Where the hammer meets the line.

Every piece begins with a sketch in New York and ends with a hammer in Lhasa.

Design. Simon drafts each piece by hand — proportion, negative space, the weight of a line. Nothing is rendered perfect in a computer; it has to work in the hand first.

Metal. Layan and her workshop shape sterling silver the traditional way: sawing, filing, soldering, hammering. A single bracelet can pass through six pairs of hands.

Patience. Nothing in our workshop is rushed. A filigree flower takes a full day. We'd rather make fewer pieces that carry a soul than more pieces that carry nothing.

Honesty. Every material is labeled truthfully — sterling silver is sterling silver, gold plate is gold plate. Flaws are named, not hidden.

Two signatures on every piece — her hand, his line.