original necklaces

Designed for Aztec royalty, this necklace captivates with the elegant force of pre-Hispanic artistry. Maria Belen Nilson designs an original necklace featuring stylized sterling silver glyphs. Like an antique treasure, polished contours contrast with the emblematic dark finish that comes from skilled oxidizing processes.

.925 Sterling silver

This fresh and contemporary necklace is the original design of Bali's Nyoman Ariawan. Oval links of sterling silver are engraved to resemble bamboo. The theme is continued on the handcrafted lobster claw clasp.

Maria Belen Nilson finds inspiration in the ornate friezes that adorn pre-Hispanic pyramids in Mexico for the design of this link necklace. Her original design is cast of sterling silver featuring oxidized accents. Each stylized frieze is linked to a blazing copper sun to create a stunning statement necklace.

Ornate medallions of sterling silver filigree link to form a romantic necklace with floral inspiration. Crafted by hand in Thailand, Michael Krainer's original design boasts natural carnelian jewels that exude intense and fiery hues.

Gleaming with elegance, five pieces of black recovered glass center this exquisite pendant necklace from Costa Rica. Gerty Schlager creates this necklace of her own original design, linking the glass at the center of a bronze cable chain. She adds a tag at the clasp that reads "Made with love."

Ever elegant, Catrina poses among flowers and bones in a brilliant necklace designed by Maria Belén Nilson. The necklace is crafted of sterling silver and detailed with oxidized accents that recalls the beauty of antique Mexican jewelry.

Catrina is the original creation of José Guadalupe Posadas, renowned author, journalist and political cartoonist (1852-1913). He is credited for popularizing the Day of the Dead celebrations, especially through the creation of skeletal cartoons that capture the Mexican attitude towards death. The most renowned of these is La Catrina (meaning "dapper"), and she is always elegantly dressed, featuring a wide-brimmed hat with colorful flowers.