REVIVING HERITAGE

From the illustration phase, to the modelling into form, to the refining touches, Gamar privileges personal touch and handmade creation.  Every piece therefore has its own unique character, imbued with the energy of the hands that made it and whose story continues with you. 

  

 

A long-term goal of mine is to help revive heritage craftsmanship techniques that are increasingly being lost around the world as machine processes gain in favour and replace handmade craft. Machines can generate designs more quickly and more cheaply, but they often result in generic uniform pieces devoid of individual nuance and lacking in a certain energy and resonance that is transferred to pieces only via living hands.  The increasing use of machines also means that many traditional techniques are being lost as elder artisans pass away, taking their know-how with them.  

 

 

 

The motifs in most Gamar collections have been made using an ancient Indian hand-carved stamp technique, which is literally becoming a dying art.  The family-owned manufacturer I work with found one of the last remaining elders still practicing this craft in a rural village in Rajasthan.  My hope is that as the Gamar Jewellery business grows, I can similarly collaborate with other artisans around the world to help bring value to and reinvigorate their heritage techniques, thereby helping such beautiful craft stay alive for generations to come.