Hand-decorated ring from the Nepal collection

• 100% silver-plated alpaca
• Ring diameter approx. 2.5 cm
• Ring width up to approx. 1 cm
• Approximate weight approx. 13 g

New paths begin where maps end - the Nepal collection

In the mountains, the higher you go, the fewer the trails there are - at some point you have to start blazing your own trails. This invitation to seek new answers, instead of following well-known paths, accompanied the designer when, after ten years, she returned to Kathmandu to create the Nepal travel jewelry collection with Nepalese artisans. Sometimes a return to the beginnings is the beginning of something completely new – this is evident in each repoussé ornament, struck millimeter by millimeter by local masters. We transform individual elements on the jewelry table into original jewelry, which can serve as a talisman reminding us that above the clouds there are no beaten paths, only those we dare to chart.

Round repoussé ring from the Nepal collection

This impressive ring is made of alpaca covered with a layer of silver and then oxidized. This gives it a deep, graphite hue that emphasizes the three-dimensionality of the decorations. The wide band is topped by a large, round disc surrounded by a smooth border. Its surface is filled with an intricate relief of winding vines, leaves, and plant plumes. The ornamentation seamlessly transfers to the band, giving the ring a cohesive, sculptural form. Plant motifs symbolize growth, rebirth, and the human connection with nature. The expressive, unisex form will work well in both feminine and masculine styles.

The hand that never repeats itself twice – how are repoussé ornaments created?

During a trip to Nepal, Anna Orska saw in the metalwork workshops there the tools that artisans from the Kathmandu Valley have been using for centuries: steel punches, hammers, and chisels of various shapes. The method of creating repoussé ornaments also remains remarkably close to ancient methods. The masters shape the metal from the bottom, extracting a convex relief, and then refine it from the front: deepening the lines, emphasizing the contours, and perfecting the smallest details. Each ornament is created by hand, strike by strike. Only then do the repoussé pieces travel from Nepal to the ORSKA workshop, where they are crafted into their final jewelry form. Therefore, no two pieces of this jewelry are identical. The course of the vines and the shapes of the leaves and plumes change with the movement of the hand, the force of the strike, and the angle of the tool. These subtle differences are not imperfections, but the mark of the craftsman, proof of the authenticity that makes each design one of a kind.