![]() Salima’s unconventional approach to design is a process that takes her handwritten notes directly into shaping a tangible material that bypasses the sketch phase entirely. It’s been over 15 years since the ambitious Thakker decided to step out from behind the shadow of a prestigious Italian design house in Milan, and head home to set up a workshop, crafting handmade bespoke pieces based on her own distinctive designs. She exhibits its student’s graduation projects at her Antwerp store. She continues to maintain close ties with the Royal Academy. ![]() In the meantime, Salima collaborates with young people who take environmental concerns such as sustainability and consumerism very seriously. ![]() Working with young creative minds is a post that she plans to return to one day. She later became a teacher lecturing at the Academy of Fine Arts. ![]() Salima studied at the Royal Academy, Antwerp and later gained her MA at the Royal College of Art, London where she solidified her craft and passion for design, which in turn, galvanised her whole creative approach to jewellery, art and design. From a young age she has held a fascination for precious stones and the enigmatic qualities that they possess. SALIMA THAKKER is a jewellery designer born and raised in Antwerp, to an Indian father and Belgian mother. ![]()
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