An exhibition of handmade jewellery will be held on September 24 at the Heritage, Kohima from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. organised by PIPO in collaboration with Task Force for Music and Arts (TaFMA).
Announcing this during a press conference at Dream Cafe, Kohima, founder of PIPO jewellery, Thungchibemo Ezung said the exhibition will bring together a host of Naga craftsman and jewellers who deals in handmade products.
Other brands taking part in the exhibition includes Muney, Handmade, Gifted Creations, The Khriezos, Humtsoe Crafts, Menyie Silver Jewellery, Abeila Casket, Berem Jewellery and Mixpick Enterprise.
Partners of the event are Naga Streetstyle, GuTouch, Beat Devices, Colours Graphics, Made in Nagaland and Ilandlo.com.
Thungchibemo who came up with the idea to hold the exhibition designs jewellery and has earned his silversmith certification from Sindhar Institute of Gemology, Kolkata, West Bengal.
He disclosed that the exhibition was focused at directly benefitting the brands without any hidden fees.
Out of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) adopted by United Nations the exhibition aims to adapt to 3 goals including: SDG 1- No Poverty, Gender Equality and Decent Work and Economic Growth.
Thungchi added that efforts would be made to adapt to all the 17 SDGs in the day to come.
PIPO jewelleries are designed by Thungchi and their manufacturing unit is based in Kolkata.
The brand lists out its products online and also caters to clients abroad including United Kingdom, Bangkok etc.
Thungchi said although due to the pandemic they could not make it into TaFMA’s calendar this year, he hopes to make the exhibition an annual affair so that Naga jewellers would get a platform to showcase their products and also build their customer base.
The exhibition will initially begin with 60 invited guests at 10 a.m. and later would be opened to the general public till 4 p.m.
Citing the first exhibition which was held two years back where over 500 people came forward, Thungchi expressed optimism that this year there would be double the number of visitors and buyers.