The Blue Collection

This one-of-a-kind jewelry is inspired by a selection of manuscripts from the collection of the Aga Khan Museum, currently on display as part of the "Blue" rotation. It showcases some of the most important blue pigments in the medieval painter's palette such as ultramarine and azurite. Each piece features traditional minerals whilst at the same time complementing them with a modern setting of agates, handmade glass and recycled materials.

This collaboration was a unique one since it entailed not only the creation of pieces for the museum shop but also had a significant educational component. Working closely with the museum curator, Farheen created pieces which used many of the same materials that the medieval artists would have ground to create the pigments to paint their manuscripts with. For example, the series of earrings on the right don’t just mimic the vase in its shape but they are made of lampwork glass with cobalt- the very mineral that would have given the intense blue colour to this vase.