Mr.
Rajiv Arora is recognized as a prominent social figure
in India today. His eye for detail and strong flair for aesthetics
have made his designs cutting edge in today's jewellery industry
in India as well as internationally.
Arts
and crafts are an invaluable part of our country’s heritage.
Their revival to former glory was imperative to prevent the skills
from being lost for posterity. Rajiv Arora took upon the task of
ushering in a renaissance in the ancient art of jewellery. He
traveled extensively to the remotest interiors of India in search
of unique and fine pieces of Jewellery. He then delved into
ancient craftsmanship and began to create exclusive jewellery with
the help of master craftsmen and goldsmiths within and around
Jaipur. This also led to the employment for such craftsmen and
Goldsmiths in the rural areas of Rajasthan who otherwise were
deprived of utilizing their skills. He used elements of Ethnic
Indian jewelry in his designs and revived the traditional methods
of jewelry making, in order to create a design language distinct
to Amrapali. Amrapali is the first organization Rajasthan to start
the exports of silver jewellery. Today 50% of the silver exports
of the country are from Rajasthan.
Through his travels throughout India, Rajiv Arora has built up an
extensive collection of artifacts and ethnic jewellery which
have been the source of inspiration for his designs. Rajiv Arora
brings his love of ethnic jewellery, combines it with contemporary
concepts to make one-off exquisite handmade pieces.