Aadhya Aggarwal, founder of Manaal, has launched Lumière sur Toile (Light on Canvas), a beautiful high jewellery collection, where gemstones transcend mere ornamentation to become pure artistry.

Taking inspiration from the luminous interplay of light and color in celebrated artworks, each piece is a well-balanced composition of vivid gemstones and radiant diamonds.

Like an artist layering pigments to create depth and movement, Lumière sur Toile layers light and color to craft wearable masterpieces. Pure, deep shaded rubies, emeralds, sapphires and tanzanites are lifted up by rose-cut diamonds, making each piece brilliant.

Each jewel is framed with settings reminiscent of ornate gilded frames from a Baroque salon, others as minimal and modern as a contemporary gallery space. Every creation within Lumière sur Toile is an heirloom of emotion, artistry, and light.

“Light is our muse, subject, and medium in this collection. We have harnessed its ethereal nature to create pieces that do not simply reflect brilliance but embody it—just as a painting captures a fleeting moment of beauty and transforms it into something eternal,” says Aadhya Aggarwal, the creative force behind Manaal Fine Jewellery.

The necklace Pigments Errants gives a touch of European setting and Mughal design, where each tiny stony is carefully placed around a carved tanzanite, in a well-calibrated dance. Songe Bleu, on the other hand, brings the art deco era to mind with its edges and boldness.

Each piece is meticulously handcrafted, requiring approximately 150 hours of skilled craftsmanship to bring it to life.