Hello,
I understand you have a requirement for a designer to work on fancy cut stones for creation of an exclusive design collection. I enjoy working with fancy cut stones too. There used to be a time in India when fancy cut stones were not appreciated much and traditional styles and colors chosen over a large variety of stones that can be used. The problem could have been perception of consumers, but also marketing and low emphasis on design.
I am confident a good design can transform a fancy cut stone and make it a piece of designer expression.
As it is not mentioned in your design brief what stones or what is the scale of your project, I would be happy to have a chat about the same with you. Some of my previous work is on my profile page of the freelancer website. Please do let me know if you have any problem viewing the same.
Bests,
Anwahb