Handmade in New Delhi

House of Zivira

Letter D in Natural Gemstones, Personalised Initial

Blue Topaz · Walnut Frame

Available, individually presented

The letter D, drawn in natural blue topaz, framed in walnut and standing on its own engraved base. One straight stem and one long bowl, with the whole letter decided at the two joins.

₹22,499

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The difficulty is where the stem and the bowl meet. The curve has to leave the stem cleanly at the top and return to it at the foot, and a stone a fraction out at either join makes the whole letter look soft rather than deliberate. The stones widen through the outer curve and narrow as the bowl returns, so the letter carries the weight a written D has under the pen. Set in a single blue topaz throughout, which keeps the eye on the letterform rather than on the colour. Laid onto cream suede, framed in solid wood, standing on its own engraved base. Our largest single letter, and the one chosen when the birthday is a milestone. Given as a personalised birthday gift, at a namkaran, for a new baby, or as a keepsake that moves from a nursery shelf to a desk to their own first home. This is a ready piece, chosen by its letter. There is no box to type into. A full name, a date of birth, or two letters joined into one monogram is drawn to scale first and made as a commission. This is an object for a room, not a stone to be worn. Made in small numbers in New Delhi, certified, insured and gift boxed.

The symbol

A letter is the shortest way of saying who someone is. Long before nameplates, an initial was pressed into wax, stitched into linen and stamped on a trunk, always to mark one person's things rather than a family's house. Given at a birth or a birthday, a letter says this one is yours.

How it is made

The D is a straight stem and a single long bowl, and the whole letter is decided at the two joins. The curve must leave the stem cleanly at the top and meet it again at the foot; a stone slightly out at either point makes the letter read as soft rather than deliberate. Stones widen through the outer curve and narrow as the bowl returns, carrying the weight a written D has under the pen.

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Questions about this piece

One person rather than a household. It is given as a personalised birthday gift, at a naming ceremony, for a new baby, or as a keepsake. A deity or symbol piece is the better choice when you are giving to a family or a new home.