Students can turn their creative design inspirations into a tangible and useful piece of jewellery by enrolling in a jewellery design course, which is available at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. This course will assist aspirants in the field of jewellery design in polishing their drafting, designing, and shading theories.

This lesson will teach you how to give a piece of jewellery an expensive and extravagant touch. For more than a few decades, our country has been known for its jewellery making. From ancient times, beautiful yet simple beadwork was a vital element of economic investment. In today’s world, we see a great deal of beautiful and fine work on various metals and gemstones.

Students will be able to apply the theory to metals or gems and build a sophisticated design with their extensive understanding of creativity connected to jewellery design. To improve one’s illustration skills, one must first understand how drafting tools work. 

There are several types of virtuosity that must be achieved in the field of jewellery creation. They are- stone setting, electroplating, enamelling, and metal colouring. This topic of study will only strengthen your expertise, from brainstorming streaks of creative pouring of thoughts to the physical presence of the same.

The most crucial consideration for students of jewellery design when creating complex artwork is whether or not the creation is wearable. It has no potential to be a time and money commitment unless it is usable.

JD Institute of Fashion Technology offers a 1-year Diploma in Jewellery designing to 10+2 pass out students. Whether you plan to inherit your family’s jewellery business or build your own global empire, staying current in this ever-changing industry is essential. Keep up with the latest trends with our 1-year diploma in Jewellery Design, which features the best global practices. This programme is suitable for anyone with a strong interest in jewellery design or who wants to develop an existing family business by acquiring a new set of cutting-edge skills that will allow them to blend both conventional and cutting-edge techniques into their design ideas.

Eligibility for Pursuing UnderGraduation and Post Graduation in Jewellery Designing 

For Undergraduate:

The eligibility criteria for students at the undergraduate level are: completion of 10+2 or any comparable exam with at least passing marks, and students from all streams are eligible to apply (from arts to commerce, this course is for all who have an interest in this particular field).

There is no entrance exam for a diploma in jewellery design. The selection process is based on a 10+2 grade/percentage system.

For Post Graduation:

Students at the post-graduate level must have earned a bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline from a recognised university, and students from non-related fields may apply provided they possess the skill set required for jewellery creation.

Skills Required to be a Jewellery Designer 

High Imagination Power 

If students can’t visualise or envision how a piece of jewellery will look in the production process, the design process won’t even start.

Eagles Eye View on Quality 

There’s a lot of debate regarding whether or not designs should be flawlessly minute. Certain artworks frequently require delicate detail, which necessitates fine vision and even greater artistic skill on the part of students. If you want to build a reputation for yourself in this market, you need to be creative and innovative. It’s pointless to copy other people’s jewellery ideas. Everyone is free to be inspired, but plagiarising is prohibited.

Keen Eye on Market Trends

You’re losing money if you’re not knowledgeable of the market’s previous and present jewellery design trends. If you are unaware of how the price of a particular metal is rising, or the types of heavy or light designs that are popular, you will undoubtedly suffer financial losses in your organisation. It would be advantageous to have a basic understanding of marketing.

Excellent Communication Skills

Because there is teamwork involved, excellent communication and intrapersonal skills are required. The work would be extremely difficult to complete unless jewellery designers and manufacturers actively interact and build a sense of clear understanding among the team.

All Round Information is Required

Jewellery making necessitates a great deal of cost management and numerical measuring skills. There’s also the matter of deciding on a price for the products to be sold. These characteristics differ from one metal to the next and from one gem to the next. As a result, an extensive understanding of metals and stones would be extremely beneficial.

Subjects required to pursue to become a Jewellery Designer

The following is a list of available undergrad jewellery designing courses, as well as excerpts from their syllabus –

B.Des in Jewellery Designing

Major subjects covered under this program are as follows:

• Jewellery Designing Basics
• Elements of design
• CAD
• Merchandising & Marketing Ideas
• Instruments for Design
• Methods of Design
• Digital Representation
• History of Jewellery
• Advertising of Design
• Gemology

BA in Jewellery Designing 

This program takes excerpts from these major topics:

• Basics and concepts of jewellery designing
• Material exploration 
• Communication skill
• Computer skill
• Visual and presentation methods
• Gemology
• Jewellery rendering
• Ergonomics
• Anthropometry
• Logic & data-based design system

B.Com in Jewellery Designing and Technology 

Some of the topics covered in this course are:

• Fundamental concepts of jewellery design
• Rendering of metal and gemstones
• Gemology
• Drawing
• Marketing, Advertising & Brand building
• History of Jewellery Designing
• Cost-based designing
• Advance knowledge of CAD

B.Sc. in Jewellery Design and Management
Some of the broad topics covered in this course are:

• Jewellery design – Introduction and history of jewellery design, SD techniques of design, completion of one research-based project, and portfolio development are all sub-topics of jewellery design.
• Physical/optical/basic properties of gems, applications of crystallography, identification of specific gemstones and their stimulants are all covered under the rubric of gemology.
• Diamond grading encompasses a number of sub-topics, including the uniqueness of diamonds, diamond cutting/polishing, and knowledge of the 4Cs (colour, clarity, cut, and carat) grading system.
• Jewellery Manufacturing entails a number of sub-topics, including metal and alloy characteristics, fusing, cutting, bending, soldering, and finishing.

BBA in Jewellery Design and Management 

Some of the topics covered in this course are:

• Communication skills
• Management skills and principles
• Jewellery business in India
• Accounting and quantitative techniques
• Organisational and business and behaviour economics
• Financial and information management system
• Legal aspects of the business
• HR management
• E-commerce

Diploma in Jewellery Designing

Major topics covered in this course are:

• History of jewellery
• History of art
• Diamond grading
• Merchandising
• CAD
• CAM
• Marketing and processing
• Branding and the Indian market
• Metallurgy
• Client designing
• Personality development
• The basic idea of designing on Corel

The concept behind the global programme of JD Fashion Technology is straightforward: ‘to increase the bar for you.’ While you are still in college, we want to introduce you to the best names in the design world. To assist you in seeing greater dreams and pursuing your full potential. During this residential programme, students will be spending 21 days of their semester abroad. During the course duration, students will participate in study programmes that will take them to some of the world’s most unique museums, architectural locations, and luxury brand residences. So, what are you waiting for enroll on your dream course now!