JEWELLERY WITH A PASSPORT

Jewellery With a Passport

A World of Origins, Materials and Craft

"Some jewellery is designed to be worn.
Some is designed to be discovered." - Robert Tateossian

At Tateossian, a piece doesn’t always begin with a sketchbook. Often, it begins with a journey: a rare material found in a remote landscape, a craft tradition passed through generations, or a fragment of the natural world shaped long before human hands ever touched it. This is jewellery with a passport, carrying within it the trace of where it came from and the imagination of where it might go next.

For founder Robert Tateossian, travel has always been more than movement. It is a way of looking. His global journeys have informed a design language built on curiosity, collecting and transformation. From meteorites shaped beyond Earth to stones formed deep within it, from trade beads carried across continents to artisan techniques passed from hand to hand, each design begins with origin.

This is a journey through jewellery, told through place, material and meaning.

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A Journey Through Origin, Material and Craft

"A cufflink becomes a fragment of deep time. A bracelet becomes a route across continents. A necklace becomes a piece of sky, earth and memory held close to the skin." - Robert Tateossian

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FROM SPACE TO SWEDEN

SWEDEN

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Muonionalusta Meteorite Necklace

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The journey begins beyond Earth.

The Muonionalusta Meteorite Necklace captures Tateossian’s spirit of discovery at its most celestial. Sourced from northern Sweden, the meteorite is believed to have originated in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter before falling to Earth and being discovered near the Muonio River region.

Its surface reveals the distinctive Widmanstätten pattern, a crystalline structure formed over millions of years in space and impossible to replicate by human hand. Framed in black rhodium-plated sterling silver and suspended from a refined box chain, the pendant becomes more than meteorite jewellery. It becomes a piece of the universe made wearable.

Limited in number and rich in natural character, each necklace carries the quiet power of something ancient, rare and entirely individual.

The meteorite was found in northern Sweden, near the Muonio River region, close to the Finnish border. Its origin gives the necklace a story that belongs both to the Swedish landscape and to the wider universe.

Believed to have travelled from the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, Muonionalusta moved through space before falling to Earth. This transforms the necklace from a piece of jewellery into an object connected to cosmic time, movement and discovery.

The natural Widmanstätten pattern across the meteorite surface was formed over millions of years in space as the iron-nickel material slowly cooled. This crystalline structure cannot be recreated by hand, making every pendant naturally individual

This is a fragment of the universe, discovered on Earth and made wearable through Tateossian design. It carries the wonder of space in a form that can be worn, kept and passed on.

Limited to only 36 pieces, this necklace has a strong collector’s quality. Its rarity comes not only from the edition size, but from the extraordinary origin and natural patterning of the meteorite itself.

PASSPORT STOP 02

METEORITES IN MOTION

KENYA

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Swivelling Meteorites Cufflinks

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The cosmic story continues in Kenya.

The Swivelling Meteorites Cufflinks feature Sericho meteorite, an incredibly rare stony-iron pallasite discovered in Kenya’s Isiolo County. Found by local camel herders near Habaswein, close to the Ethiopian border, Sericho is one of those extraordinary materials that feels almost mythical: a fragment of space revealed by the earth.

Inside the meteorite, olivine fragments are suspended within a metallic matrix, creating a natural composition shaped far beyond our world. In Tateossian’s design, each slice is protected beneath faceted rock crystal, allowing the depth, texture and individuality of the stone to come through.

Set in a graffiato-textured case and designed with a swivelling construction, these cufflinks capture the feeling of movement, discovery and celestial rarity. They are made for the collector who values the extraordinary: meteorite, mechanics and a story that begins in space before continuing across the Kenyan landscape.

Kenya / Stony-Iron Meteorite, connecting the cufflinks to one of the most extraordinary natural materials found on Earth: a meteorite with origins beyond it.

The cufflinks feature brown stony-iron meteorite sourced from Kenya. This material is associated with the Sericho meteorite, discovered in Isiolo County by local camel herders near Habaswein, close to the Ethiopian border.

The meteorite is a pallasite, a rare type of stony-iron meteorite containing olivine fragments suspended within a metallic matrix. This hidden internal structure gives the material its distinctive depth and celestial character.

