“SECRET GARDEN” CUFF

Hand-worked brass cuff Behind the moucharabieh, the riad's secret garden offers beauty and freshness. Jewels like doors that open onto oriental refinement. From palace ornaments to women's adornments, the arabesque sings of the sweet and warm evenings that pass in the East. During her travels, Christine Delpal, the creator of Karawan, likes to mix her inspirations from everyday life with her discovery of treasures in the collections of ethnology museums... We can guess how the Hittites, the Mamluks, the Mughals or the Egyptians inspired the spirit and patterns of this collection. Playing with the boundaries of time and cultures, mixing and moving the lines, to recreate an eternal contemporary… The two collections Jardin secret and Nuit des temps evoke multiple Orients. A tribute to the influences which have colored the great routes of commerce with their riches. Expertise In Jaipur, the jewel city of craftsmanship in Rajasthan, jewelers number in the thousands. Each workshop develops specific know-how; often in complementarity with others. Abishek runs a small jewelry production unit in Jaipur with around twenty people, with exceptional talent, particularly focused on the creation of traditional jewelry in metals and precious stones. Its workshop meets BIT labor standards and guarantees complete traceability on all processes and metals used. This “Arkeos” collection was born from the close encounter between Christine Delpal, the creator of Karawan, and the openwork knowledge of expert hands, heirs of the Mughal art of chiseling patterns. A creative exchange between 2 cultures, 2 perspectives rich in their differences, for a collection that builds bridges between East and West. Composition An alloy of copper and zinc, free of nickel. Brass has been used in Africa, China and the Mediterranean basin since prehistoric times. It gives the jewelry an air of treasure released from the past. Width 3 cm, adjustable size, 20 g