THE MAKER
Hi, I’m Sonch.
I’m a jewellery maker and metalsmith based in Prague.
I work with copper, silver, gemstones, and natural objects such as bones, insect exoskeletons and plants, combining traditional metalsmithing with electroforming and a long-standing habit of collecting unusual little things.
Most pieces are made by hand, slowly, in small batches or as one-offs.
AT THE BENCH
What I make
My work ranges from silver and copper jewellery to gemstone pieces, preserved natural-history elements, small curiosities and the occasional object that doesn’t fit neatly into a category.
Some pieces begin with a stone. Others start with a beetle wing, a bone, a botanical fragment or simply an interesting shape I can’t stop thinking about.
I like letting the material decide where the piece goes.
- METALSMITHING
- ELECTROFORMING
- CURIOSITIES
NATURAL ODDITIES
Why all the strange little things?
I’ve always been drawn to things that are unusual, unwanted or easy to overlook — bones, insects, strange textures, imperfect stones and objects that make you pause and look twice.
That curiosity naturally shapes my jewellery. Many of my pieces reflect cycles found in nature: moon phases, day and night, life and death, and the beauty that exists in all of them. I don’t see skulls, remains or exoskeletons as something sinister; to me, they are part of life, part of nature, and often incredibly beautiful in their form and structure.
I’m interested in giving space to things that are often dismissed, and in showing that strange things can be beautiful too.
THOUGHTFUL SOURCING
Materials matter
I work with gemstones, precious metals, copper and carefully sourced unusual materials, and I always state clearly when a piece includes treated, composite or partly man-made elements.
The insects, bones and other specimens I use are generally old collections, biological rejects, naturally found material or pieces that would otherwise have little use. Where a species is protected or sourcing would be questionable, I use replicas instead.
Because everything is handmade, small differences are part of the process. Patina, stone colour, texture and tiny tool marks can vary slightly from piece to piece — and I prefer it that way.
- Carefully selected stones
- Natural, reclaimed & collected materials
- NO PROTECTED SPECIES
- REPLICAS WHERE APPROPRIATE
- HANDMADE IN SMALL BATCHES
A small studio
This is a small independent studio — which mostly means me, my workbench, my dog Sookie, and more stones, tools and tiny objects than is probably reasonable.
Everything is designed, made, packed and photographed in small-scale chaos, with care and a lot of hands-on work behind the scenes.
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