Hoysala Necklace

The Hoysala is the architectural piece in the Zarmina collection. A rectangular grid of beadwork strung between three focal gemstones, with three teardrops hanging from the base, with the form borrowed from the intricate gold jewelry seen in the shops of Bangalore, Karnataka, India, where layered goldsmithing has been refined over centuries. Translated into beadwork, it loses the weight and gains the light: fine, delicate, but unmistakable across a room.

The name nods to the Hoysala dynasty (1000-1400 AD) and the ornate Hindu temple architecture they built across Karnataka,  the layered, geometric detail this piece points back to. It’s the piece for the days when a collar is too much and earrings aren’t enough. Wear yours with a scoop neck or an open linen button-down, where the grid has space to read.