About Fozia Arts
Made with stone.
Finished by hand.
Inspired by the Himalayas, crafted for the world
Fozia Arts is a small studio in Kathmandu working in natural stone. We buy rough and drilled stone, sort it by hand, and build necklaces, bracelets, earrings and studs from it and sell the loose beads to people who would rather make their own.
The material decides
Natural stone is not uniform, and we do not try to make it look that way. Agate arrives banded differently in every nodule. Labradorite flashes from one angle and goes grey from another. Aventurine is flecked because it genuinely contains platy mica.
So a strand is a series of decisions: which beads sit next to each other, where the darkest stone falls, whether a pattern should build toward the centre or stay even across the row. That is the part that takes time, and it is the part a machine does badly.
It also means the piece you receive will differ slightly from the photograph. We would rather say that plainly than photograph one perfect strand and imply every one matches it.
At the bench
How a strand gets made
01
Sorting
Strands arrive mixed. Every bead is checked for chips, drill quality and colour match, and anything that will not sit right in a row is set aside.
02
Grading
Beads are graded by size and pattern so a strand reads evenly, or deliberately graduates from the centre out where the design calls for it.
03
Stringing
Pieces are strung on steel-core wire, knotted silk or strong elastic depending on weight, then finished so the join sits flat against the skin.
04
Finishing
Clasps are set, lengths are measured, and each finished piece is cleaned and checked once more before it is listed or packed.
Made to order
Most pieces are made once you ask for them. That is slower than shipping from a shelf, but it means a bracelet can be sized to your wrist, a necklace restrung shorter, or a pair of studs matched more closely than a stock photo allows.
It is also why there is no checkout here. You send us the pieces you are interested in, we confirm what is ready and what needs making, and we agree the details — delivery to wherever you are included before anyone pays anything.