HISTORY
With a heritage of over 400 years in the art of fine jewelry, international jeweler Alok Rakyan combines his exquisite designs and the perfection of Japanese craftsmanship to create treasures of timeless beauty and unparalleled quality.
Since the opulence of the Mughal era, India has been home to some of the world’s finest gemstones and jewelry designs. Alok Rakyan finds design inspiration in a multitude of cultures and periods, including the breath taking splendour of India’s great maharajahs.
The family business, Kherati Lall & Sons, is established in Delhi and soon earns a reputation for producing supreme-quality, time-honoured jewelry.
Kherati Lall & Sons expands its expertise into the cutting, polishing and exporting of precious stones for markets across the world, including the fashion centres of London and Paris.
With its business expanding rapidly, Kherati Lall & Sons is appointed the personal jeweler to the Maharajah of Nepal in August of 1935.
Invited to take part in New York World’s Fair, Kherati Lall & Sons’ exhibition of rare and magnificent jewels. It lists of patrons includes such dignitaries as the Shah of Iran and American businessman Nelson Rockefeller.
The jeweler produces one of its most magnificent treasures: an enamel parrot made of solid gold. The extraordinary piece is used as a goblet by royalty.
The government of India appoints the family as the sole representative of the country at the Osaka Expo. With its “Progress and Harmony for Mankind” theme, the expo represents the first in Asia.
After completing his family apprenticeship, Alok Rakyan moves to Japan. While earning a degree in Gemology, he is introduced to Japanese craftsmanship and its unrivalled meticulousness, precision and attention to detail.
Based in the vibrant metropolis of Tokyo, Alok Rakyan is the private jeweler to a distinguished coterie of collectors and a trusted confidante of his longstanding clients located across the globe.
GALLERY
Alok Rakyan stylishly blends classicism and modernity in distinctive, handcrafted creations.
Inspired by the ephemeral scene of spring cherry blossoms beside a pond, this platinum ring’s central diamond is set amid a wreath of natural pink diamonds. The piece captures the sakura at the peak of its fleeting existence.
This platinum ring’s emerald-cut diamond, encircled by Colombian emeralds, represents a lotus, the Buddhist symbol of purity and enlightenment.
Representing the circle of life, the design of this platinum eternity ring of fancy vivid yellow diamonds ensures nothing detracts from its striking luminosity.
These earrings of white gold feature South Sea pearls suspended under fancy yellow rose-cut diamonds that represent the elegance of a blooming narcissus, a flower used in the refined setting of a Japanese tea ceremony.
Inspired by a winter snow-blanketed berry tree that never fails to bear fruit, each white gold earring comprises an assemblage of diamonds and a single Burmese ruby.
COMMUNITY SUPPORT
As a dedicated philanthropist, Alok Rakyan is a committed supporter of Shine On! Kids, a charity that helps the families of children diagnosed with cancer and other serious illness. Since 2006, it has touched the lives of thousands of children, parents and siblings through its many programs in Japan.