Faceted rock crystal is placed over the meteorite to shield and magnify the material beneath. It protects the rare surface while allowing the natural fragments, tone and texture of the meteorite to remain visible.

The swivelling cufflink construction gives the design a sense of motion, echoing the idea of planetary movement, orbit and mechanical precision. It also makes the piece feel dynamic when worn.

These cufflinks bring together meteorite, motion and mechanical intrigue in one design. They are made for the collector who values rare material origin, movement and technical detail.

PASSPORT STOP 03

THE DRAMA OF DEEP TIME

UTAH, USA

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Brown Dinosaur Bone Cufflinks

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From space, the journey moves into prehistory.

The Brown Dinosaur Bone Cufflinks feature genuine fossilised dinosaur bone sourced from Utah, USA. Over millions of years, the material has transformed into a richly patterned surface, with each section carrying its own natural markings. No two stones are alike, and that is precisely the point.

Set in rhodium-plated sterling silver, the cufflinks bring ancient history into sharp contemporary form. They are bold, rare and quietly dramatic, designed for those drawn to materials with age, depth and presence.

The cufflinks feature fossilised dinosaur bone sourced from Utah, USA, a region known for important dinosaur fossil discoveries and richly preserved prehistoric material.

Over millions of years, the original bone structure was gradually replaced by minerals, turning the material into a fossil while preserving traces of its natural cellular pattern. This process gives the stone its depth, texture and historic significance.

Each slice of fossilised dinosaur bone reveals its own natural pattern, formed by the preserved structure of the original bone and the minerals that replaced it over time. No two pieces are the same, making every pair visibly unique.

The fossil is set in rhodium-plated sterling silver, giving the prehistoric material a sharp, contemporary frame. The clean silver setting allows the texture and markings of the dinosaur bone to remain the focus.

Limited to 20 pairs, these cufflinks are highly collectible. The small edition reflects both the rarity of the material and the individuality of each fossil slice.

These cufflinks bring prehistoric material into sharp contemporary form. They are not simply decorative, but objects carrying a story older than civilisation itself.

PASSPORT STOP 04

JAVA AND THE BEATUY OF THE HANDMADE

JAVA, INDONESIA

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Mini Rigato Java Beaded Bracelet

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The Mini Rigato Java Beaded Bracelet celebrates the ancient art of Java glass-making.

Made using recycled and repurposed glass, each tubular bead is formed with naturally irregular stripes. These small variations are not imperfections. They are the signature of the handmade, proof of process, craft and human touch.

Interspersed with rhodium-plated sterling silver beads designed to echo the glass pattern, the bracelet feels light, tactile and full of character. It speaks to a different kind of luxury: not excess, but individuality, craft and conscious material use.

The bracelet is made with Java glass beads from Indonesia, a tradition known for colourful, handmade glasswork and naturally irregular bead finishes. Each bead has a slightly different surface, stripe and tone, giving the bracelet the character of something made by hand rather than mass produced.

The beads are made from recycled and repurposed glass, giving new life to existing material. This adds a more considered origin story to the bracelet, where the beauty comes not only from colour, but from transformation.

The recycled glass is melted, coloured and formed into slim tubular beads with striped patterning. The irregular lines and subtle variations come from the making process itself, which gives the bracelet movement and visual texture across the wrist.

No two glass beads are exactly alike. Some stripes are softer, some more defined, and each bead carries small variations in colour and surface. This individuality is what makes the bracelet feel relaxed, collectible and genuinely artisanal.

Rhodium-plated sterling silver beads are placed between the Java glass beads, echoing their linear striped pattern in precious metal. This detail brings the handmade glass into Tateossian’s more refined design language.

This bracelet turns recycled glass into contemporary jewellery with colour, texture and provenance. It celebrates craft, reuse and the beauty of handmade variation, making each piece feel personal rather than perfectly repeated.

PASSPORT STOP 05

PINK STONE, PATIENCE AND TIME

ARGENTINA

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Rhodochrosite Stalactite Cufflinks

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In Argentina, Rhodochrosite stalactite forms slowly, layer by layer, creating bands of pink crystal that feel almost painted by nature.

