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Past Piece / Closed

The Blue Hour Reliquary

Stabilized natural-color Hubei, China turquoise, lapis, an undyed cultured pearl, and a sealed numbered brass detail come together as a ceremonial pendant.

$375 China / Hubei, China Closed and no longer available
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Past Piece / Closed

The Blue Hour Reliquary

Guided by Marina Merfi and Ira Copel — artists, curators and guides.

It is The Blue Hour Reliquary. Stabilized natural-color Hubei, China turquoise, lapis, an undyed cultured pearl, and a sealed numbered brass detail come together as a ceremonial pendant. This archive page records the materials, intended making plan, and story behind the closed design.

Private Origin Dossier

The Blue Hour Reliquary

A ceremonial pendant with stabilized natural-color Hubei, China turquoise, lapis, an undyed cultured pearl, and a sealed numbered brass detail.

The Blue Hour Reliquary keeps the feeling of a ceremonial object, but gives it weight. Stabilized natural-color Hubei turquoise, lapis, an undyed cultured pearl, and sealed numbered brass come together like something protected in a private case.

The mood is quiet and strange enough to be remembered. The sealed numbered brass detail makes the pendant look kept rather than simply decorated, as though it already carries a private history.

The Blue Hour Reliquary design story layout
The Blue Hour Reliquary material-origin image with turquoise context

Origin Trace

CN China Hubei, China

Stabilized natural-color Hubei turquoise

Stabilized natural-color Hubei turquoise gives the pendant its kept blue glow; lapis, an undyed cultured pearl, and a sealed numbered brass detail complete the record.

The Material Story

Found. Chosen. Made.

Found As

Stabilized natural-color Hubei, China turquoise, lapis, an undyed cultured pearl, and a sealed numbered brass detail with enough ceremony to feel kept, not merely decorated.

Chosen Because

Ceremonial blue can become too sentimental. Hubei turquoise and lapis bring depth; the undyed cultured pearl and sealed numbered brass detail make it feel held and brought out for the right night.

Comes Together As

A blue pendant with the feeling of a small private reliquary.

The Blue Hour Reliquary material portrait

Material Story

A blue object kept for the right night.

Stabilized natural-color Hubei turquoise gives the piece its ceremony. Lapis deepens it, the undyed cultured pearl softens it, and the sealed numbered brass detail creates the feeling of something kept for the right night.

The guided making plan balances the pendant, places the Hubei turquoise and lapis, attaches the sealed numbered brass detail, and completes the necklace through clear checkpoints.

The Blue Hour Reliquary material macro

Material loupe

The Blue Hour Reliquary

Material identity
Stabilized natural-color Hubei, China turquoise, lapis, an undyed cultured pearl, and a sealed numbered brass detail
Where the materials came from
The stabilized natural-color turquoise comes from Hubei, China. Lapis and an undyed cultured pearl complete the blue composition, while a sealed numbered brass detail marks the piece.
Treatment notes
Treatment and care notes remain part of the archived specification.
Archive status
Closed design. No longer available.
Allergy note
Metal and skin-contact considerations remain part of the design record.
Care note
Care requirements remain part of the design record.

When they ask

It is The Blue Hour Reliquary. Stabilized natural-color Hubei, China turquoise, lapis, an undyed cultured pearl, and a sealed numbered brass detail come together as a ceremonial pendant.

The First Time Someone Asks

The point is the answer.

The question should arrive quietly, the way people ask about something that looks kept: what is it, where did it come from, why does it feel ceremonial?

Ivory, black velvet, navy, cream wool, and the clothes you save for one precise evening.

Past Piece / Closed

The piece at a glance

$375

  • Chain: 50–55 cm
  • Cluster: 60 mm ±4 mm × 32 mm ±3 mm
  • Focal frame: about 48 × 30 mm
  • Target weight: 30 g ±4 g
  • 12 mm nickel-free antique-brass lobster clasp with a 5 cm extender
  • 2.5 mm oval chain
  • 10 mm suspension ring
  • One sealed numbered brass detail, 28 × 10 × 1 mm
  • Turquoise is stabilized and natural-color
  • Exclude dyed, reconstituted, composite, or coated turquoise
  • Pearl is undyed

What you’ll receive

The closed design specification called for:

Prepared piece materials

  • One stabilized natural-color Hubei, China turquoise, 44 × 28 mm ±2 mm and 6–8 mm thick
  • One 7 mm lapis cabochon
  • One 12 × 9 mm undyed cultured pearl

Findings and closure components

  • 12 mm nickel-free antique-brass lobster clasp with a 5 cm extender
  • 2.5 mm oval chain
  • 10 mm suspension ring
  • One sealed numbered brass detail, 28 × 10 × 1 mm

Included tools

  • Chain-nose pliers, included
  • Flat-nose pliers, included

Origin Note

  • Origin Note with material provenance and notes

Care Card

  • Care Card with treatment and wear guidance

Live Workshop

  • Google Meet Live Workshop access

Downloadable recording

  • Downloadable workshop recording

Support until complete

  • Email and WhatsApp support until your piece is complete

What you’ll make

The closed making plan was designed for one ceremonial pendant necklace, made from the prepared materials with the included tool pair.

