Tsering: From My Hands to Yours

I was born into silver and stone. In our family shop in Lhasa, jewelry was never just something you wore—it was something you carried. A protection, a blessing, a memory passed from one hand to another. I grew up watching my grandfather shape raw turquoise into talismans. My mother would chant softly as she strung beads, each knot tied with care and prayer. I learned that every piece had its own spirit, its own purpose. That’s what jewelry meant to me: a living connection.

We never needed blueprints. Our designs came from dreams, from stories, from the land. You could see the mountains in the shapes, the rivers in the flow of silver, the sky in the glint of coral. There was nothing artificial about it—only honesty and intention.

When Clara walked into our shop, I could see she was searching. Not for souvenirs, but for something else. She looked at our jewelry the way we look at omens. With awe, with hunger. She asked deep questions. She wanted to understand, not copy. That’s when I knew—we were meant to build something together.

She brought with her a different world. One of angles, minimalism, design thinking. At first, it clashed with the way I worked. But soon, something powerful began to happen. Her sharp lines met my curves. Her vision fused with my history. We didn’t erase tradition—we evolved it. Together, we made jewelry that honors the old ways, but dares to speak in a bold, new voice.

To me, Orientra is not just about fashion. It’s about protection. Expression. Memory. Healing. In Tibetan culture, we believe that objects can carry energy. That they can hold intention. That when you wear something made with care, it changes how you move through the world.

I hope that when you wear Orientra, you feel that. Not just the beauty, but the weight of meaning. The heartbeat of the hands that made it.

From my family to yours—thank you for making space in your life for our story.

—Tsering
Co-Founder, Artisan, Daughter of the Himalayas