Reviving What the Hand Remembers

Across India, the art of hand-carved gemstones is quietly disappearing — a craft once treasured for its patience, precision, and poetry. As industrial production grows and speed replaces slowness, the rhythm of the artisan’s hand is slowly being forgotten.

At Sugandh Makwana Studio, this tradition is not preserved as nostalgia, but revived as a living language. Sugandh works alongside master artisans who still carve by hand, reimagining their ancestral techniques through a contemporary lens. Each piece becomes a small act of resistance — against uniformity, against disposability — honouring the soul of a craft that once defined India’s material heritage.

Every creation begins with the hand. The slow gestures of carving, shaping, and setting become meditative, a dialogue between the maker, the material, and the memory it holds. Central to this process is the gemstone itself: raw, imperfect, carrying within it generations of touch.

The studio treats craftsmanship as both heritage and experiment — merging the ancient art of carving with modern silhouettes, materials, and meanings.

Guided by a conscious ethos, the studio follows a zero-waste and sustainability policy. No excess inventory is produced; every piece is made only once it is ordered. Each creation takes between four to six weeks to complete, allowing time for precision, collaboration, and care.

The work uses ethically sourced gemstones & recycled metals wherever possible. Craft here is not a process of production, but a philosophy of care ; a slower, more honest way of making that connects the past to the present.

For Sugandh, craftsmanship is memory made tangible.