What is the RITUAL world?

The dark side of STRUGA, where objects carry personal symbolic weight - what the object means to its owner, not a promise of any effect.

Where does the black sit?

In every recess at once. Wear then lifts it from raised surfaces, so the piece brightens where handled while the depths stay black.

Can the blackening be removed?

Yes. Silver cleaner lifts it as readily as natural tarnish. Nothing here is permanent.

Fifteen are silver alone; one combines silver with carbon.

From 1.6 grams for the ear cuff to 40 grams for a necklace.

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RITUAL Blackened Silver

Q: How is blackened different from unplated?

All STRUGA silver is unplated and darkens eventually. These four started dark: the metal was blackened at the bench before shipping.

RITUAL collection in blackened silver. The darkest expression of STRUGA. Raw tourmaline, oxidized 925 silver. One-of-one from Bali.

About this section

STRUGA · RITUAL

The dark side of the brand — objects with personal symbolic weight.

16 objects: thirteen earrings, two necklaces, one ear cuff.

From 1.6 to 40 grams; ten earrings hold raw wild-grown tourmaline.

Symbolic weight is what the object means to its owner — no effect is promised.

RITUAL is a world within STRUGA — the dark side of the brand, where objects carry personal symbolic weight. Symbolic weight means what the object means to its owner, not a promise of any effect.

RITUAL, blackened

Sixteen pieces here, all deliberately blackened rather than left to darken on their own.

Blackened, not merely unplated

Every piece STRUGA makes in silver is unplated, so all of it darkens eventually. These four started dark: the metal was blackened at the bench before shipping.

The difference shows in where the black sits. Natural patina builds unevenly, following contact. Deliberate blackening goes into every recess at once, and then wear lifts it from the raised surfaces — the piece brightens where it is handled while the depths stay black.

What is in this collection

Thirteen earrings, two necklaces and one ear cuff, from 1.6 to 40 grams. Ten of the earrings are amulets holding raw tourmaline, achroite among them. Fifteen pieces are silver alone; one combines silver with carbon.

Reversible

Silver cleaner lifts blackening as readily as natural tarnish. Nothing here is permanent — you are choosing a state, not repairing a defect. Most people leave it.

Care

Leave it and the piece keeps developing. For a lighter surface, work cleaner over the raised planes only and leave the recesses dark. Take silver off before the pool — chlorine darkens unevenly and in a way you did not choose.