Hanut Singh (Jeweller)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Hanut Singh

• Hanut Singh was raised in a rich family as he was born into the first Kapurthala royal family.

  

• Hanut was just 4 years old when he got interested in jewellery.

• He was never formally trained and Hanut’s jewellery education began from the time he was a child as he is a descendant of the Kapurthala royal family which was also famous for its style of jewellery, and inheritance.

• Hanut’s career started in 2001 with writing for fashion magazines like L’officiel and Elle.

• In 2003, he professionally started designing jewellery and gave up his fashion magazine job.

• He borrowed some money from his family and decided to create his first collection of jewels, made from abalone and baroque pearls.

• Hanut’s first jewellery collection was made for Jaisinh Jhala who was the associate professor of Anthropology at Temple University College of Liberal Arts in Philadelphia. He belonged to the royal family of Dhrangdhara.

• Hanut Singh takes his jewellery design inspiration from historic architecture, travel memories, his royal lineage, his love of nature, and his connection and belief in god.

• After completing a few years in his business, Hanut Singh’s astrologer told him to wear diamonds so he designed some organic rings and a bracelet for himself.

• Hanut Singh loves animals and often shares photos with his pet dogs on social media.

  

• Along his journey in jeweller design, he acquired his great-grandfather’s jewels from Cartier, Mainbocher, and Schiaparelli.

• During his initial years in designing, he used to travel extensively to international fairs around the world in order to learn and search for unique stones like rock crystals and their professed grounding properties.

• Hanut Singh does not like owning a shop for his jewellery as he believes that it might tie him down to a confined space. Therefore, he runs his business across the globe with the help of his own website.

• Hanut’s signature design of his dagger and sword pendants is the most loved among all of his jewellery as it leans into his royal lineage.

  

• Hanut Singh’s jeweller has been adorned by many international celebrities and some of them are Beyoncé, Madonna, Oprah Winfrey, Mary-Kate Olsen, Paris Hilton, Rihanna, and Meryl Streep.

  

• Hanut Singh’s jewellery is worn by various Indian celebrities and some of them are Kareena Kapoor Khan, Karisma Kapoor, Masaba Gupta, Alia Bhatt, and Shweta Bachchan.

  

• Even though he is a Delhi-based jewellery designer; however, most of his ramp shows are held in Mumbai.

• Hanut Singh is a close friend of the Indian celebrity stylist Anaita Shroff Adajania.

• ‘Look’ magazine named her as one of the five best-dressed women on earth and that was the biggest source of inspiration for Hanut.

• Hanut Singh often consumes alcohol and often posts about his drinks on social media.