Rajeev Lunia
Rajeev Lunia is the Managing Director of Faidee and has been in the industry for over 35 years. He is currently one of the fourth generations in the family business with the main focus on the acquisition of stones, bringing ruby rough to finished final gems, and the selection and matching of rubies that are used for jewellery.
Rajeev’s career started at a young age. He started learning about diamonds after finishing high school with training at some of the largest diamond manufacturing houses in India. Alongside this, his father trained him in rubies with how to analyse ruby rough, the different cutting techniques and even practical skills on how to actually cut the stones.
He moved to Bangkok at the age of 20, incorporating the “Faidee” name and company in Thailand. He founded the stone artisans team in Thailand and continued to grow the Faidee ruby collection. He continues his learning today with each rough that he works on as each one poses a different challenge.