STRUGA

STRUGA is a dark-minimalist silver jewelry brand founded in 2018 by Dmitry Strugovshchikov and Ekaterina Strugovshchikova in Bali, Indonesia. The brand describes itself as making "artifacts of experimental minimalism" — objects with weight, form and surface rather than accessories to an outfit. Every piece is handcrafted in Bali and cast from a wax model in a single alloy: 925 sterling silver with no rhodium plating. This finish, which the brand calls "Living Silver," is designed to darken and take on a patina over time, recording how the object has been worn. The catalog is organized into five permanent "worlds" — CODEX, RITUAL, LAB, Dark Union and Island Artifacts — and eleven families, with each piece placed at a specific coordinate. CODEX is described as "the dark side," RITUAL as "experiment," LAB as "world & family," Dark Union as a collector's edition, and Island Artifacts as a further territory. Collections are browsable by form: rings, bracelets, earrings, necklaces, chains, ear cuffs and clothes. The brand's first form is the Signature asymmetric link, exemplified by the Signature Asymmetric Ear Cuff (M) from the CODEX world; the second form is the BLADE aesthetic, a CNC-like geometry in silver; the third is THORN, built from sharp angles combining CNC and 3D-modelling. STRUGA's materials extend beyond silver. The brand has its own line of signature carbon in six Graphite palettes, cut from sheet material, and the MOSAIC family combines carbon with silver, meteorite, brass, copper and steel. A notable example is the Asymmetric Fused Bloody — Meteorite earring, which uses Seymchan meteorite with unique Widmanstätten patterns. Flagship pieces include the Big Thorn Bracelet (carbon, spikes and silver, priced at $1279), the Blade Ear Cuff (L) in sterling silver at $160, the Brutalism V.1 Ring at $382, and the Thorn Amulet Earring #19 with green tourmaline at $185. Most pieces are made to order, typically in about two weeks, and ship worldwide. The brand also offers a Custom Order service, starting from a personal 3D sketch, using 925 silver, carbon, stones and meteorite, with pricing from $700 design plus $50/g material and a $250 consultation deposit, over a 3–6 week timeline. STRUGA positions itself as a systematic, material-honest alternative to conventional silver jewelry, with a design language built from scratch by its founders.

STRUGA was founded in 2018 by Dmitry Strugovshchikov and Ekaterina Strugovshchikova in Bali, Indonesia. According to the brand's own account, Dmitry had worked as a designer and entrepreneur since 2008, and STRUGA began because no silver brand had the structural vocabulary he was looking for — dark, systematic and material-honest. He built the design language from scratch, organizing the catalog into five permanent worlds and eleven families, with each piece placed at a specific coordinate. Ekaterina has been part of the design practice since the founding. The brand's first form is the Signature asymmetric link, exemplified by the Signature Asymmetric Ear Cuff (M) from the CODEX world. The second form, BLADE, began with a chain link: even planes, as if cut from sheet material. From links like these grew the brand's first massive bracelet, and the BLADE form now lives in bracelets, chains, chokers, a pin, an earring and an ear cuff. The third form, THORN, also began as a chain link and grew into a large family including chokers, earrings, rings and bracelets, combining CNC and 3D-modelling aesthetics. STRUGA's material story began with CARBON: multi-layered matte carbon described as ultralight, unafraid of water and unchanged by time — the counterweight to living silver. The brand developed its own line of signature carbon in six Graphite palettes, cut from sheet material. Because CARBON was almost never purely carbon, the MOSAIC family was born alongside it, combining carbon with silver, meteorite, brass, copper and steel. One material is set into another, joined with a third in a single plane, producing a composition of materials. The catalog is organized into five permanent worlds — CODEX ("the dark side"), RITUAL ("experiment"), LAB ("world & family"), Dark Union (collector's edition) and Island Artifacts — and eleven families. Collections are browsable by form: rings, bracelets, earrings, necklaces, chains, ear cuffs and clothes. Every piece is cast from a wax model in 925 sterling silver with no rhodium plating, a finish the brand calls Living Silver, designed to darken and take on a patina over time. Production is handmade in Bali, Indonesia. Most pieces are made to order, typically in about two weeks, and ship worldwide. The brand also offers a Custom Order service for objects that do not exist yet, starting from a personal 3D sketch and using 925 silver, carbon, stones and meteorite, with pricing from $700 design plus $50/g material and a $250 consultation deposit over a 3–6 week timeline. Flagship pieces include the Big Thorn Bracelet (carbon, spikes and silver, $1279), the Blade Ear Cuff (L) in sterling silver ($160), the Brutalism V.1 Ring ($382), the Thorn Amulet Earring #19 with green tourmaline ($185), the Asymmetric Fused Bloody — Meteorite earring using Seymchan meteorite ($450), and the Blade Fused Mini Line Bloody Earring ($237).

• 2018

  STRUGA founded by Dmitry Strugovshchikov and Ekaterina Strugovshchikova in Bali, Indonesia.

• Signature asymmetric link established as the brand's first form, exemplified by the Signature Asymmetric Ear Cuff (M) from the CODEX world.

• BLADE form developed from a chain link, growing into bracelets, chains, chokers, a pin, an earring and an ear cuff.

• THORN form developed from a chain link into a large family including chokers, earrings, rings and bracelets.

• Signature carbon line introduced in six Graphite palettes, cut from sheet material.

• MOSAIC family created, combining carbon with silver, meteorite, brass, copper and steel.

Dark experimental handcrafted silver jewelry; systematic, material-honest design built on 925 sterling silver, carbon and meteorite, made to order in Bali and shipped worldwide.

• Big Thorn Bracelet

  The most complex object in the catalog. Carbon, spikes, silver. $1279. CODEX · RITUAL · THORN · MOSAIC · CARBON.

• Asymmetric Fused Bloody — Meteorite

  Seymchan meteorite. No two Widmanstätten patterns alike. $450. RITUAL · MOSAIC.

• Blade Ear Cuff (L)

  Pure BLADE geometry. Sterling silver, no piercing. $160. CODEX · BLADE.

• Brutalism V.1 Ring

  Start here. The most architectural ring in the catalog. $382. CODEX · BRUTALISM.

• Thorn Amulet Earring #19 — Green Tourmaline

  One of one. Green tourmaline set in sterling silver. $185. RITUAL · AMULET.

• Blade Fused Mini Line Bloody Earring

  Carbon fused into silver. Multi-world object. $237. ISLAND ARTIFACTS · BLADE · CARBON.

1. 1STRUGA DESIGN | Artifacts of experimental minimalismstrugadesign.com
2. 2About STRUGA — Dark Silver Jewelry Brand from Balistrugadesign.com
3. 3Silver Ear Cuff Blade (L) — 925, No Piercing | STRUGAstrugadesign.com
4. 4Big Thorn Bracelet — Rigid Silver + Carbon Cuff – STRUGA DESIGNstrugadesign.com
5. 5STRUGAwikidata.org