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Creative trip in progress!
The creation of new ethnic jewelry and bohochic jewelry has been underway since February! Indeed, I (Stéphanie, the founder of Omyoki) am once again traveling to India and Nepal to work with local artisans on new models.
The semi-precious stones have been chosen one by one, with some novelties, including the star ruby, the bumblebee jasper, the ocean jasper, the tourmaline, the azurite, the rutile quartz ... The natural stones lighthouses remain the moon stone, labradorite, And the turquoise. It was a great pleasure to choose the stones, their shapes, their colors, their purity… Each selection of semi-precious stones is an opportunity for incredible unpacking, to make the eyes shine. We spend hours and days discussing stones, setting and models! There is a strong desire to choose everything and to have incredible quantities of jewelry manufactured, but you have to know how to stay in a reasoned production!
In Asia, artisans are used to working quietly, producing a few pieces for each model. All the jewelry is handmade, from A to Z. It is easy to create unique pieces but always very complicated to produce the same jewelry in quantity. Omyoki strives to stick as much as possible to local habits and customs. We respect and tend to promote traditional Indian and Nepalese know-how. An avalanche of new ethnic and modern jewelry awaits you in the coming months! Because to be in tune with this Indian and Nepalese rhythm, the jewelry is created in unique pieces or in mini collections. In this way, each craftsman brings maximum attention to the creation of each piece of jewelry. It is the respect for unique work, hand-made work, work at an Asian pace, far from chain creations! The result is a job done with love and care, where every craftsman has the pleasure of the job done.
In the continuity of this link between our Western world and developing countries with ancestral know-how, our jewelry designs are a fusion of styles at the crossroads between East and West. Omyoki still relies on traditional Asian designs, bringing a modern and Western touch.
This spring the focus has been on the diversification of semi-precious stones, adjustable rings and gilded jewelry. Ethnic jewelery and chic, understated silver jewelery remain at the heart of the Omyoki collections, with a little more golden gilded jewelry.
The new ethnic and bohochic jewelry is being created for the coming months. It will take a little more than a month for the first jewelry to arrive! To be continued…
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A line of ethnic bohochic silver jewelry
Omyoki offers a line of ethnic silver jewelry from fair trade. Handmade jewelery by talented craftspeople we have been looking for in the heart of Asia, India, Nepal, Thailand and Indonesia.
The style of our ethnic jewelry is largely influenced by Indian arabesques. Most of our creations have been designed in collaboration with artists from Rajasthan, a region of northern India renowned for its expertise in goldsmithing and stone cutting. You will also find original pieces made by Karen tribes from northern Thailand and other jewelry with perfumes from elsewhere.
With Omyoki you opt for an ethical fashion and contribute to a fair trade. You buy handmade jewelery from artisans in developing countries and thus support local crafts and families of small craftsmen.
We work with selected artisans, and we visited each workshop to ensure a good quality of working conditions, the non-employment of children, a respect for each craftsman. Omyoki offers fair prices, both for artisans and for its customers. This is how we are committed to fair trade.
Ethnic silver jewelry
Our ethnic jewelry perfumes elsewhere are compositions in 925 silver and natural stones. Most of the semi-precious stones come from the jewelry making region. We favored moonstone, rose quartz, labradorite, turquoise and other natural stones from India and surroundings.
Fall on bohemian or more refined designs! Creations made with care and combining ethnic style and contemporary Western fashion.
Kyanite, virtues and benefits
Properties of kyanite
Kyanite or kyanite is also called kyanite. Its name was given to it by Abraham Gottlob Werner in 1789. It comes from the Greek "kuanos" or "blue". Kyanite is colorless and owes its famous blue color to the presence of chromium. Its color then varies from blue to purple, passing through green, yellow, pink, white, brown and gray. The main deposits of are located in Brazil, Nepal, but also in Austria, Kenya, Myanmar, Zimbabwe.
lithotherapy
Kyanite is the stone of "letting go". It is a stone of intuition and self-acceptance. Soothing for buried anxieties and fears, kyanite promotes deep and restorative sleep for both mind and body.
Anecdote
Kyanite is a stone sensitive to shocks and makes it a little stone used in jewelry. Yet some Asian cultures make jewelry in kyanite, for its virtues. The result is spectacular considering the aesthetics of the stone.
Maintenance of your gemstones
Kyanite or cyanite has a hardness of 4 to 5 on the faces of the prism and 6 to 7 transversely. It is a note on 10, 10 being the hardest stone, the diamond. It is a semi-precious stone that is relatively fragile and sensitive to shocks.
To maintain your kyanite stones just wash them with clear water. Professional ultrasonic cleaning of jewelery is not recommended for this delicate semi-precious stone.
Fair trade jewelry
Omyoki offers kyanite jewelry, designed in France and then handmade by talented artisans in India, Nepal and in Tibetan communities. Original creations, in limited editions, and sometimes as a unique piece. This video puts in image, this history of know-how and craftsmen.
Each workshop was visited, to check the working conditions, the quality of life and the fair remuneration of the craftsmen. A personal relationship has been established with each artisan, around countless teas and spending hours chatting, as it should be in Asian countries.