Its beauty is not loud. It is patient.

Formed through time, pressure and natural rhythm, the stone brings softness into the journey without losing depth.

The Rhodochrosite Stalactite Cufflinks place this stone at the centre of a refined sterling silver design, finished with an enamel line chosen to complement the stone’s tone. Each slice reveals its own banding, making every pair entirely distinct.

Limited to five unique pairs, these cufflinks bring colour into the story with softness, depth and emotional clarity.

The cufflinks feature Rhodochrosite stalactite from Argentina, a country closely associated with some of the most distinctive examples of this pink banded mineral. Its natural colour and layered structure make it instantly recognisable, giving each cufflink a strong material identity.

Rhodochrosite stalactite forms gradually as mineral-rich solutions deposit layers over time. This slow natural process creates the circular and banded patterns seen within the stone, with each layer marking a different stage of formation.

Each slice reveals its own pink banding, with variations in tone, depth and pattern. Some sections show soft blush tones, while others reveal stronger rose and raspberry-coloured layers. This natural variation means every pair has its own individual character.

The stone brings a softer colour story into the collection, balancing natural rarity with elegance. Its pink tones feel warm and refined, while the banded structure gives the cufflinks enough depth and visual interest to feel distinctly collectible.

The Rhodochrosite is set in rhodium-plated sterling silver, giving the stone a clean, polished frame. The complementary enamel line is chosen to work with the natural pink tones, adding definition without distracting from the mineral pattern.

Limited to five unique pairs, these cufflinks are highly individual. The small edition size reflects the rarity of the material and the fact that each slice of Rhodochrosite has its own natural formation.

These cufflinks turn a naturally banded Argentinian mineral into a refined piece of jewellery. Their value comes from the stone’s slow formation, its distinctive colour and the uniqueness of each individual pair.

PASSPORT STOP 06

SPIRITUAL LANDSCAPES AND STONE

K2, PAKISTAN

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Lhasa Graffiato Beaded Bracelet

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The journey rises into the mountains.

The Lhasa Graffiato Beaded Bracelet is crafted with azurite sourced from the K2 region of Pakistan, a landscape defined by altitude, endurance and quiet awe. Its pale stone base, marked with natural blue, green and brown patterning, feels like a mineral map of mountain terrain.

Named after the Tibetan city of Lhasa and inspired by Buddhist meditation beads, the bracelet carries a more contemplative spirit. It speaks to the rhythm of a journey taken slowly: step by step, bead by bead, with each stone becoming a small marker of clarity, patience and inner direction.

The result is a bracelet that feels grounded yet spiritual, designed not only for style but for meaning. It carries the feeling of high mountain landscapes, ancient symbolism and the stillness found at the end of a long path.

The bracelet features azurite sourced from mountainous regions of Pakistan, near the base camp of K2. The stone carries the feeling of high-altitude landscape: pale mineral tones interrupted by natural blue, green and brown patterning, almost like fragments of mountain, ice and earth captured in bead form.

The design takes inspiration from Buddhist meditation beads and the Tibetan city of Lhasa, a place long associated with pilgrimage, spirituality and reflection. This gives the bracelet a stronger journey narrative, not just geographical travel, but the idea of moving with purpose, patience and inner focus.

Azurite is often associated with wisdom, clarity and insight. In this bracelet, that symbolism works with the meditative bead format, giving the piece a more considered meaning: a bracelet connected to reflection, direction and mental clarity.

The beads combine pale stone tones with striking blue, green and brown natural markings. Each bead has its own pattern, so the bracelet feels organic and varied rather than uniform. The colour palette gives the design an earthy, mountainous quality, softened by the lighter stone base.

Black ruthenium-plated sterling silver adds a darker, more contemporary contrast to the stone. The finish grounds the lighter beads and gives the bracelet a stronger masculine edge while still allowing the natural patterning of the azurite to stand out.

The bracelet feels calm, grounded and quietly symbolic. Its story is less about decoration and more about journey: mountain landscapes, meditative rhythm and a piece designed to carry a sense of clarity and intention on the wrist.

