Handmade fair jewellery
Luri means lustre, ornament in Etruscan, the language of an antique people that has brought about exceptionally skilled goldsmiths and fascinating jewellery.
Inspired by these masterpieces, we create jewels with a personal character that underline your individuality and last for generations. Each piece is completely made by hand in the age old craft of goldsmithing. This is what we love and traces of this process make every jewel unique.
Preciousness Redefined
The jewellery we create stands the test of time since we use only the best materials available to us. High karat gold will never tarnish and be enjoyable for future generations to come, just as our timeless designs.
What is equally important to us is how those incredibly durable and unearthly beautiful materials come into our hands, with which we craft every piece.
The extraction of precious gemstones and gold is an invasive process. Common mining practices often involve the destruction of landscapes, the displacement of communities and even child labour. Due to complex trade structures, the provenance of materials and the mining conditions are usually impossible to trace back.
There are, though, a growing number of initiatives that strive to change this negative impact and instead turn mining into an opportunity to improve livelihoods and environmental protection in the often remote areas of origin. Our aim is to use only completely traceable materials, coming from artisanal and small-scale mining, or from the recycling of jewellery from our customers.
In the case of gold, it is always provenance certified and coming from small mining projects that maintain high social and environmental standards, such as Fairtrade® Gold. The coloured gemstones and diamonds come from small international businesses, that buy directly from licensed miners in order to empower them and leave as much profit as possible at the source instead of with the many traders that are usually involved.
We believe that real sparkle comes from within, it is an intrinsic value of materials, intentions and actions that together form every piece of Luri jewellery.
Bespoke creations
Are you looking for the right jewel for your most memorable moments? I love to develop the design of your dreams with you! Together we will create your very own, individual piece of jewellery. You can choose everything, from the design to the alloy to the gems. If you have any pieces of your own that you would like to be respectfully redesigned, together we will give them a new life. I will keep you involved throughout the process to make sure that you will love your new jewel.
Get inspired by our designs or contact us for a tailored creation.
The founder
I am Lisa, a trained goldsmith and restorer-conservator with a passion for antique jewellery and symbolism. Already as a child I have been fascinated by the sparkle and shine of jewels. When I went to Venice for the first time at the age of four on holiday with my family and crossed the Rialto bridge full of jewellery glowing in the sun, I decided that I would sell my own creations there some day.
Quite some years have passed since then, but this dream remained and evolved. Now I create unique pieces in high quality and sustainably sourced materials to fit you and your beloved ones.
With master goldsmith Eva Nedza in Frankfurt (Germany) and at the Accademia delle Arti Orafe in Rome (Italy), I learned the traditional skills of the patient art to make jewellery.
My biggest resource of inspiration are antique jewels and decorative arts. They not only reflect the incredible skills of the artists who crafted them. The magic of materials and meaning to every tiny element shines through over thousands of years until now.