Hemimorphite, virtues and benefits
Properties of hemimorphite
Hemimorphite is a fine stone, transparent to translucent, with colors ranging from colorless to white, yellow, gray, blue, purple, pink, green and brown. A quality hemimorphite stone is usually blue or green, and has some similarities to chrysocolla, smithsonite, and turquoise. The main hemimorphites lie in Australia, Algeria, Mexico, and Namibia.
lithotherapy
Lithotherapy is a gem used for the treatment of detox, to cleanse and purify the liver and blood. It improves healing and reduces dermatological problems. Hemimorphite is a stone of inner calm. It opens us to communication with our deep self and others.
Anecdote
Hemimorphite is an important source of zinc, since it contains more than 50%. It has two peculiarities, it is pyroelectric (electrically charged when heated) and piezoelectric (electrically charged when rubbed).
Stones and chakras
Hemimorphite can be used for the heart chakra and throat chakra.
Maintenance of your gemstones
Hemimorphite has a hardness of 5 on 10, 10 being the hardest stone, diamond. It is a semi-precious stone that is relatively fragile and sensitive to shocks.
To maintain your hemimorphite stones just wash them with clear water. Professional ultrasonic cleaning of jewelery is not recommended for this delicate semi-precious stone.
Fair trade jewelry
Omyoki offers hemimorphite jewelry, designed in France and then handmade by talented artisans in India, Nepal and in Tibetan communities. Original creations, in limited editions, and sometimes as a unique piece. This video puts in image, this history of know-how and craftsmen.
Each workshop was visited, to check the working conditions, the quality of life and the fair remuneration of the craftsmen. A personal relationship has been established with each artisan, around countless teas and spending hours chatting, as it should be in Asian countries.
The lotus flower
The lotus flower, a Buddhist metaphor
The lotus flower represents a Buddhist metaphor. This beautiful flower blossoms in the middle of swamps, which represents the possibility for any individual to reach enlightenment, whatever his or her starting environment. The lotus draws its beauty from the darkness of the mud, which makes a reference to the Buddha who decided to give up his life of prince after seeing the old age and the death of his eyes. The lotus flower can symbolize the path of enlightenment:
• roots, purely material and below the surface of the water.
• leaves that open with the day above the surface of the water.
• Finally, the majestic flower that emerges from the heart and could be assimilated to enlightenment.
The lotus flower is related to the rebirth and development of the spirit. It symbolizes spiritual growth and the ability to rise beyond the obstacles of life.
Botany & history
As one of the oldest flowers on Earth and not much changed since its appearance, the lotus flower is paradoxically at the center of the most recent technological research ... It is its leaves that interest the researchers the most, and in particular their hydrophobic and self-cleaning properties, which allow them to remove all soils, even the most stubborn. This is the "lotus effect" due to a combination of electrical and physical properties at the nanometer scale, which makes the drops of water unable to adhere to the sheet, roll on it carrying away soiling. Researchers are now able to make self-cleaning windows inspired by these properties.
The sacred lotus also surprised scientists a few years ago because of the exceptional longevity of its seeds. In China, they found lotus seeds older than 1 000 in the dry bed of an ancient lake. They put them in cultivation ... and they managed to germinate them! This property is undoubtedly due to the hardness and the tightness of the envelope which protects the seeds.
They finally found that the sacred lotus flowers are "thermoregulatory": during the pollination period, they generate heat and can increase the ambient temperature up to 30 ° C! This would be a mechanism selected during evolution to attract pollinating animals.
Lotus Flower Jewelry
Omyoki offers Lotus Flower jewelry, designed in France and then handmade by talented artisans in India, Nepal and in Tibetan communities. Original creations, in limited editions, and sometimes as a unique piece. This video puts in image, this history of know-how and craftsmen.
Each workshop was visited, to check the working conditions, the quality of life and the fair remuneration of the craftsmen. A personal relationship has been established with each artisan, around countless teas and spending hours chatting, as it should be in Asian countries.
Properties of pink quartz
Properties of pink quartz
Among the properties of pink quartz, the main one is to catalyze love and serenity. It is a fine stone in peach colors with shades ranging from pale pink to deep pink, with varying degrees of transparency. Quartz is very present all over the planet and pink quartz is not a rare stone. The main deposits of pink quartz are found in Brazil and Madagascar, but also in India, Sri Lanka, Europe ...
Properties of pink quartz in lithotherapy
In lithotherapy, rose quartz symbolizes love, initiation and serenity. Rose quartz fights against inflammation of the genital system, such as the tubes, ovaries. It removes anxieties, depressions, insomnia. Rose quartz is considered a comforter, it is believed to heal both physical and emotional wounds. Its contact reassures, reinforces self-confidence and the capacity to accept oneself as one is.
Anecdote
In the Greeks, pink quartz was the symbol of Initiation. For Muslims, it is contemplation and for the Indians it would be the stone of maternal deity.
Stones and chakras
Rose quartz can be used on the heart chakra.
Maintenance of pink quartz
Pink quartz has a hardness of 7 on 10, 10 being the hardest stone, the diamond. It is a fine stone relatively resistant to small shocks.
To maintain your pink quartz stones just wash them with clear water. Professional ultrasonic cleaning of jewelery is not recommended for this semi-precious stone.
Rose quartz & fair trade jewelry
Omyoki offers rose quartz jewelry, designed in France and then handmade by talented artisans in India, Nepal and in Tibetan communities. Original creations, in limited editions, and sometimes as a unique piece. This video puts in image, this history of know-how and craftsmen.
Each workshop was visited, to check the working conditions, the quality of life and the fair remuneration of the craftsmen. A personal relationship has been established with each artisan, around countless teas and spending hours chatting, as it should be in Asian countries.
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