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An oxidised silver hasli necklace with a bell-fringed pendant, draped over indigo handloom in a sandstone courtyard
Silver earrings set with pink stones on maroon handloom beside a frangipani
A woman in a maroon handloom saree wearing a silver earring, jasmine in her hair
A woman wearing the silver hasli necklace over a maroon handloom top
House of Kinkini

Where storiestake form.

A jewellery house born from art, culture, design and the little details that often go unnoticed.

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A silver hasli necklace laid on ivory linen with jasmine buds and a carved wooden elephant
House of KinkiniWhere stories take form
Our Story

I've always felt that jewellery is more than something we wear.

Sometimes, we choose a piece because it reminds us of someone. Sometimes, because it marks a moment in our life. And sometimes, we simply see something and think, this feels like me.

That thought stayed with me for a long time.

And eventually, it became House of Kinkini.

A jewellery house born from my love for art, culture, design and the little details that often go unnoticed.

I wanted to create pieces that feel beautiful when you first see them, but mean something a little more when you make them your own.

This is where my journey begins.
Why Kinkini?

A sound I've always loved.

Kinkini is the delicate sound of tiny bells.

  • There is something beautiful about that sound.
  • It moves with you.
  • You don't have to announce it.
  • You simply hear it as you move.

That became a feeling I wanted the jewellery to carry.

Not loud. Not trying too hard.
Just something that becomes a part of you.

Close-up of a silver fringe of four-petal flower links ending in tiny ghungroo bells
What inspires me

I see India through its art.

India has always fascinated me. Sometimes inspiration comes from something grand. More often, it comes from something very small.

  • 01A doorway.
  • 02A piece of architecture.
  • 03A dance movement.
  • 04An old ornament.
  • 05A pattern on a wall.
  • 06Something I notice while walking through a place I've never been before.
Silver earrings set with pink stones on maroon handloom beneath frangipani and butterfly-pea flowers
A carved sandstone pillar and jali screen in a haveli courtyard

I collect these little observations, play with them, draw them, change them and eventually try to turn them into something that can be worn today.

I don't want to simply recreate what I've seen.

I want to see what else it could become.

From an idea to a piece

This is the part I love the most.

Every piece starts with a thought. Sometimes a reference. Sometimes a shape. Sometimes nothing more than a feeling.

Then I start drawing

Some sketches make sense immediately. Others don't. I change them, simplify them, add something, take something away. And sometimes, after spending weeks on an idea, I realise it isn't right and start again.

From sketch to CAD

Once the sketch feels right, it moves into CAD – where every curve, proportion and detail is defined. The CAD becomes the bridge between my idea and the final piece.

A hand tracing carved sandstone flowers in a haveli A pencil sketch of a pendant with a fringe of tiny bells in an open sketchbook A 3D CAD model of a pendant on a studio monitor beside the paper sketch A designer holding an unfinished silver prototype up to the light beside a loupe and sketch A craftsman attaching silver bells to the pendant fringe at the workbench The finished silver hasli necklace on indigo handloom in a sandstone courtyard
A hand tracing carved sandstone flowers in a haveli
Step 01

I Look

I begin by observing.

Art. Architecture. Culture. Movement. Old forms. Everyday details.

Anything that makes me stop and look twice.

A pencil sketch of a pendant with a fringe of tiny bells in an open sketchbook
Step 02

I Draw

The first thought finds its way into my sketchbook.

Lines are drawn. Changed. Erased. Drawn again.

A 3D CAD model of a pendant on a studio monitor beside the paper sketch
Step 03

I Build

The sketch moves into CAD. This is where proportions, curves, dimensions and details are worked out.

It's where I make sure the idea in my head can actually become the piece I've imagined.

A designer holding an unfinished silver prototype up to the light beside a loupe and sketch
Step 04

I Question

Even then, I don't stop.

Does it feel right? Does it work as jewellery? Can something be simpler? Can something be better?

If I'm not convinced, I go back.

A craftsman attaching silver bells to the pendant fringe at the workbench
Step 05

I Craft

Once the design feels right, it leaves the screen and enters the hands of the craftsman.

They follow the CAD as their blueprint and bring the design to life.

The finished silver hasli necklace on indigo handloom in a sandstone courtyard
Step 06

Kinkini

And somewhere along that journey, an idea becomes jewellery.

Something that started with me eventually becomes yours.

So, what am I making?

Not just jewellery.

I'm building a house where I can bring together the things I love – design, Indian culture, craftsmanship and the joy of wearing something that feels like you.

  • 01Pieces for everyday moments.
  • 02Pieces for occasions.
  • 03Pieces that make a statement.
  • 04And pieces that only you understand.

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Designed by me. Inspired by everything around me. Made for the stories you will wear.

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