While many modern jewelry brands are busy emulating one another in the race to perfect similar-looking designs, Nanis believes in having one foot in traditions, and another in the contemporary, without compromising the signature it is known for.
The iconic collections at Nanis owe to a perpetual conversation between artistry and craftsmanship. They employ both traditional hand making methods such as the ‘bulino’ technique, cutting-edge inventions, rare gemstones, and stunning diamonds to create designs that are in a class of their own.
The surfaces of Nanis jewels boast of unique manual hand-engravings – a tradition that has been passed down several generations. It is not just the instrument but also both strength and delicacy that are at play, lending deep yet soft etchings to Nanis prized jewels, like the extraordinary brilliance of silk. Where the craftsmen’s hands bring in experience, skill, and technique, the modern tools ensure speed, streamlining, and productivity. This harmony of old and new is the true DNA of Nanis as a brand.
In addition, Nanis fine jewelry is also known for its precise finishings, including brush and thread polishing. Brush polishing involves consistently treating the golden surfaces of Nanis jewelry to perfection. For the best results, the craftsmen at Nanis use a staggering twenty different brushes and seven different types of abrasive pastes. The procedure is delicate and requires skilled, sensitive hands that are experienced to handle every movement, every stroke.
The craftsmen at Nanis revert to the trade’s centuries-old history, regaining the antiquated technique of thread polishing, when brush polishing is not possible because of edges, molding, gentle spirals, precisely flat surfaces, inaccessible recesses, and extremely delicate features.
With thread polishing, the craftsmen ensure a quick and efficient polishing technique suitable for concavities that are otherwise inaccessible. The procedure involves repeatedly moving a cotton thread in the cavity forward and backward while applying light pressure until the desired outcome is obtained. The repetition of a straightforward action, like a drop of water smoothing the cliff face, is gradual and exact, and the skilled craftsmanship at Nanis is what makes this possible with perfection.