ARCADE | Hand Etched Brass Statement Open Band Ring

ARCADE

ARCADE is a handmade brass ring with a wide, adjustable open band and an acid-etched surface of angular facets and recessed lines. Wear the opening at the back for a solid, architectural band, or turn it forward and let the edges do the talking.

From the front, it's a wall. Solid. Weathered. Looks like it has been standing since the Romans and has opinions about everything built since.

Then you look closer.

The facets are not carved, they are bitten. Acid finds its own way through brass, leaving ridges, pits and rough little craters where it decided to stay a bit longer. Nothing is repeated, nothing is symmetrical on purpose. The result looks like a piece of ancient masonry that somehow ended up on your hand.

Open side at the back: a quiet, wide band. Open side to the front: an archway into a mood of your choosing. Same ring, different attitude, your call.

The acid does not follow orders, so every surface ends up with its own cracks and rough patches. That's the evidence that a person made it, not a machine.

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ADJUSTABLE FIT

This ring has an open band. It is not designed to be forced into a different size every morning: the band has some give, but it is forged metal, not elastic.

For the best fit, please leave your approximate ring size in the order notes. I will personally confirm the fit before your ring is shipped.

Over time, the open band allows for a gentle adjustment when needed. Today's index finger may become tomorrow's middle finger. That's not a flaw. It is a ring made to travel with you.

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SPECIFICATIONS

MATERIAL: Brass

FINISH: Hand-etched exterior, brushed satin interior

TECHNIQUE: Acid etching; every surface is unrepeatable

FIT: Adjustable open band, wearable with the opening facing forward or back

WIDTH: 1.4 cm

Zagreb, Croatia

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CARE

Brass is alive. It warms up, it darkens, it responds to your skin. The patina is part of the story.

Polish gently with a soft cloth to restore shine, or let it age with you. Avoid prolonged contact with water, perfume, and chlorine. Store separately.

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ONE OF A KIND.

Made once, never repeated.

When this piece finds its owner, it's gone.

I don't replicate my work.

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SHIPPING

Ships from my Zagreb studio within 2–3 business days. EU delivery usually takes 5–10 days after dispatch.

Each piece is carefully wrapped in recycled materials, tied with ribbon, and sent with a personal note written in fountain pen, because the unboxing should feel as intentional as the piece itself.

It will arrive as if someone meant to send it.