The central piece of Istanbul necklace is a hot enamelled copper round with some copper details fused into the enamel, which that brings such an eye-catching appearance. All findings, clasps and other metal parts are real copper.

Hot enamelling is an old technique of painting with glass powder on copper, brass or silver and firing with several steps. Faberge eggs, Chinese cloisonne are one of the most known examples of this technique.

Materials:

• copper
• jewelry grade enamel
• howlite

What is hot enamelling about and how it was made: