The Atelier

Each piece begins where metal meets fire. Silver is heated, forged, bent, and when it cools the mark of that moment stays on it: a solder line, a slight lean, a small break in symmetry. Industrial production calls these flaws and removes them. We do not. That mark is the only record of how and when the piece came into being.

This is not a stylistic choice but the natural result of working by hand. When a band is forged by hand its thickness is never identical at every point. When a curve is given by hand, light breaks at a different place on every piece. When oxide is applied by hand, the darkness does not fall evenly. Correcting these would mean making the piece look as though it came off a production line.

The core material is 925 sterling silver — an alloy containing 92.5 percent pure silver, the standard in jewellery making, more durable than pure silver and able to hold its form in daily wear.

Alongside silver we work with copper, brass, wood, natural stone, enamel and glass. These are not decorative additions; they are part of the design. Copper darkens with time, silver dulls, the grain of wood runs differently in every piece. None of them stays fixed, and none of them is expected to.

Mine Kurtuluş's work is about people and existence: transformation, the bonds between us, the obstacles we meet, the surprises life brings, and the fact that light and dark can be present at the same time.

Every piece has a starting point. Interlocking rings speak of an endless cycle; two forms standing side by side without merging describe another way of staying together; brightness emerging from an oxidised surface is light found inside darkness. These stories are written on each product's own page.

Some pieces in the collection are made to order and to size. These take 2-4 weeks. Pieces in stock are dispatched within 1-3 working days.

Certain designs are made as single pieces and will not be reproduced. This is stated on their product pages.

Sterling silver is suited to daily wear. The dulling that appears over time is not permanent; wiping with a soft cloth is enough. Oxidised surfaces should be cleaned with a soft cloth only, never with a polishing cloth. Avoiding contact with perfume, sea water and cleaning products keeps every piece longer.

Pieces containing natural stone, wood or enamel are more delicate; care notes for these are given on their own product pages.