Elan - Lapis Lazuli and White Topaz Silver Earrings

From the Mehr collection by Orah Jewels and Crafts, Elan is built around a single principle: let the stone speak. A pair of naturally shaped rectangular lapis lazuli pieces from Afghanistan, each one framed in clean-edged sterling silver, the design holds back so that nothing interrupts the quality of the stone.

Lapis lazuli from Badakhshan, Afghanistan has been extracted from the same mountain range for more than six thousand years. The blue is dense and specific, not the blue of sky or sea, but something older and more interior, the deep mineral blue of the earth itself. Each stone in Elan is selected for consistent color across the rectangle, with the characteristic pyrite inclusions present but controlled, reading as fine gold thread across a field of night. No two are identical. The rectangular form is not cut to precision but shaped from the natural material, which means the edges carry the slight irregularity that distinguishes a stone worked by hand from one produced at scale.

The silver setting is minimal by design. A thin border, a clean drop, nothing that draws the eye away from the face of the stone. Elan is for the wearer who prefers precision in restraint, a piece that makes its statement through material quality rather than scale. Made in Lahore at the Orah Jewels facility. One pair.

Stone: Natural Lapis Lazuli (Badakhshan, Afghanistan)
Metal: Sterling Silver
Drop Length: 1.7"