Sushma Chhajer started designing jewellery in 1997 with no formal training, family background or trade contacts. Raised in a family of textile merchants in India, she saved up USD 5,000 and educated herself on design, colour and diamond grading. Armed only with drive and innate talent, she carved a path in the industry.

Sushma was a rare woman in the male-dominated world of high jewellery. She travelled around India for viewings with clients and attended trade fairs to understand the global jewellery landscape. Her daughter Shruti, observing from the sidelines, decided to join her, enrolling at the GIA in 2006. The early pieces they created had very little metal compared to traditional designs: delicate and wearable, they redefined Indian style.
In 2008, the pair opened a studio in Ahmedabad and, in 2018, another in Bangalore. Sushma is a devotee of Chakra healing and sees gemstones as a balm to the soul. The Balance Collection reminds the wearer to find balance within; while the Ganesha Collection, inspired by Hindu god Lord Ganesha, is an offering to the heavens.

Underpinning Shruti Sushma’s designs are high quality, investment-grade gemstones. These are assured with a certification from European or American labs. Old European and rose cut diamonds evoke the elegance of the past, alongside rubies, emeralds and sapphires and spinel, tourmaline and amethyst. Wedding jewellery is especially popular, with a new setting called Embrace symbolising everlasting union.

Shruti Sushma creates treasures that can be passed from mother to daughter, just as they have passed their skills and insight to one another. Their designs are capturing a newly powerful female audience, with half their clients now women buying for themselves, and Shruti Sushma has featured in The New York Times, Robb Report, Tatler, Vanity Fair, Vogue and Forbes.

The duo believe that this is just the beginning of their creative journey.