| SOUTH DELHI POLYTECHNIC FOR WOMEN | ||
| Jewellery Design |
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| The growth of India's gem and jewellery Industry, is at an estimated 55% per annum. There has been a sea change in the role of Jewellery. This is a good time hence, to think of Jewellery Design as a career option.
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JOB OPPORTUNITIES • Designers in Jewellery Industry. • Self-employment or Free-lance Designers. • Affiliation with Export / Fashion houses • Self entrepreneurship ( eg. Setting up their own workshop)
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Curriculum
| ONE YEAR | FIRST YEAR | SECOND YEAR | THIRD YEAR |
| Design | Design - I | Design - II | Advance Design |
| Execution | Production | Conceptual Production | Managerial Production |
| Nature Study | Nature Study - I | Nature Study | Professional Practice |
| Methods and Materials | Methods and Material - I | Methods & Material | Product Development |
| Basic Design | Basic Design | Traditional Jewellery | |
| Gemmology | Drawing | Gemmology | |
| Colour | Colour and Texture | ||
| Traditional Jewellery |
Subject Details
Basic Design: The Study of basic visual concepts that relate to the appearance of Design Products, which includes : space, line, tone, colour form, rhythm and pattern.
Colour & Texture: The perception of Colour is the strongest emotion, of the visual process. We give an Introduction to the wide range of colours in their varied tints and tones.
Drawing: It is an exposure to different tools and mediums and how to record a particular Event or Scenario.
Methods & Materials: A Student is given the basic experience of the wide variety of Materials and Processes utilized, in the Production of Man Made Objects.
Design: The Designer has to be a skilled Problem Solver. She strives to create a better total Environment by her choices and actions. The Student is educated on how aesthetical Design follows the rules of proportion, symmetry, balance contrast and colour.
Execution: To translate and consolidate suggestions and thoughts into aesthetic Designs.
Production: This means a complete configuration of inventiveness, creative choice and knowledge of Materials and Workmanship.
Conceptional Production: The Designer is exposed to different designs and materials. She is in turn made to compromise and optimise factors, keeping in view the limitation of technology and processes.It is done before the evolution of the Final Product.
Professional Practice: Knowledge is given regarding the know how to deal with Contracts and Clients. The rules for Professional Conduct and Estimation.
Gemmology: The study and Identification of precious and semi-precious Gemstones.
Product Development: Knowledge of developing Design Ideas for Industrial Use.
Traditional Jewellery: We give an exposures to different kinds of Traditional Jewellery which have evolved through different Historical Periods.
Nature Study: A deep analytical approach to understand forms in Nature. Nature Study reveals the source of many Design Ideas used in the Man Made Environment.
Managerial Production: This Subject incorporates different techniques, colours visual excitement, with the Finished Product. Students learn all about Casting Cutting, Setting, Enamelling, Engraving etc