PASSPORT STOP 07

BEADS THAT TRAVELLED BEFORE US

NIGERIA

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Nigerian Dog Tooth Chain Bracelet

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Some materials carry history not only because of where they were formed, but because of how they travelled.

Nigerian Dog Tooth beads have been traded across West Africa for centuries, once used as a form of currency and worn to signify lineage, rank and personal achievement. Their distinctive tapered form reflects traditional carving techniques passed through generations.

In the Nigerian Dog Tooth Chain Bracelet, these historic beads are paired with rhodium-plated sterling silver, giving the design a clean contemporary edge while preserving the cultural weight of the material. The bracelet becomes a meeting point between heritage and modernity, status and style, object and story.

The bracelet features Nigerian Dog Tooth trade beads, recognised for their distinctive elongated, tapered shape. Traditionally made from glass, these beads were valued for their form, surface and symbolic presence, becoming part of a wider history of adornment and exchange across West Africa.

Trade beads travelled through West Africa for centuries, moving between communities through commerce, ceremony and personal exchange. They were often used as a form of currency or wealth, valued not only for their material but for the distance they had travelled, the hands they had passed through and the meaning they carried.

Beads such as these were more than decoration. They could signify lineage, rank, achievement and personal status, worn as visible markers of identity and position. Their shape, colour and quantity all helped communicate meaning, making them objects of both beauty and social importance.

Tateossian pairs these historic glass trade beads with rhodium-plated sterling silver, creating a clean contemporary contrast. The silver setting brings structure and polish while allowing the beads’ cultural and historical character to remain central.

This bracelet reimagines West African trade beads through a modern Tateossian lens. It carries the memory of movement, value and identity, transforming objects once linked to status and exchange into contemporary jewellery with genuine provenance.

PASSPORT STOP 08

ROBERT TATEOSSIAN: A PERSONAL GEOGRAPHY

YEREVAN, ARMENIA

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Yerevan Heritage Cufflinks

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Not every journey is measured by distance. Some are measured by inheritance.

The Yerevan Heritage Cufflinks reflect Robert Tateossian’s Armenian heritage through an Armenian cross encased in a circle. At the centre sits a square garnet stone, framed by yellow gold plating and surrounded by intricately engraved oxidised sterling silver.

The design is deeply personal, but its language is universal: heritage, memory, symbolism and identity. It is a reminder that jewellery can carry not only the story of a place, but the story of a person.

The Yerevan Heritage Cufflinks are rooted in Robert Tateossian’s Armenian heritage, making them one of the more personal pieces in the journey. Rather than referencing travel through material origin alone, this design connects to ancestry, cultural memory and the symbols passed down through generations.

At the centre of the design is an Armenian cross encased in a circle. The cross is one of the most recognisable symbols of Armenian identity, often associated with faith, endurance and heritage. Framing it within a circular form gives the motif balance and structure, turning a historic symbol into a refined piece of contemporary jewellery.

A square garnet sits at the centre of the cufflink, adding depth, warmth and a precious focal point. Garnet’s rich red tone works naturally with the gold-plated border and oxidised silver, giving the design a sense of strength and quiet richness.

The cufflinks are crafted in oxidised sterling silver with an 18K yellow gold-plated border. The oxidised finish gives the design depth and contrast, while the gold border highlights the central motif and adds a more precious, ceremonial quality.

The engraved pattern across the surface brings texture and intricacy to the design. It gives the cufflinks a carved, almost architectural feel, encouraging closer inspection and making the piece feel considered from every angle.

These cufflinks bring heritage into wearable form. They are not simply decorative cufflinks with a symbol added to the surface, but a personal design that connects Armenian identity, precious detail and Tateossian craftsmanship.

PASSPORT STOP 09

ENGINEERING THE JOURNEY

UKRAINE

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Tonneau Skeleton Cufflinks

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Tateossian is known not only for discovering rare materials, but for transforming them through engineering, precision and detail.

The Tonneau Skeleton Cufflinks reveal this part of the house’s identity. Crafted in rhodium and black rhodium-plated sterling silver, the design features Ukrainian-sourced skeleton movements, a central sapphire and a cut-out diamond window pattern that reveals the mechanism beneath. They are cufflinks for the man who notices how things are made, and values what is usually hidden.