Fixed by Rare By Me

  • Focal centered
  • Numbered plate facing outward

The choices you’ll make

  • Secondary cluster on the left or right

What happens next

Past Piece / Closed. This design is no longer available, and there is no pre-order form on this page.

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Where the materials came from

The stabilized natural-color turquoise comes from Hubei, China. Lapis and an undyed cultured pearl complete the blue composition, while a sealed numbered brass detail marks the piece.

See every angle

This closed design record shows The Blue Hour Reliquary on the body, in material detail, through its planned making sequence, and in its package specification.

01 / Finished Piece

See it on the body and up close.

Start with the finished piece: how it looks on the body, how it moves, how it closes, and what the materials look like up close.

  1. The Blue Hour Reliquary On the body
    Finished Piece On the body How the finished piece sits on the body.
  2. The Blue Hour Reliquary Ready piece
    Finished Piece Ready piece The completed piece shown by itself.
  3. The Blue Hour Reliquary On-body close crop
    Finished Piece On-body close crop Close scale and body relationship.
  4. The Blue Hour Reliquary In motion
    Finished Piece In motion How the piece moves with the wearer.
  5. The Blue Hour Reliquary Material close-up
    Finished Piece Material close-up Surface, finish, and material detail.
  6. The Blue Hour Reliquary Closure and back detail
    Finished Piece Closure and back detail The practical finish and back view.
  7. The Blue Hour Reliquary Scale reference
    Finished Piece Scale reference A grounded size cue for the piece.

02 / Materials + Origin

The materials before the room.

See the limited materials, where they came from, the planned layout, and the components that explain why each detail was chosen.

  1. The Blue Hour Reliquary Raw materials
    Materials + Origin Raw materials The starting material selection.
  2. The Blue Hour Reliquary Origin context
    Materials + Origin Origin context Place mood around where the materials came from.
  3. The Blue Hour Reliquary Material portrait
    Materials + Origin Material portrait The main material photographed as character.
  4. The Blue Hour Reliquary Material close-up
    Materials + Origin Material close-up Texture and color seen up close.
  5. The Blue Hour Reliquary Why this material
    Materials + Origin Why this material A visual argument for the material choice.
  6. The Blue Hour Reliquary Full component flat lay
    Materials + Origin Full component flat lay All visible piece elements together.
  7. The Blue Hour Reliquary Labeled component grid
    Materials + Origin Labeled component grid The component set organized for inspection.
  8. The Blue Hour Reliquary Design story layout
    Materials + Origin Design story layout The design map before assembly.
  9. The Blue Hour Reliquary Origin map
    Materials + Origin Origin map The origin made geographic.
  10. The Blue Hour Reliquary Origin place
    Materials + Origin Origin place The origin marker image.
  11. The Blue Hour Reliquary Origin human scale
    Materials + Origin Origin human scale The origin held at human scale.

03 / Making + Live Room

The piece becoming yours.

This section shows the guided work instead of hiding it: sorting, technique, mid-build checkpoints, the live room, and the before-after moment that makes the finish believable.

  1. The Blue Hour Reliquary Hands sorting materials
    Making + Live Room Hands sorting materials The prepared materials entering the work surface.
  2. The Blue Hour Reliquary Hands technique
    Making + Live Room Hands technique The key live-room move.
  3. The Blue Hour Reliquary Live Workshop
    Making + Live Room Live Workshop What the guided session looks like.
  4. The Blue Hour Reliquary Mid-build progress
    Making + Live Room Mid-build progress A checkpoint before the final finish.
  5. The Blue Hour Reliquary Before and after
    Making + Live Room Before and after The transformation from material to piece.

04 / Story + Wearing

How the piece enters the world.

See the Origin Note, the host's choices, the piece in a real setting, and the images that help its story travel.

  1. The Blue Hour Reliquary Social reveal crop
    Story + Wearing Social reveal crop A crop ready for public reveal.
  2. The Blue Hour Reliquary Release frame
    Story + Wearing Release frame The piece, materials, and guidance in one offer frame.
  3. The Blue Hour Reliquary Starting a conversation
    Story + Wearing Starting a conversation The piece in a real social setting.
  4. The Blue Hour Reliquary Refusal tray
    Story + Wearing Refusal tray The edited source decision made visible.
  5. The Blue Hour Reliquary Host's choice
    Story + Wearing Host's choice The design decision the host made.
  6. The Blue Hour Reliquary Design record
    Story + Wearing Design record The finished design recorded for the archive.
  7. The Blue Hour Reliquary Piece history
    Story + Wearing Piece history The piece shown in sequence.

05 / Package + Arrival

What arrives before the Live Workshop.

The final chapter makes delivery concrete: closed package, open package, tool pair, unwrap sequence, and package detail so the full experience feels visible before payment.

  1. The Blue Hour Reliquary Closed package
    Package + Arrival Closed package The piece package before opening.
  2. The Blue Hour Reliquary Open package
    Package + Arrival Open package Everything visible on arrival.
  3. The Blue Hour Reliquary Tool pair
    Package + Arrival Tool pair The included tools for the live room.
  4. The Blue Hour Reliquary Unwrap sequence
    Package + Arrival Unwrap sequence The layered arrival moment.
  5. The Blue Hour Reliquary Package detail
    Package + Arrival Package detail The piece-specific package cue.