one of one
Every piece is hand-carved from raw stone. Veining, color, translucency — no two are identical. The piece you receive is the only one of its kind.

STRATA — Single-source Balochistan onyx, hand-carved, finished in San Diego.
VEIN — Pale ivory body, burnt rust and blue-grey banding rising across the base like a ridge line, a faint ochre thread at the neck. The photo guides you to the color; it isn't a contract.
WEIGHT — 2 lb of onyx.
Carved by master hands on Mehrgarh-adjacent ground, among the oldest making-grounds on Earth. Finished in San Diego. The strata occurs once. Earth, unobscured.
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.
If a piece arrives damaged in transit, send photos of it as it came out of the box to hello@saeadesigns.com and we will refund or exchange it.
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.
Onyx forms in slow, mineral-rich pockets underground — layers laid down over thousands of years. Each slab is split once, then carved by hand, which is why no two pieces share the same ribboning.
We keep the walls thin so light passes through when the piece sits on a window ledge.

No two pieces alike. No factory finish. Just raw onyx, hand-carved by artisans in Balochistan and finished in our San Diego studio.
Every piece is hand-carved from raw stone. Veining, color, translucency — no two are identical. The piece you receive is the only one of its kind.
100% natural stone, sourced small-batch from the mountains of Balochistan. Never composite, never resin-cast, never synthetic.
Carved by skilled artisans in Balochistan using techniques passed down for generations. We pay fair, transparent wages — never piecework rates.
Free ground shipping on U.S. orders over $100. Each order is hand-packed in our California studio with recyclable, plastic-free materials.

What you actually get when you choose handmade over mass-produced.
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