Spotlight on Lika Behar Collection
November 22, 2019
It鈥檚 November, so let鈥檚 talk all things Turkey and topaz jewelry. (We鈥檙e referring to the country, not the bird.) Growing up in Istanbul, Lika Behar collected rocks from the terrain as well as beads and semiprecious stones from the shopping bazaars of her homeland. So, it鈥檚 no surprise she grew up to design jewelry that鈥檚 rich with color, textures that are rough and glassy, and all put together in a wild hive of metals and gemstones. 鈥淲hen I see beautiful, original, and often organically-shaped gemstones, the design process in my mind begins,鈥� says Lika. Those three words鈥攂eautiful, original, organic鈥攑erfectly describe