Meet the Makers
Iaia jewels are made by a network of master craftsmen across the world. All of our pieces are made by-hand, using heritage techniques. Our goal is to revitalize dying craft traditions around the world, re-linking ancient trade routes that have existed since antiquity, but have been broken due to war, colonization, and mass-production.
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Mehraj
Mehraj has been a stonecutter for the past 23 years, working out of the Gem Palace’s Jaipur workshops, where his father worked as a stonecutter before him. He cuts every stone seed by hand, constantly reapplying glue to his nails and fingers to protect them from the filing machine.