Nira

• Two solid colours, sky blue on one side and turquoise on the other, meeting at the bottom in a clean change rather than a fade.
• Gold-filled clasp.
• Dyed quartz and dyed howlite beads.
• Length - 59cm
• Weight - 40g

Two halves, two stones, one line down the middle. sky blue on the left, turquoise on the right, no blending, no apology. worn so the joint sits low at the sternum - bold up close, but from a distance it just reads as one necklace that changed its mind halfway through.

Quartz has real standing in vedic gemology — clear quartz is used as a substitute for diamond, worn for venus, for clarity and calm. howlite doesn't have that lineage. It's a newer stone in crystal lore, more western than vedic, known there for patience and quieting a busy mind. We're not going to pretend otherwise. What we can say honestly: one side leans on old tradition, the other on newer instinct, and together they still make the point - clarity on one shoulder, calm on the other.

Worn alone against skin, or layered with something finer and gold. sits at the collarbone. pairs easily with everything from a white shirt to bare shoulders.

Avoid water, perfume and direct sun, which can affect the dye over time. store flat or hanging, away from other pieces that might scratch the beads.