Suhani Pittie
Enlisted by the World Gold Council as the top 10 most inventive and ingenious jewellery designers in the world, this graduate from the ‘Gemological Institute of America’ established her own training institute at the young age of twenty and credited for creating genre-defying creations that enjoy a loyal client base & are widely renowned across the world.
With many accolades to her credit like ‘Woman Entrepreneur of the Year 2017’ award by the Retail Guild, India, the prestigious ‘Artisan Award 2015’ by GJEPC and the ‘Singem Award for Excellence’ (Gemology), the ‘Devi Award’ by The New Indian Express for Innovation & Dynamism, ‘Young Women Achievers Award 2012’ for her contribution to fashion by YFLO (Young FICCI Ladies Organization),GJTCI Award of Excellence, presented by the Governor of Karnataka, the designer is recognised for revolutionizing the Indian jewellery industry with her contemporary take on traditional handcraft techniques.
Enlisted by the prestigious Femina magazine in their ‘35 most powerful women in India, under 35’ list, Suhani is also written about in Fortune magazine as one of the five people to watch out for, in India. Been enlisted as one of the youngest Youth Icons of Andhra Pradesh by Passionate Foundation, Suhani has also been felicitated with the Vogue Italia named Suhani Pittie as one of the 5 designers to watch out for from India. Included in the coveted ‘Cool list of 30’ by Grazia, she has been in many Best Dressed lists in the country, year after year. Most recently, Hi! Blitz enlisted Suhani as 1 of India's Top 50 Game Changers. Iconic auto brand Audi and south India’s leading magazine Ritz conferred upon Suhani the Audi Ritz Icon 2012 award.
A regular at the fashion weeks, Suhani is the first Indian jewellery designer to be selected to showcase at the Miami Fashion Week.The Museum of Arts and Design, New York subsequently commissioned her work. She also received critical acclaim from around the globe for her path-breaking interpretation of the displacement crisis via her show, Nowhere People at Lakme Fashion Week. A favourite amongst most Bollywood stars, her jewellery isregularly seen on popular celebrities like Alia Bhatt, Anushka Sharma & has been worn by Sonam Kapoorat the prestigious Cannes Film Festivalfor many years for her role as L'Orealambassador.
A finalist at the ‘Young Fashion Entrepreneur Award ’09′ held by the British Council, Suhani was handpicked to showcase her collections to an exclusive audience comprising of Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, Camilla Parker Bowles, Duchess of Cornwall, Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex and Maharaja Gaj Singh Ji at the Bal Samand Lake Palace, Jodhpur.
A former columnist with Deccan Chronicle, The Telegraph and Indian Express, Suhani has been invited as a speaker at the prestigious World Crafts Council 2011 event held in New Delhi. Economic Times wrote about the designer as one of the most promising contemporary designers in the country. She's currently a contributor to India's most popular women's magazine, Femina.Suhani's work has also been featured on the most prestigious fashion website in the world, Style.com.
With jewellery collaborations with popular brands like Myntra, Nykaa, Jaypore&Swarovski Confluence to her credit, she was commissioned to create exclusive designs for Swarovski as a part of their 10th Anniversary celebrations in India, held at the Austrian Embassy. Travel and lifestyle channel, TLC, for their show, Oh My Gold, chose to feature her work and also chose her as a co-host with celebrity Lisa Ray for their Hyderabad episode. She has designed the prestigious 2017 marathon medal (Airtel Hyderabad Marathon)commissioned by Airtel and Hyderabad Runners. She was also selected to work with veteran artist ThotaVaikuntam to convert his miniature paintings into jewellery.
