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2012
Adventures of a Jewellery Designer Part III
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There have been many highlights since the beginning of 2012 – first of all was as I mentioned in the last blog, the trip to launch Emma Chapman jewels in New York, where I took part in Accessorise Circuit. Excitingly orders have been coming in since then from all over America and my workshops here in Jaipur have been working at full steam in production.
Jaipur has been freezing like the rest of the world, and the biggest excitement here in January to keep us distracted, was the Jaipur Literary Festival, which has become quite an international event. Hosted by the author William Dalrymple, it attracts the likes of Oprah Winfrey, Deepak Chopra, Tom Stoppard, David Hare, Ben Okri, Richard Dawkins and Lionel Shriver. Hundreds of thousands descended on Diggi Palace, the venue where the event takes place, on the day Oprah Winfrey was there, I wondered if the mobs were worth braving. But in the end I got Oprah, i understood what she is all about, she speaks emotively from the heart. She was in India filming with Deepak Chopra, and both of them talked about different aspects of spiritualism and what it meant for them. Richard Dawkins on the other hand, spoke about all things scientific. And David Hare and Tom Stoppard spoke about all things cultural – The Art of the Playwright. Nicole Farhi, the designer was there and I was lucky enough to meet her and discuss possible future collaborations.
Every evening there was a music celebration. For me the star was Parvathi Baul, the amazing Baul singer, who sings about the soul from the soul.
Parvathi Baul, Jaipur Literary Festival
Truly a priviledge to hear her singing, and hear her talking about Women Mystics, and her path to becoming a mystic. The Jaipur Literary Festival was rounded off at the writers ball, held on the ramparts of Amer Fort – which was stunning.
Emma Chapman
The festival is over now and life has been a bit calmer since then. Ideas are being to emerge for new designs. Am totally in love with pink tourmalines at the moment and will be using them in lots of new designs.
Pink tourmalines
Pink tourmalines along with green diopside – a new discovery will be seen soon emerging in all the new designs that are taking shape. More to come soon….
Hi Emma, thanks for the post…..so interesting and lovely to know, that after all your hard work (and due paying) you are really enjoying and thriving in your business. Hartelijk gefeliciteerd (heartiest congratulations). The book fair too, sounds amazing! More so because – with a wrench – I’ve given up reading text books in bed and so have had the chance to inhabit some AMAZING worlds recently via a pile of novels I have next to the bed
which has totally overhauled and brought to the fore once again my love of reading. I look forward to your further posts. Take care. Chas
So glad you enjoyed the blog and – yes a real novel beats a computer version ANY DAY xxx
Dear Emma,
so nice to read your blog. Always interested in what is going on in Jaipur. Hope you are happy with your new flat!
Hope hearing from you soon! Will be in Jaipur in April. Can we meet?
Big hug, Monika
Glad you enjoyed blog. Should be here in April – and of course we must meet – look forward to it.
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