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Orbis Enamel Earrings / Hei Matau - Green
| Region | Grand Bazaar, Istanbul |
|---|---|
| Materiel | *0.50 micron, 18 carat gold plating on bronze *Enamel application in collection colors produced specifically for Mesele *The mechanism behind the earring is gold plated on 925 carat silver. |
| Care | Keep your products away from cosmetics, perfumes and chemicals. Do not store them in direct sunlight, especially in humid and damp environments such as bathrooms. Remove your jewelry while swimming, taking a shower and during physical activity. |
| Colour | Green |
- Completely handcrafted
- Featuring a restyled Hei Matau symbol and exclusive enamel colours for the collection.
- Designed separately for right and left ears, sold as a pair.
- The issue is a special design with the Slow Design stamp.
The Power Question in New Zealand
The Maori, known as the natives of New Zealand, are a tribe that has existed in various parts of Polynesia and Australia since the 8th century. For the Maori, who are seafarers, the Hei Matau, usually carved from whalebone and representing strength, is an extremely sacred symbol. They believe that this symbol, which keeps them safe and gives them strength when they set sail, also brings them health.
The issue: It wasn't for nothing that our ancestors said that the open sea would strike... If the Maoris of thousands of years are still standing tall as a rifle butt, then there's something fishy about it. I think we should learn our lesson, take our place on the right side of power and make the most of it.
Orbis
The corners of the circle….
There are no linear lines or corners in nature… Perhaps this is why we have been fond of circular forms since our existence, because humans have developed by observing and imitating nature.
The source of everything, the sun, is round and radiates circular light… When you throw a stone into water, circles form… The sprouts of many plants grow by opening from a circular spiral… When people hold hands, they naturally form a circle… Maybe that’s why Göbeklitepe or Stonehenge, which is 12 thousand years old, is circular. The first thing that set humanity into motion; the wheel, is also circular. And just like our world that is constantly spinning, our eyes, which we perceive everything in the world, are also round… We all started our lives in our mother’s round belly, and maybe that’s why we pulled our feet up to our belly and rolled like a ball whenever we were scared or wanted to relax. Circles were always with us. When we end a sentence, in a raindrop, in the trunk of a tree, in the planets and stars shining in the sky, in the center of a flower or in the center of a person’s belly button…
Mesele, which adds meaning to objects with symbols, has been going around for 10 years and decided to make a new start with the ancestor of basic forms, the round. It has created a very special collection under the name Orbis, which means sphere in Latin and also expresses our eye with which we perceive the globe. A brand new story begins at the center of the eye and all other round symbols born on these lands… The world is turning no matter what you say, everything we come around is a MESELE…
Orbis
The corners of the circle….
There are no linear lines or corners in nature… Perhaps this is why we have been fond of circular forms since our existence, because humans have developed by observing and imitating nature.
The source of everything, the sun, is round and radiates circular light… When you throw a stone into water, circles form… The sprouts of many plants grow by opening from a circular spiral… When people hold hands, they naturally form a circle… Maybe that’s why Göbeklitepe or Stonehenge, which is 12 thousand years old, is circular. The first thing that set humanity into motion; the wheel, is also circular. And just like our world that is constantly spinning, our eyes, which we perceive everything in the world, are also round… We all started our lives in our mother’s round belly, and maybe that’s why we pulled our feet up to our belly and rolled like a ball whenever we were scared or wanted to relax. Circles were always with us. When we end a sentence, in a raindrop, in the trunk of a tree, in the planets and stars shining in the sky, in the center of a flower or in the center of a person’s belly button…
Mesele, which adds meaning to objects with symbols, has been going around for 10 years and decided to make a new start with the ancestor of basic forms, the round. It has created a very special collection under the name Orbis, which means sphere in Latin and also expresses our eye with which we perceive the globe. A brand new story begins at the center of the eye and all other round symbols born on these lands… The world is turning no matter what you say, everything we come around is a MESELE…
