Kankai JewellersKankaiJewellers

EST. 2005 · DILLIBAZAR · KATHMANDU

Our HeritageCrafted Through Generations

16 years
2 generation
1 bench
Kankai atelier heritage

a house, not a brand

A house that measures time in generations.

Kankai began in 1986 as a two-room atelier in Dillibazar, founded by a goldsmith who believed that a wedding set should outlast the wedding. He had no signage, no website, and a three-kilogram inheritance of legacy gold that had been in his wife's family for four generations.

He had one rule: weigh the gold in front of the customer. Always.

Forty years later, the rule has not changed. The bench has been joined by six more, the gold now arrives with paper trails, and the customer still watches the scale.

The atelier is small, by design. We do not advertise. We do not sell to walk-ins. Every piece is made for someone we have met, in a city we love, by a family that intends to be here for the next forty years.

2005
founded
7
karigars
10k+
heirlooms
Hand finishing at the bench

OUR CRAFTSMANSHIP

Made slowly. Made once.

A single filigree bangle can take three months at the bench. A bridal set, a season. We do not rush what will be worn for a lifetime.

Casting, drawing, granulation, jadau, kundan, meenakari every technique is practised by hand, by artisans who learned at their father's shoulder.

Artisan at the benchJewellery detail

what we will not compromise

Four Vows

The standards we hold ourselves to quietly, and without exception.

Hallmarked Gold

BIS-certified 22K and 18K bullion, cast in our own moulds. Every gram, accounted for.

Certified Diamonds

IGI and GIA graded stones. Colour, clarity and cut disclosed on every certificate.

A House of Trust

Four generations at one bench. Buy-back, exchange and lifetime service — in writing.

Quality Beyond Standard

Six-pass hand polishing. No piece leaves the atelier until it catches the light correctly.

Timeless Design

Drawn by the family. Nothing chases a trend — everything is drawn to outlive one.

OUR PROCESS

From first sketch to final signature.

  1. 01

    Consultation

    A private conversation at the Colonnade Row atelier — occasion, silhouette, stones, and the woman who will wear it.

  2. 02

    Design

    Hand-sketched studies from the family archive. Nothing enters the bench without a signed drawing.

  3. 03

    Craftsmanship

    Casting, filigree, engraving and setting — thirty-two karigars, one bench per piece, months of quiet work.

  4. 04

    Finishing

    Six passes of hand polish, hallmarking, gemological certification, and a final review under loupe.

  5. 05

    Delivery

    Presented in a velvet case with papers, provenance, and a lifetime service card signed by the family.

COME FIND US

The atelier is open, by appointment.

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