Honey and milk held in the same stone. Amber pools warm across the lid, edged in rust, and where the white runs the light passes clean through — lift it into the sun and the whole lid glows from within, lit amber like something with a fire behind it. The band of the box runs cooler, milky quartz-white banded with the same gold. A carved knob crowns the lid, its own small block of the vein. One of a kind. The exact piece you'll receive.

Set it where the light can reach it — a shelf, a sill, a vanity — and let the lid do its work when the sun crosses. Lift the lid for what you keep close: rings, a watch, what leaves your hands at the door. Wipe with a dry cloth. Keep it out of standing water.

STRATA · VEIN · WEIGHT

STRATA — Single-source Balochistan onyx, hand-carved, finished in San Diego. No resins, no dyes.
VEIN — Honey-amber and milky white, rust-gold pooling, translucent where the white runs. A carved knob of the same stone. The photo guides you to the color; it isn't a contract, and no two boxes run the same.
WEIGHT — 1 lb of translucent onyx.

DETAILS

• Hand-carved onyx, sealed in beeswax
• Rectangular lidded box with carved knob and stepped base
• 5” L × 3.5” W × 2.5” H
• Wipe with a dry cloth; keep out of standing water

ORIGIN

Carved by master hands on Mehrgarh-adjacent ground, among the oldest making-grounds on Earth. Finished in San Diego, with no shortcut that trades honesty for shine. The strata occurs once. Earth, unobscured.

IN THE BOX

• Cotton tote
• Hand-stamped story card
• Catalog card

SAÉA — shelter · refugio · پناه
Made by earth. Shaped by hand. Kept by you.

SAÉA Stones

Onyx is a natural stone, stunning but not bulletproof. Wipe with a soft, dry cloth. Avoid harsh detergents. Read more here.

Each piece is sealed with food-grade beeswax. Refresh every 6 to 12 months by warming a small amount of oil or wax into the surface, then buffing gently with a soft cloth.

Free ground shipping on U.S. orders over $100. Hand-packed in San Diego using recyclable, plastic-free materials, usually shipped within 1-2 business days.

30-day returns on unused, undamaged pieces. Email us at hello@saeadesigns.com and we will send a return label.

SAÉA is a small design studio in San Diego, California.

Each piece begins as raw onyx in the mountains of Balochistan, hand-carved by artisans, then finished, photographed, and shipped from San DIego, California.

Every SAÉA Jewel is made to order in our San Diego studio.