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Pink glass bead necklace with a brass element and grass stems on a dark background
Pale pink recycled glass bead necklace with a brass bead and toggle clasp on black
Close-up of the pink glass beads and the lost-wax cast brass bead

Grand Rosé Heritage Necklace

Grand Rosé Heritage Necklace

A long necklace of softly translucent, pale pink glass beads with a traditional brass ornament and a large pink drop bead. The glass beads were made especially for us in this rare rosé tone from recycled glass in Ghana.

The Ashanti artisans we work with in Kumasi cast the brass ornament using the lost-wax technique, so each one is unique. The warm brass sets off the delicate tone of the glass.

At 112 cm, it makes a strong statement.

Materials: recycled glass, recycled brass

Length: 112 cm in total; front drop 42 cm

Clasp: brass toggle

Care: polish the brass with a soft cloth, which will be added to your parcel

Tone and finish vary slightly from piece to piece.

€180,00
€180,00
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Pink glass bead necklace with a brass element and grass stems on a dark background
Grand Rosé Heritage Necklace
€180,00
€180,00
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Who made it?

The artisans behind your product

A dense, colorful display of coiled beaded bracelets or necklaces made of small round beads, arranged in overlapping bundles of blue, purple, yellow, green, pink, brown, black, and white.

Our partner

Out of fascination for the west African beading tradition, we started working with two artisan groups in Accra and Kumasi during a field trip in 2024. One is based in the outskirts of Ghana's capital and recycles glass bottles to a myriad of colourful shapes of beads.

A man in a blue traditional outfit sits on the floor of a bead stall, working with a large blue bag filled with colorful beaded necklaces. The background wall is covered with rows of hanging multicolored beads.

Modernity & Heritage

All across Ghana, textile and beading vintage pieces can be discovered, showing the extraordinary craftsmanship of West African artisans, some reminiscent of the early trade connections to Europe, such as beads from Venetian or Bohemian glassmakers, wax fabric from Indonesia over the Netherlands to be reinvented West Africa. These red vintage beads have become part of our collection, as a limited series.

A man wearing a purple tank top sits cross-legged at a wooden table, crafting small orange beads with his hands. The table is covered with yellow cords, blue and purple beads, and other jewelry-making materials.

Lost Wax casting

In the former capital of the Ashanti kingdom, known for its refined and unique goldsmiths, we have collaborated with two brass artisans who still master the craft of lost wax casting: every piece is formed in wax and later casted with recycled brass. The mould only works once, which is why every single piece is one-of-a kind.

A collection of small brass turtle figurines and decorative hardware pieces arranged on a weathered wooden board, with a blue bowl of coins or disc-like pieces at the top and a patterned yellow-and-white fabric at the bottom left.

Unique skills

The incredible skills of this artisans collective, operating from the brass village at the outskirts of Kumasi is humbling. Every single element was formed by hand, then covered with clay, dried, recovered and then burnt. The void gets filled with liquid brass which then cools down and gets cracked open. The mould breaks and the final piece appears to get polished to be mounted on your necklace.