Post by CrazyGirl on Jun 18, 2004 8:23:47 GMT -5
Brad Pitt's "Troy" jewellery made in India
This summer's biggest Hollywood film, the Greek epic "Troy" will see
actor Brad Pitt wearing Indian jewellery.
Pitt will be sporting chunky silver Greek-style medallions made by
jewelers Amrapali based in Jaipur, Rajasthan.
A design team from Warner Brothers, the studio that has made the
mammoth film based on Homer's epic The Iliad, was so impressed by a
collection the jewellers did for swank London store Selfridges that
they approached Amrapali to design for "Troy".
"What was most thrilling were the compliments we got," said Rajeev
Arora, one of the two partners who run Amrapali, which has earlier
designed for the likes of supermodel Naomi Campbell and actress and
video producer Ali McGraw.
"It was one of the many orders until the team started corresponding
with us."
Among the pieces sourced are jewellery dipped in gold inspired by
the Bonda tribe of Orissa, glass pendants crafted in a Greek genre
of design and other oriental interpretation of the armlet and
cummerbund.
The house of Amrapali is known for coupling primeval Indian designs
and modern chic in their work. They are influenced by the traditions
of the Rajput warrior clan in Rajasthan and the Toda tribe of Tamil
Nadu.
They also make a lot of fine filigree creations, pieces in hand
beaten gold and silver and using gemstones like Rainbow Moonstone
and crystal quartz.
In India, Hindi film actresses like Rekha, Tabu, Manisha Koirala and
Dimple Kapadia don Amrapali jewellery.
This summer's biggest Hollywood film, the Greek epic "Troy" will see
actor Brad Pitt wearing Indian jewellery.
Pitt will be sporting chunky silver Greek-style medallions made by
jewelers Amrapali based in Jaipur, Rajasthan.
A design team from Warner Brothers, the studio that has made the
mammoth film based on Homer's epic The Iliad, was so impressed by a
collection the jewellers did for swank London store Selfridges that
they approached Amrapali to design for "Troy".
"What was most thrilling were the compliments we got," said Rajeev
Arora, one of the two partners who run Amrapali, which has earlier
designed for the likes of supermodel Naomi Campbell and actress and
video producer Ali McGraw.
"It was one of the many orders until the team started corresponding
with us."
Among the pieces sourced are jewellery dipped in gold inspired by
the Bonda tribe of Orissa, glass pendants crafted in a Greek genre
of design and other oriental interpretation of the armlet and
cummerbund.
The house of Amrapali is known for coupling primeval Indian designs
and modern chic in their work. They are influenced by the traditions
of the Rajput warrior clan in Rajasthan and the Toda tribe of Tamil
Nadu.
They also make a lot of fine filigree creations, pieces in hand
beaten gold and silver and using gemstones like Rainbow Moonstone
and crystal quartz.
In India, Hindi film actresses like Rekha, Tabu, Manisha Koirala and
Dimple Kapadia don Amrapali jewellery.