The Tonneau Skeleton Cufflinks feature skeleton movements sourced from Ukraine, giving the design a direct connection to mechanical craft and watchmaking-inspired detail. The movement is not hidden inside the cufflink, but placed at the centre of the design so the construction becomes part of the visual story.

The visible skeleton mechanism is the defining feature of the cufflinks. By exposing the movement, the design celebrates precision, structure and the beauty of engineered components. It is a clear Tateossian signature: technical detail transformed into jewellery.

A central sapphire adds a small but deliberate point of colour within the mechanical design. Its placement gives the cufflinks a more precious finish while keeping the focus on the movement and structure beneath.

Rhodium and black rhodium-plated sterling silver create a strong contrast between polished brightness and darker mechanical depth. This combination gives the cufflinks a sharper, more masculine finish while echoing the visual language of watch components and technical design.

The tonneau-shaped case is finished with a 3D diamond pattern, a Tateossian design detail that adds texture and architectural structure. The cut-out diamond window at the back reveals more of the movement, meaning the cufflinks are detailed on both sides rather than only from the front.

PASSPORT STOP 10

THE ORGANIC HEIRLOOM

TAHITI

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Grey Tahitian Pearl and White Diamond Bracelet

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The journey ends with a quieter kind of rarity.

The Grey Tahitian Pearl and White Diamond Bracelet centres on an organic pearl formed by the black lip oyster. The grey Tahitian pearl is paired with 9K white gold and white diamonds, creating a design that is elegant, understated and deeply wearable.

Unlike stones cut from the earth or meteorites fallen from space, a pearl is grown slowly by a living organism. Its beauty lies in softness, surface and subtle light. Paired with diamonds and precious metal, it becomes a modern heirloom: refined enough for today, meaningful enough for the future.

The bracelet centres on a grey Tahitian pearl formed by the black lip oyster. Unlike gemstones cut from rock, a pearl is created organically by a living mollusc, giving it a natural rarity based on growth, surface and subtle variation rather than cutting or faceting.

The 10 to 10.5mm pearl gives the bracelet a strong focal point while remaining refined and wearable. Its size allows the natural lustre and grey tone of the pearl to be clearly visible without making the bracelet feel oversized.

The pearl is paired with 9K white gold and white diamonds, adding precious detail in a restrained way. The white gold complements the cool tone of the Tahitian pearl, while the diamonds bring small points of light around the organic centre.

The diamonds total 0.06ct, with VS-SI clarity and G-H colour. They are used as subtle accents rather than dominant decoration, keeping the bracelet elegant and balanced.

The adjustable bracelet length makes the piece practical for everyday wear and easier to fit comfortably on the wrist. This helps the bracelet feel personal and wearable, not just precious.

The mood is understated, organic and refined. The grey pearl gives the bracelet a softer, more natural character, while the white gold and diamonds keep it polished and luxurious.

This bracelet brings a different kind of rarity into the collection. It is not about dramatic colour or bold pattern, but about organic formation, quiet lustre and heirloom value. It is a piece designed to be worn now and kept for the future.

FINAL DESTINATION

EVERY JOURNEY RETURNS TO THE HANDS THAT SHAPE IT

LONDON

Every journey in this story leads somewhere different: Sweden, Kenya, Utah, Argentina, Pakistan, West Africa, Venice, Java, Armenia, Ukraine and Tahiti.

But each one eventually finds its way back to London.

Here, meteorite becomes a necklace. Fossil becomes cufflinks. Trade beads become bracelets. Leather, pearl, garnet, glass, stone and silver are refined through Tateossian design into objects with memory.

What unites them is not a single place, stone or technique, but a way of seeing the world: one shaped by curiosity, craft and the belief that jewellery should carry meaning.

Designed for the collector, the traveller and the man who values detail, each piece begins with an origin story. Over time, it gathers another: the story of the person who wears it, keeps it and passes it on.

"Not simply made to finish an outfit, but to begin a conversation." - Robert Tateossian