5 stores · curated ORBIS register
Cairo / Online
Egypt's fine jewellery house of provenance — in 1969 Azza Fahmy became the first woman apprenticed to the master goldsmiths of Khan el-Khalili; today her Cairo ateliers hand-pierce Arabic calligraphy into gold, twice commissioned by the British Museum.
Best for Calligraphy jewellery carrying Rumi and Umm Kulthum in gold.
Cairo
Fatma Mostafa makes jewelry in Cairo that combines embroidery, pearls and gold-plated copper, with collections such as Sunlight, Water Lilies and Landscape drawing on Impressionist painting, particularly Claude Monet's work. Mostafa, who learned embroidery from her mother before studying fine art, won the 2022 Fashion Trust Arabia Award.
Best for Embroidered gold plated jewelry
Cairo
Jude Benhalim sells jewelry - necklaces, bracelets, rings, earrings and ear cuffs - in 925 fine silver, 21k gold-plated brass and rhodium-plated brass, alongside home pieces such as candle holders, vases and glassware. Collections are grouped under names including Everyday Icons, Sculptural Statements and Mixed Metals, and the brand offers jewelry repairs and warranty service.
Best for Silver and gold plated jewelry
Vicenza / Online
Vicenza jewelry house founded 1996 by Roberto Coin, who signs each piece by setting a small ruby inside the metal, a practice drawn from an ancient Egyptian belief that the stone brings long life, love and happiness.
Best for Ruby-signed gold.
Roberto Coin founded his eponymous jewelry house in 1996 in Vicenza, Italy - a city long associated with goldsmithing - after an earlier career that included hotel management and years spent producing jewelry for other brands. The house's defining signature is a small ruby cast inside each piece, placed to touch the wearer's skin; Coin adopted the practice from an ancient Egyptian belief that a ruby worn close to the body promotes long life, love and happiness. The brand has grown into one of the more prominent contemporary Italian jewelry houses, with design and craftsmanship rooted in Vicenza's goldsmithing tradition.
Glastonbury / Online
StoneAge is a Glastonbury jewellery maker specialising in sacred geometry, symbolic, Ancient Egyptian and tektite pieces handcrafted in sterling silver and 9ct gold. Its shop carries close to 200 designs with free UK shipping, drawing on more than 25 years based in the Isle of Avalon.
Best for Jewellery, sacred-geometry, silver, handcrafted
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