THE ARCHIVE

Stories of the Nile Valley and Sub-Sahara. The histories behind the symbols we carry into gold.


The Archive

Talisman Jewelry: The Ancient Symbols of Protection We Still Choose to Wear

Talisman Jewelry: The Ancient Symbols of Protec...

Discover the meaning behind talisman jewelry, from the Eye of Horus to the Tuareg cross... and why ancient symbols of protection endure as heirlooms.

Talisman Jewelry: The Ancient Symbols of Protec...

Discover the meaning behind talisman jewelry, from the Eye of Horus to the Tuareg cross... and why ancient symbols of protection endure as heirlooms.

Pair of gold armbands, ca. 200 BCE, Hellenistic Greece

Wearable Sculpture: Why the World's Turning Bac...

For a decade, the fashion of fine jewelry was the art of disappearing. Thin chains, whisper-set stones, the barely-there piece you could layer beneath a collar and forget you were...

Wearable Sculpture: Why the World's Turning Bac...

For a decade, the fashion of fine jewelry was the art of disappearing. Thin chains, whisper-set stones, the barely-there piece you could layer beneath a collar and forget you were...

Custom Commission Amora Adera Ring

The Piece That Exists Only Once: Commissioning ...

There is a particular kind of jewelry that no shop window can offer: the piece made for one person, drawn from one story, that will never be repeated. It is...

The Piece That Exists Only Once: Commissioning ...

There is a particular kind of jewelry that no shop window can offer: the piece made for one person, drawn from one story, that will never be repeated. It is...

custom amora adera engagement ring for client

How to Give an Heirloom: Choosing a Jewelry Gif...

The most memorable gifts are rarely the most expensive ones. They are the ones that mean something: the object that seems to know the person it was given to, and...

How to Give an Heirloom: Choosing a Jewelry Gif...

The most memorable gifts are rarely the most expensive ones. They are the ones that mean something: the object that seems to know the person it was given to, and...