Roshanak (روشنک): The Architecture of Light

مهر Collection  •  SL-MH-ER01  •  Signature Tier  •  From £2,200  •  6–8 weeks lead time

The muqarnas (مقرنس) vault is one of Persian architecture’s supreme achievements — a geometric construction where stone is carved into stalactite cells, each tier cascading inward to guide the eye toward light at the centre. Walk beneath a great Persian dome and look up: you are looking at mathematics made holy.

I designed Roshanak to translate this architectural principle into a diamond ring. The halo is not a circle. It is a two-tiered muqarnas structure: an inner honeycomb of smaller diamonds forming the stalactite cells, an outer tier of larger stones creating the stepped, vaulted edge. Together they hold the centre diamond the way a great dome holds its lantern — with structural intention and upward reach.

The shoulders are engraved with islimi (اسلیمی) arabesque scrollwork — the flowing vine geometry of Persian manuscript illumination, found on the margins of Shahnameh manuscripts and carved into the plaster of Persepolis. Each engraved line follows the organic arabesque logic: no beginning, no end, the continuous curve of Persian artistic thought.

Roshanak (روشنک) means ‘bearer of light’. The name is one of Persia’s oldest — borne by a woman whose radiance entered Alexander’s world and never left.

Specifications

• Centre Stone: Round brilliant diamond, 1.0–1.2ct, E–F colour, VVS clarity, GIA or IGI certified
• Halo: Two-tier muqarnas construction, 37–39 diamonds, E–F colour, VVS–VS clarity
• Shoulders: Hand-engraved islimi arabesque with 8 grain-set accent diamonds
• Metal: 18ct yellow gold or platinum 950
• Total Diamond Content: Approximately 1.61–1.81ct across 37–39 stones
• Setting Height: 6mm from finger
• Lead Time: 6–8 weeks, made to order
• Hallmark: UK hallmarked, London or Birmingham Assay Office
• Ring Sizing: UK sizes H–Q available; please select your size at checkout

Each Roshanak is made to order in my Birmingham workshop, hallmarked in the UK, and presented with a certificate of authenticity and a GIA or IGI diamond certificate.