‘Bejewelled Finds’ by Preeta Agarwal wins the title of ‘Jewellery Blogger of the Year 2019’ at Leading Lights Awards at International Jewellery London Show

For the first time, an Indian jewellery blogger has been awarded the international title of ‘Jewellery Blogger of the Year 2019’. The winners of the Leading Lights Awards were announced on day 1 of the recently concluded International Jewellery London show.  The awards, in association with Jewellery Outlook, was a new feature initiative for IJL 2019, created to celebrate the innovation, craftsmanship, design and distribution of fashion forward talent across the globe.

As per the judges, Indian-based blogger Preeta Agarwal (bejewelledfinds.com) won the Blogger Award for her “informative and passionate posts”. The judges were impressed with how she “takes the audience behind the scenes, showcasing much more than beautiful jewellery from across the world”.

“To be honest, I was very happy with just being nominated in the same category as Gemologue & Blingsis. It was a happy surprise for me to hear my name announced and being declared the winner. It feels amazing to have my 13-year industry journey and 5+ year old blog ‘Bejewelled Finds’ being recognized at an international platform and it does bring a sense satisfaction that all the hard work is being acknowledged,” says an exhilarated Preeta Agarwal.

Katie Morris, Events Director, International Jewellery London (IJL) said: “The winners of the inaugural Leading Lights Awards show the incredible innovation, creativity and dedication of the jewellery and watch industry today – from designers to education, to technology, they all add so much IJL is so pleased to be able to shine a light all the winners’ amazing achievements. Congratulations to all!”

About Preeta Agarwal:

Preeta Agarwal’s affair with jewellery started at a very early age but it only got its voice when she graduated as a jewellery designer from NIFT, Gandhinagar; one of the top design colleges in India. Today, after more than 13 years of working within the global jewellery industry, she is an accomplished Jewellery Specialist based in New Delhi, India.

Her company ‘Preeta Agarwal Workroom’ is a one-stop place for all jewellers and magazines that are looking for inspiring visual, informative & creative content and guidance on jewellery. By clubbing her expertise with specialized freelancers, she provides various exclusive services for the world of fine jewellery in brand consultation (branding, marketing and events), brand promotion, jewellery styling, content for books and magazines, collection conceptualization, PR & communications and guidance in design & trends.

As a journalist, she has been writing about jewellery for more than 10 years now. Apart from her blog ‘Bejewelled Finds’ and Instagram page @preeta_agarwal, her features have been published in various international jewellery and lifestyle magazines.

Her personal moments of pride have been her coffee table books on jewellery. ‘The Jewellery Book’, ‘International Wedding Jewels’, ‘Around The Neck’, ‘India Inspired’and the latest ‘A Jeweller’s Palette’ are books authored by her that talk about international trends in the space of fine jewellery.

Creating a niche for her services in the jewellery industry she has also been associated with various special projects like the ‘Jewellery Intensive’ experience tours, ‘Jaipur Jewellery Design Festival’, knowledge seminars on jewellery & social media with leading UK based influencer Katerina Perez and many more.

During this journey, she has been fortunate enough to have had close interactions with prominent international jewellery brands like David Morris, Boucheron, Cartier, Graff, Faberge, Van Cleef&Arpels and accomplished Indian designer brands like Farah Khan, Sunita Shekhawat, Amrapali… and the list is endless.

Courtesy: Retail Jewellery India News Service