ZOYA Reimagines High Jewellery through India’s Spices, with Anoushka Shankar as its Muse

With Her Again, ZOYA brings a familiar sensory world into a new light, through the interplay of gemstones, colour and craft.
ZOYA Reimagines High Jewellery through India’s Spices, with Anoushka Shankar as its Muse
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ZOYA, the luxury jewellery atelier from the Tata Group, unveils Her Again, a new high jewellery collection that reinterprets one of India’s most enduring cultural languages,  its spices—through ZOYA’s distinctive design lens. Drawing from the rituals and memories that connect us to our past, the collection explores the intimate journey of a woman returning to herself. ZOYA brings this essential Indian craft story to life through gemstone mastery and a distinctive design language, in an alchemy of expressive colour, unusual stones and intricate craftsmanship. ZOYA transforms a familiar part of India’s cultural landscape into a distinctive expression of High Jewellery.

The golden warmth of turmeric, the deep red of mace, cardamom green and the richness of saffron and rose become passages into memory. Colour awakens the many facets within her: curious, playful, spontaneous, expressive and deeply feminine.  Rubellite, emerald, Madeira Citrine, Orissa rose garnet, golden heliodor and yellow sapphire create an unexpected, saturated palette that echoes the colours of spice and memory. Set in intricate compositions and shaped through thousands of hours of craftsmanship, these natural gemstones reimagining familiar cultural references into high jewellery.

The campaign finds a cultural voice in Internationally acclaimed sitarist and composer Anoushka Shankar. Having shaped a distinctive musical language across cultures and genres, she carries her Indian heritage into an evolving creative practice that is deeply personal and unmistakably her own.

Speaking about the collection, Anoushka Shankar said, “What I love about ZOYA is the way it takes what we inherit and allows it to evolve through colour, gemstones and craft. I’ve always believed you can be deeply rooted in a culture and still speak to the world in a way that feels relevant, simply through the lens of your own experience. ZOYA captures that beautifully, creating pieces that feel timeless in spirit, yet fresh, inventive and entirely their own.”

What I love about ZOYA is the way it takes what we inherit and allows it to evolve through colour, gemstones and craft. I’ve always believed you can be deeply rooted in a culture and still speak to the world in a way that feels relevant, simply through the lens of your own experience. ZOYA captures that beautifully, creating pieces that feel timeless in spirit, yet fresh, inventive and entirely their own.
Anoushka Shankar—Sitarist, Musician and Composer

“India offers an extraordinary source of inspiration for jewellery design, from its rich cultural heritage and vibrant colours to the materials and craftsmanship that have shaped its visual language over centuries. At ZOYA, we see an opportunity to reinterpret these influences through a distinctive design lens, creating High Jewellery where meaning and emotional resonance are as integral as rarity and artistry,” said Arun Narayan, Chief Executive Officer – Jewellery, Titan Company Limited. “Her Again reflects this approach, drawing from India’s richness and diversity while expressing it in a way that is contemporary, personal, and unmistakably our own. Anoushka Shankar embodies this vision through a creative journey that has continually found new and imaginative expressions of her Indian influences, bringing them to global audiences with authenticity and artistic depth.” 

India offers an extraordinary source of inspiration for jewellery design, from its rich cultural heritage and vibrant colours to the materials and craftsmanship that have shaped its visual language over centuries. At ZOYA, we see an opportunity to reinterpret these influences through a distinctive design lens, creating high jewellery where meaning and emotional resonance are as integral as rarity and artistry. Her Again reflects this approach, drawing from India’s richness and diversity while expressing it in a way that is contemporary, personal, and unmistakably our own. Anoushka Shankar embodies this vision through a creative journey that has continually found new and imaginative expressions of her Indian influences, bringing them to global audiences with authenticity and artistic depth.
Arun Narayan, Chief Executive Officer – Jewellery, Titan Company Limited
ZOYA’s Eternal Ember Necklace
ZOYA’s Eternal Ember Necklace

ZOYA’s Eternal Ember Necklace: India’s sensory memory reimagined in High Jewellery. 

