998;

Best Graduation Project S.N.D.T – 1998;

Best Embellished Collection at Chrysalis Fashion Show, SNDT -1998.

Moreover

She has been designing the crowns and jewellery for idols of Lord Sahastrafanna Parshwanath in Jain temple and also for Lord Chintamaniji Jain Temple at Shahpore, Surat. Both the crowns use around 2-3 kgs of gold and 800 its of diamonds.

More About her

Describing her personal style, she shares, “For me, Jewellery design is a form of art where the medium consists of some of the most splendid creations of nature- the diamond, gold and gemstones. My designs tend to be simple and bold with special attention to line, form, colour and space. I design collections on special themes so that each piece has some interesting underlying concept or a story to tell. Each piece is crafted with utmost care for detail, finish and precision.

A mother of two lovely 12-year-old twin daughters, Sonali has been working passionately towards her lifelong dream to make Sphere a coveted brand worldwide.

When asked what keeps her going, she says, “I feel our biggest award is when the customer gets compliments and feels happy - I think that gives me ultimate joy.”