Handmade in Auckland, Aotearoa

Colour made wearable.

Small-batch jewellery shaped in silver, brass and copper, then brought to life with richly layered patinas.

Tanya Bogdanova Little Houses necklace in silver, brass and copper
Alchemy of metalColour, texture and story in every finish

Selected work

A little wild. Entirely individual.

Organic shapes, tiny stories and unexpected colour. Each piece is made by hand, so its marks and patina belong to it alone.

Autumn Leaf earrings with multicoloured brass patina
01 / Botanicals

Autumn Leaf

Brass leaves with an earthy, painterly patina and sterling silver hooks.

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Turquoise patina Rock Pool earrings
02 / Coastal

Rock Pool

Patinated brass in shifting turquoise tones, finished with silver hooks.

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Little Houses necklace with five handmade house charms
03 / Stories

Little Houses

A playful row of mixed-metal homes on a fine sterling silver chain.

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The artist

Nature, memory & metal.

Born in Bulgaria and now based in Auckland, Tanya has been making jewellery since graduating from art school in 2010.

Colour moves past thought and speaks straight to emotion.

Tanya’s practice is grounded in a fascination with the many ways metal can hold colour. She works with silver, copper, brass and glass, building surfaces that feel discovered rather than decorated.

Nature is her deepest source of inspiration: alive, intelligent and interconnected. People, fairy tales, legends and everyday moments also find their way into the work. For Tanya, each contains a treasure waiting to be transformed into wearable art.

01Sterling silver
02Copper
03Brass
04Glass

Made slowly

Patina is part craft, part surprise.

The final colour emerges through a responsive process: shaping the metal, building the surface, watching the tone develop, then sealing the piece so the moment is held.

  1. 01
    Shape
    Forms are cut, forged and refined by hand.
  2. 02
    Colour
    Layers of patina bring depth and variation.
  3. 03
    Finish
    Edges, hooks and surfaces are carefully resolved.

Find your piece

Wear a small story of your own.

Browse Tanya’s current handmade collection, with availability and ordering through Chooice.

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