1940

Jayantilal Chandulal Mehta came from a tiny village called Palanpur, now known as the Diamond City because of its diamond merchants.

He became a site holder for the South African DeBeers Diamond Trading Corporation which produces 70% of the world’s diamond supply. He set up cutting and polishing factories in Gujurat and moved to Bombay to establish the trade throughout the world. He specialised in rare white and fancy colored diamonds.

1996

His daughter, Swati Shah grew up traveling the world and developed a passion for designing jewelry for her father’s rare stones. Swati decided to pursue her dreams and crafted her first collection of 40 earrings using diamonds and gemstones set in gold, all handmade. She sold them to clients in Bombay and New York to an overwhelming response. 

2003

Her son Pratik had just returned to India with a business degree from Bryant University, USA. He became an apprentice at the largest exporter of jewelry from India - Tara Jewels. 

Whirring 3D Printers, state-of-the-art machines employing the ancient technique of lost-wax casting, triple axis machines forging 3D drawings of jewelry into life, lay alongside third generation craftsmen from all over India. Pratik was part of the product development department, where he learned everything he could about crafting high quality jewelry.

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In 2006 he set up a catalog jewelry retail business and launched it successfully in 4 cities across India.

2007-

2009

Pratik founded Giantti as Vice President in partnership with the Gitanjali Group, with his mother Swati as the head of the company.

Giantti collaborated with Italian high jewelry brands- Stefan Hafner and Roberta Porrati; Gold and enamel jewelry from La Nouvelle Bague; a brand created by an architect jeweler called IoSi; Calgaro - an Italian goldsmith specialising in chains and mesh gold; and Rosato - a brand specialising in bejewelled charms with innovative enamelling. 

2009

to present

Swati & Pratik founded Estaa.