Middle Eastern Inspired Jewelery

I love jewelery which is inspired by the  Middle Eastern and Islamic cultures; combining traditional symbols with Arabic calligraphy and little details all well-crafted into unique pieces.

Symbols include the evil eye, hand of Fatima, Islamic architecture designs, blue stones, among other small details.

I think if I end up in Egypt, I would spend the whole trip in Khan Al Khalili, going from one jewelery shop to the next, buying unique hand-crafted pieces!

I own some hand-crafted copper rings and earrings, which I picked up from a stall in a mall selling Egyptian antiques from Khan Al Khalili. This style of jewelery looks great in the copper-antique-vintage finish, however, this style looks great in finer pieces made of gold and silver.

I love drooling over Azza Fahmy’s (a world-famous Egyptian jewelery designer) collections, and also love Nadine Kanso’s “Bil Arabi” line and Hana Elawadi’s designs.

All three on the black background are Azza Fahmy pieces and the remaining ones below are Hana Elawadi pieces, except for the last one which I do not remeber the source of.

I’d love to take a jewelery-making course one day (I love accessories); or start experimenting with bits and pieces on my own..that’s when I have the time for anything but my job