FOUNDER'S STORY

KAMAL PATEL // FOUNDER + DESIGNER

The forms you see in KAMAL today began on paper in 2009.

KAMAL jewelry worn in a campaign portraitKamal Patel with her jewelry at Bergdorf GoodmanGemstone ring examined by handKAMAL motif set with diamondsGold KAMAL motif before stone settingEarly KAMAL necklace design in developmentKamal Patel’s original handwritten Eye Adore jewelry sketchesKAMAL stationery motifs beside finished jewelry
JEWELRY

01 // JEWELRY

In 2020, it all came full circle. The shapes and details Kamal had worked with since 2009 took form in 18K gold, diamonds and gemstones.

Today, EYE ADORE® and LOTUS are sought-after signatures of KAMAL. The jewelry is available at Bergdorf Goodman and by private appointment.

KAMAL wallpaper in black, gold and grey colorwaysKAMAL gold geometric wallpaper on blackKAMAL striped wallpaper samples
WALLPAPER

02 // WALLPAPER

Her patterns expanded onto wallpaper, exploring repetition and scale in black, grey and gold.

West Elm x KAMAL dinnerware table settingWest Elm x KAMAL porcelain bowl and mugKAMAL and West Elm maker’s marks on porcelain dinnerwareOriginal West Elm feature on Kamal Patel
WEST ELM × KAMAL

03 // PORCELAIN

Kamal approached West Elm with her stationery. They saw her patterns in porcelain. Together, they translated her designs into a dinnerware collection, taking the work from paper to the table while she continued to grow her stationery business.

Original copper sunburst letterpress die on natural brown woodCopper letterpress dies beside printed circular designsKAMAL Eye Adore letterpress cards in gold, silver and blackKAMAL peacock eye letterpress cardsKAMAL eye patterns and stationery proofs on the worktableOriginal copper letterpress dies beside KAMAL’s gold, turquoise and black printed designKamal Patel working by hand on a stationery designKAMAL graphic letterpress stationery collectionKAMAL wedding invitations with gold and pink patternsKAMAL gold letterpress wedding invitationKAMAL paper coasters with peacock, eye and floral motifsKAMAL printed paper coasters with a cut-glass tumblerKAMAL letterpress designs displayed in framesOriginal KAMAL art on paper mark
PAPER

04 // PAPER

Trained in graphic design at Pratt Institute, Kamal began her stationery business in 2009. She worked with copper dies, pressing her patterns into paper to leave an impression you could feel with your fingers. The eye and lotus motifs that would become EYE ADORE® and LOTUS were already taking shape in her paper designs.

A card or an invitation was made with someone in mind. That exchange between people continues in her jewelry.

Her paper designs appeared in Brides, Martha Stewart Weddings, Town & Country and Vanity Fair.

“I’m only now piecing it all together. Looking back at the paper, the copper dies, the patterns, I can see the jewelry in all of it. It was there before I knew where it would lead.”

KAMAL PATEL

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