Curriculum Vitae

EDUCATION

2007-2008

MA Jewellery, Silversmithing and Related Products,

EMPLOYMENT

2012

FAIRS AND EXHIBITIONS

2012

School of Jewellery, Birmingham City University

Birmingham, UK

1998-2001

1st class Degree in Accessory Design

National Institute of Fashion Technology, New Delhi, India

  • Visiting Faculty BA

  • School of Jewellery

    • Birmingham, UK

  • Design Contract: Swarovski GemVision 2014

2011

  • Visiting Faculty BA(Deign for Industry) & BA

  • School of Jewellery

  • Birmingham, UK

2010

    • Visiting Faculty BA(Deign for Industry) & BA, School of Jewellery, Birmingham, UK

    • Electrum Gallery, London, UK

2011

    • Victoria Sewart Gallery,Plymouth, UK

  • Bluecoat Display Centre, Liverpool, UK

2010

2008-2009

Business Course

    • Craft Shop Royal Exchange, Manchester, UK

  • Spiegelgasse,Vienna, Austria

  • New York International Gift Fair,New York, USA

  • Gill Wing Gallery, London, UK

Matthew Boulton College

Birmingham, UK

2007

Short course: Marketing and promoting your businesses,

School of Jewellery,

Birmingham, UK

Short course: Jewellery making ,

School of Jewellery

Birmingham , UK

2006

Short course: Designing Couture Jewellery,

Central Saint Martin’s

London, UK

1994-1998

Certificate: Fine Art

Artistique Art School,

Rourkela, India

AWARDS AND FELICITATIONS

2009

  • Shortlised for UKTI Award at Origin

  • Grants for the Arts Award supported by the National Lottery for the Arts Council England

  • Treasure Designer of the Year 2009

  • Shortlisted for the Shell Livewire Grand Ideas Award

2009

2009

  • Design Contract:Corel Corporation

  • Design Contract: Swarovski GemVision 2011

  • Visiting Faculty MA & BA, School of Jewellery, Birmingham, UK

2008

    • Design Contract: Swarovski GemVision 2010

  • Official correspondent for design section: New Generation Arts Festival, Birmingham City University, Birmingham, UK

  • Computer skills workshop MA, School of Jewellery,Birmingham, UK

2007

  • Guest Lecturer, City College, Manchester, UK

  • Origin, London, UK

  • 10th day of Christmas,Harley Gallery,Worksop, UK

  • Platform Gallery, Christmas Mirrorball,Clitheroe, UK

  • Handmade in Britain, London, UK

  • Made, Brighton, UK

  • Lustre,Nottingham, UK

  • New Brewery Art Gallery,Cirencester,UK

  • Centrepiece, Birmingham, UK

  • Solo Exhibition, Craft in the Bay, Cardiff UK

  • Royal Birmingham Society of Artists, Culture Shock, Birmingham, UK

  • Design Space at Royal Birmingham Society of Artists, Birmingham, UK

  • British Craft Trade Fair, Harrogate, UK

  • SCHMUCK- 48 weeks later, Munich, Germany

  • Inhorgenta Europe,Munich, Germany

2008

2006-2007

  • Freelance Designer,Tanishq (TATA Group), Bangalore, India

2005

  • International Business Division, Tanishq (TATA Group), Bangalore, India

  • Principal Jewellery Designer – 'Paheli' (Oscar nominated Bollywood film)Tanishq & Red Chilli Productions, Mumbai, India

2003-2005

    • Senior Jewellery Designer, Tanishq (TATA Group), Bangalore, India

2008

2001-2003

  • Structure and Function, London, UK

  • Flux- Brilliantly Birmingham,Birmingham, UK

  • Frost at St Pauls Gallery, Birmingham UK

  • David Louis Project,Birmingham, UK

  • 48 weeks later, Lisbon, Portugal

  • 48 weeks later,Birmingham, UK

  • Life Lines, Birmingham, UK

  • Siamo Qui, Florence, Italy

2007

  • Ars Ornata, Manchester, UK

  • Miss India 2007, Mumbai, India

2005

  • Fashion Show,Sabyasachi Mukherji, New Delhi, India

  • Jewellery Designer, Tanishq (TATA Group), Bangalore, India

  • Men's Platinum Jewellery category entered for the Goldsmiths Craft and Design Council Awards was Exhibited at the Goldsmiths Hall in London.

  • Commended in the Lucca Preziosa Young Awards 2009

  • Selected as an MAstar by Axisweb.org

  • Sponsorship for Masters project from the Jewellery Industry Innovation Centre, Birmingham

2006

    • DTC Diamond Reflections, 1st Prize

2004

    • Titan Moment of Fame, Winner

2000

  • Bridal World Gold Council, Youngest Regional Finalist

2004

    • Milan Fashion Week, Milan, Italy