Eternal Ember is a vivid expression of India’s palette of color and spices translated into 748 stones and sculpted into movement. At its heart, a remarkable 5.4-carat Cabochon Mandarin Garnet glows in saturated orange, recalling the golden richness of turmeric and marigold blooms. Around it, a vibrant composition of rare gemstones like Sapphire, rubellite, and Citrines evoke the warmth and intensity of Indian spice. 102 individually crafted elements, brought to life over 2,112 hours, form a fluid, three-dimensional architecture. When In motion, the diamonds set within the sculptural forms of the necklace catch and reflect the light, revealing shifting layers of brilliance and colour. Eternal Ember turns spice, memory and craftsmanship into a singular expression of high jewellery: vivid, feminine and unmistakably ZOYA.

ZOYA’s Afterglow Ring
ZOYA’s Afterglow Ring

ZOYA’s Afterglow Ring : A luminous interplay of colour, form and texture.

The Afterglow Ring brings a vivid 2.7-carat Rubellite into focus, set within custom-cut matte Rock Crystal and framed by sculptural tendrils inspired by mace. Zambian Emeralds echo the form of cardamom, creating a rich dialogue of crimson, green and translucent light.

Intricate stone-on-stone craftsmanship brings the composition together, giving the ring its layered depth and distinctive radiance. A jewel where spice-inspired forms meet an unexpected alchemy of colour.

ZOYA’s Eternal Ember Earrings
ZOYA’s Eternal Ember Earrings

ZOYA’s Eternal Ember Earrings : A vivid expression of colour, warmth and enduring radiance.

Two remarkable Rubellites totalling 7 carats glow in rich shades of pink, their colour intensified by the brilliance of diamonds and richly intricate settings that give each stone depth and dimension. Inspired by the warmth of Indian spice and the memories it carries, the earrings capture that enduring ember within: a familiar joy, held close and ready to glow again. Eternal Ember inspired by the fiery depth of Mace, transforms colour and memory into a luminous expression of high jewellery.

ZOYA’s Unbound Bangle
ZOYA’s Unbound Bangle

ZOYA’s Unbound Bangle : A celebration of colour, freedom and expression.

Unbound brings together 6.4 carats of deep crimson Rubellites, Orissa Rose Garnets and Diamonds, their rich palette inspired by the intensity and warmth of spice. Shaped by clove buds and unfurling mace, fine fretwork and sculpted detailing create a jewel of remarkable depth and dimension, with every element contributing to its expressive, exuberant character. A jewel for the woman who knows herself, embraces every facet and wears her freedom with confidence.

ZOYA’s Amber Bliss Earrings
ZOYA’s Amber Bliss Earrings

ZOYA’s Amber Bliss Earrings

Amber Bliss earrings bring the golden warmth of turmeric to life through 22 carats of Madeira Citrine, accented with Pink Tourmalines, Sapphires and Diamonds. The stones unfold in a sculptural silhouette, with marigold-inspired forms framing the Citrines and delicate details adding movement and dimension. An open-back setting allows light to filter through the stones, bringing out their warm, luminous character. A celebration of golden light and abundant colour, Amber Bliss translates the familiar richness of spices into a contemporary expression of high jewellery.

ZOYA’s Amber Bliss Necklace
ZOYA’s Amber Bliss Necklace

ZOYA’s Amber Bliss Necklace

A magnificent 38-carat Madeira Citrine takes centre stage, glowing with deep, golden warmth and surrounded by a lavish composition of pink Tourmalines, vivid orange and yellow sapphires, and diamonds. Sculpted marigold forms create a rich, fluid silhouette around the stones, while the open-back setting reveals the citrine’s extraordinary depth and inner fire. Inspired by the golden warmth of turmeric and the exuberance of the marigold, Amber Bliss captures the sensory richness of India, its colour, celebration and memories, distilled into a jewel of rare presence, richness and soul. Over 1,000 hours of master craftsmanship bring this extraordinary composition to life, where generations of Indian jewellery expertise meet Zoya’s contemporary language of design and craft.

With Her Again, ZOYA brings a familiar sensory world into a new light. Through the interplay of gemstones, colour and craft, the collection gives form to the memories we carry and the parts of ourselves we return to.

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