The fusion of French-Indian jewelry
At the origin of the Franco-Indian bond
It was Jacques Cartier who in his time initiated the precious link that still unites India and France today in terms of jewelry. Selecting beautiful stones at the source, he then made exceptional pieces such as the fabulous Maharaja of Patiala necklace, which he created in 1928. Adorned with 2900 diamonds and rubies as well as a sublime yellow diamond of 234.69 carats, one of the largest in the world.
Surya Mathew, a Franco-Indian Master Jeweller, has been inspired by this heritage from a young age. It is in this line that he decided to create his workshop and then his House in the Montorgueil district, the historic district of jewelers and Louis Cartier.
In India,
The Palace Road Studio
It was here that it all started for Surya Mathew in South India when, at the age of ten, he was introduced to Sacred Art Jewelry by his first Master Jeweller Nadesan. When he was 13, it was his second Master Jeweller Dhanapalan who took up his apprenticeship, surrounded by other jewelry artisans in the community. He then decided to make Sacred Art Jewelry his vocation. It was during a ceremony that her Master Jeweler Dhanapalan appointed Surya to continue her line according to sacred traditions.
The genesis of the Maison Surya Mathew in Paris
When Surya Mathew created his Atelier and then his Maison in 2024, one of the missions he set for himself was to continue to forge this bond between French-Indian jewelry.
In particular, our jewelers in France and the jewelry artisans at Palace Road have been working for two years on pieces that merge ancestral Indian know-how and French Fine Jewelry. They will form necklaces that will be created in 2026.
The Palace Road Studio
Embark on a unique journey to India, following in the footsteps of the last Master Jewelers of the mythical Palace Road and their ancestral know-how.