While designing a piece of jewellery for an individual, somany things should be kept in mind. Firstly the person from whom you aredesigning, secondly shapes, styles, and colors for that particular type ofdesign, including all requirements and limitations that are necessary to makethe piece comfortable and functional. If these aspects are kept in mind, your clientwill have a piece of jewellery that will fit an individuals personality, wayof life, and be most becoming to her his appearance. In this way client will accruejewellery that can become an integral part of their wardrobe and remaincherished possession for many years and perhaps many generations. The first andforemost thing to be remembered is:


Preferences of design

 

First important point is that the person for whom weare designing is a male or female. Knowing this would make the work easier anda designer can design the piece accordingly. We must also concern on age factori.e., kid, youth and aged while designing. Other then this we should focus onthe variety of jewellery to be constructed i.e. ring, earring, pendant, brooch,necklace etc...? This is the most important point which needs to be rememberedduring designing any jewellery because lacking here might cause a complete messin further designing.


If we have decided this then numerous variations are there tobe taken care of, i.e. it should be a real or costume jewellery.


Theme & Occasion:


After deciding the type of jewellery a designer should identifycostumer's interest in design. Some time costumer orders all designs on a particulartheme for example love, music, ocean etc.


So we must design on those themes by keeping the latesttrend in concern. Along with this the occasion on which costumer is going towear it matters a lot, it may be Engagement, Wedding , Birthday, Anniversary, ValentinesDay, Deepawali, Id, Christmas, official gathering etc


Size of Jewellery Piece:


Some jewellery pieces needed a certain size to wear i.e.Ring, Bangles, Bracelets, Necklaces, etc. Ring Size may be 5 us to 13 us (15.7to 22.2 m.m). Use a ring that fits you to determine your ring size. Place yourring over the nearest size circle. The inner edge of the ring should align withthe outer edge of the circle then if your ring appears to fit between twosizes, buy the larger size. Women's Standard Necklace Sizes can be 16"Choker length , 17-18" Will reach the collarbone and bead string- 30"Below the chest and for male's Standard Chain Sizes can be 18" Base of theneck -for smaller neck sizes, 20" to collarbone -The most common lengthfor the average size man, 22"to 24" A few inches below the collarbone.Similar to ring and necklace bracelet must design according a particular size.The Standard Bracelet Sizes is 7" Average woman's wrist, 8" Averageman's wrist or woman with larger wrist & 9" For man with larger wrist.So keep in mind size factor too. The design would very accordingly.



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The author is Asst. Professor of Jewellery Design