Frequently asked questions
Is LAB a family or a world?
LAB is a world — one of STRUGA's five — not a family. It is the space for experiment and prototype. Two families live inside it: EXPERIMENTAL, which holds the concrete forms — Pills, BearRabbit, Drills, Mushroom, Suprematism — and FUSED, the material experiment of molten metal. A world sets the language; a family holds the objects.
What does LAB make besides jewelry?
LAB is where STRUGA steps beyond jewelry. Alongside experimental silver forms, it is home to clothing and interior object design — released as limited drops and small collections. The work here can follow an entirely different aesthetic and speak to a different audience.
Is Living Silver the same as oxidation?
No. Living Silver is a property: 925 sterling silver without rhodium plating darkens and changes on its own, from wear. Oxidation is a technique: the piece is deliberately darkened in the studio, from the start. LAB objects are 925 sterling silver; the patina they gather is a map of use, not a defect.
Why does LAB look less uniform than the other worlds?
By design. LAB is a forge of ideas, where a piece is allowed to be a prototype, a provocation, or an exception. It reworks familiar objects — pins, mushrooms, rabbits, carabiners in different sizes. An experiment that takes root here can become the seed of a new family.
