Having been born in Uzbekistan and raised in the USA, Nigora Tokhtabayeva’s jewelry is rooted both in culture and modernist American sculpture. While amulets are part of her family tradition, Tokhtabayeva’s works explore the history of metaphysical protection through the window of human thought – from mythology, history and religion to philosophy, literature and art.

Tokhtabayeva’s Oera collection is punctuated by curving knots, which softly bind the body. The symbology of protection, knots coil around the finger, caress an earlobe and loop around the neck and wrist, holding and closely guarding its wearer.

All Tabayer pieces have been crafted from ethically sourced materials, including fair-mined gold and conflict-free Kimberley-certified diamonds.