Jewellery Designing as a Career Option

Jewellery designing has become one of the most sought after careers among the aspiring professionals in the fashion industry because of the tremendous growth experienced by global jewellery and gem market in recent times. Jewellery designing is considered as an integrated part of modern fashion designing industry.

Jewellery designing involves planning the style and pattern of contemporary jewellery, and designing them as per current global market demand. A jewellery designer is responsible for all major professional activities in the jewellery industry such as casting and molding of jewellery, cutting, engraving and polishing of gem stones and precious stones, certification and testing of jewellery, and appraising of jewellery.

Jewellery designing institutes across the world offer various diploma courses in jewellery designing and management, duration of which varies from a few months to 3 years. Graduation is the minimum requirement to get an admission for long duration diploma courses. These courses enable the career aspirants to have a thorough training on different kinds of gemstones, golden jewellery, silver jewellery and other kinds of jewellery, various design themes, colour schemes, presentation methods, various techniques of drawing sketches, framing methods, jewellery for different kinds of people such as lady’s jewellery, kid’s jewellery and men’s jewellery and so on. Modern Jewellery designing institutes impart professional training on design softwares like jewel cad and AutoCAD also.

Major career opportunities available in this field are as professional jewellery designers, jewellery certifiers, jewellery appraisers, fashion jewellers, jewellery exporters, fashion consultants, freelance designers etc. One can start own entrepreneurial venture by starting his/her own jewellery production or export house.

Qualified jewellery designers with a professional degree in jewellery designing and management are in great demand in global fashion industry. Fashion industry needs them for designing jewellery and fashion accessories for fashion shows. Experienced jewellery designers can easily find a lucrative career with international jewellery design firms and jewellery export houses also.