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Mountains of Arabia Double Finger Ring
Inspired by the mountains of Arabia, among the most beloved places of the Arab poets, who lived surrounded by them on every side. The mountains were a shelter and a place of...
Mountains of Arabia Necklace
Inspired by the mountains of Arabia, among the most beloved places of the Arab poets, who lived surrounded by them on every side. The mountains were a shelter and a place of...
Nabataean Love Earrings
Inspired by Nabataean inscriptions, spelling the word “Love” in the Nabataean script. The Nabataean language was shaped by its history and geography. First used by Aramaic speakers, it drew heavily on Aramaic...
Nabataean Love Ring
Inspired by Nabataean inscriptions, spelling the word “Love” in the Nabataean script. The Nabataean language was shaped by its history and geography. First used by Aramaic speakers, it drew heavily on Aramaic...
The Alphabet Earrings
Inspired by Musnad writings carved into stone. The Himyaritic script, known as Musnad, is an ancient writing system that developed in Yemen and belongs to the southern Semitic family. For centuries it...
The Andalusia Chain Bracelet
Inspired by the words carved into the walls of Al-Andalus: “Wa la ghaliba illa Allah”, there is no victor but God. The phrase is repeated throughout the murals adorning the courtyards and...
The Andalusia Leather Bracelet
Inspired by the words carved into the walls of Al-Andalus: “Wa la ghaliba illa Allah”, there is no victor but God. The phrase is repeated throughout the murals adorning the courtyards and...
The Andalusia String Bracelet
Inspired by the words carved into the walls of Al-Andalus: “Wa la ghaliba illa Allah”, there is no victor but God. The phrase is repeated throughout the murals adorning the courtyards and...
The Arabian Horse Brooch
Inspired by petroglyphs carved into a mountainside in the desert of Arabia. The horse has always been part of Arabian culture: the recent discovery of horse figures in Neolithic rock art reveals...
The Arabian Horse Earrings
Inspired by petroglyphs carved into a mountainside in the desert of Arabia. The horse has always been part of Arabian culture: the recent discovery of horse figures in Neolithic rock art reveals...
The Creed Leather Bracelet
Inspired by the texts carved into the walls of the first university in Al-Andalus, and in Europe, founded by Hajib Radwan under the order of Sultan Abu al-Hajjaj Yusuf ibn Nasr. Today...
The Creed Ring
Inspired by the texts carved into the walls of the first university in Al-Andalus, and in Europe, founded by Hajib Radwan under the order of Sultan Abu al-Hajjaj Yusuf ibn Nasr. Today...
The Dance Earrings
Inspired by petroglyphs carved into mountainsides in the desert of Arabia. The first study of these carvings found human figures depicted in 72 different poses, some showing dancers, men and women, wearing...
The Desert Ark Brooch
Inspired by petroglyphs carved onto rock walls by the ancient Bedouin, the traditional inhabitants of the desert who lived and travelled across its land. The carvings tell the story of human life...
The Desert Ark Earrings
Inspired by petroglyphs carved onto rock walls by the ancient Bedouin, the traditional inhabitants of the desert who lived and travelled across its land. The carvings tell the story of human life...
The Desert Wheel Earrings
Inspired by the ancient wheel structures of the Black Desert. Often found in lava fields, these stone wheels measure 25 to 70 feet across. The lava field stretches from Turkey and Syria...
The Enigma Earrings
Inspired by the "Big Circles" of the black deserts: stone rings 220 to 455 metres across, almost perfectly round. None had openings, so anyone entering would have had to climb the walls,...
The Gemini Necklace
Inspired by the carvings of the Alhambra palace, filled with Arabic calligraphy, one of the hallmarks of Andalusian architecture with its decorative and geometric designs. These carvings are found in Granada, southern...
The Gemini Ring
Inspired by the carvings of the Alhambra palace, filled with Arabic calligraphy, one of the hallmarks of Andalusian architecture with its decorative and geometric designs. These carvings are found in Granada, southern...
The Horse Mark Earrings
Inspired by petroglyphs carved into mountainsides in the desert of Arabia. They portray the ancient biodiversity of the region, cheetahs, ibex and cattle, and hunting scenes of men with bows and arrows...
The Keyhole Bracelet
Inspired by the ancient "keyhole" structures in the deserts of Arabia. In the 1920s, Royal Air Force pilots crossing the Middle East noticed something extraordinary across the landscapes of Syria, eastern Jordan...
The Keyhole Spike Necklace
Inspired by the ancient "keyhole" structures in the deserts of Arabia. In the 1920s, Royal Air Force pilots crossing the Middle East noticed something extraordinary across the landscapes of Syria, eastern Jordan...
The Manuscript Bracelet
Inspired by Thamudic inscriptions carved into desert rock. "Thamudic" is the name nineteenth-century scholars gave to the many inscriptions in Ancient North Arabian alphabets, after the ancient Arab tribe of Thamud; many...
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Inspired by the ancient stone structures of the desert. In the 1920s, Royal Air Force pilots crossing the Middle East noticed something extraordinary across the landscapes of Syria, eastern Jordan and Saudi...
The Night Star Bracelet
Inspired by the wall carvings of the Alhambra palace, in the Hall of the Two Sisters, an open museum of the craftsmen's art: semi-circular arches, wooden doors, carved ceilings and walls covered...
The Night Star Necklace
Inspired by the wall carvings of the Alhambra palace, in the Hall of the Two Sisters, an open museum of the craftsmen's art: semi-circular arches, wooden doors, carved ceilings and walls covered...
The Protector Earrings
Inspired by ancient stone structures in the desert. They may have marked trade routes, guided caravans or defined a settlement; they may have served for hunting or as places of worship. Sophisticated...
The Proud Brooch
Inspired by petroglyphs carved into mountainsides in the desert. The story of the Arabian horse is thousands of years old, told in poetry, art and legend, and bound up with prophets, pashas,...
Liquid error (sections/nd-stories line 18): invalid url inputThe RUM Earrings
Inspired by the rock formations and mountains of Wadi Rum. Known as the Valley of the Moon, Wadi Rum has been inhabited since prehistoric times, most famously by the Nabataeans, who left...
Liquid error (sections/nd-stories line 18): invalid url inputThe RUM Necklace
Inspired by the rock formations and mountains of Wadi Rum. Known as the Valley of the Moon, Wadi Rum has been inhabited since prehistoric times, most famously by the Nabataeans, who left...
Liquid error (sections/nd-stories line 18): invalid url inputThe Wise Bracelet
Inspired by petroglyphs carved into mountainsides, bearing the words of Obaid ibn al-Abras, one of the most celebrated pre-Islamic poets, whose name is still remembered wherever the Mu'allaqat are spoken of: the...
Warrior of Peace Brooch
Inspired by petroglyphs found in the Jebel Qurma region of Jordan's Black Desert, where ancient carvings depict a horse being ridden, possibly a young one. With its fine head, slender body and...