Every Luna Merdin piece begins as raw silver and ends as something only hands could make. In between are hours of patient work, and three crafts the region has kept alive for generations.
Filigree. Silver wires are twisted and joined by hand, leaving small spaces between them. Those spaces give filigree its lightness. Upper Mesopotamia, and Mardin and Midyat in particular, has been known for this work for centuries. Every coil is soldered one at a time, so no two pieces come out quite alike.
Mosaic. Fractured gemstones are set piece by piece and joined with a special resin. Every stone has its own tones and veins, so every mosaic is one of a kind. Lapis, malachite, coral and turquoise sit side by side, each carrying its own meaning into a single design.
Mardin chain braiding. Fine silver wire is braided by hand, link by link, into a chain that moves like fabric. It is slow, exact work, and the weight you feel in a finished piece is the weight of those hours.
None of these techniques can be rushed, and none can be learned from a book. They pass from master to apprentice, the same way they have for generations. A piece made this way is already whole when it leaves the atelier. It is finished only when you choose it.