Hajer Ghani

An Iraqi jewelry designer who believes that jewelry is more than a mere accessory, but a work of art rich in history and significance. Every piece she creates always has a story behind it.

Inspiration

Hajer began her journey by designing gold and silver jewelry inspired by the work of her father, the late Iraqi sculptor Mohammed Ghani Hekmat, also known as “Sheikh of Sculptors”, who in turn captured the Babylonian, Assyrian, and Sumerian civilizations of Iraq in his work. Hajer then moved on to design different types of jewelry inspired by the tales and history of Mesopotamia.

Father and Daughter

Hajer’s personal relationship with her father’s work, her childhood memories listening to her parents’ tales about the Sumerian gods and the Mesopotamian civilizations, and all she received at home from her sculptor father and archaeological mother – these all remain at the heart of her work.

Past and Present

Hajer Ghani aims to transform history and stories into art pieces, and fixed sculptures into wearable items. She produces work that connects the past with the present and keeps it alive and going.

She is reviving the history of her late father through her collection which focuses on using art in her handmade jewellery. 

Simplicity and Strength 

Hajer Ghani’s work is distinguished by the simplicity and strength of her designs.

All  pieces are handmade. Hajer first sketches the design and then creates the mold for the piece.  She casts the mold with gold or silver, once this step is completed, the pieces are cleaned and polished and stones like diamonds, emerald, malachite…etc are added based on the design.

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Hajer Ghani has showcased her work in various art exhibitions, in addition to her collaboration with museums and cultural and heritage organizations:

2018 – Collaborated with the British Museum to display her work in their shop.

2019 – Launched an exclusive collection that focused on the ancient gods and goddesses of Mesopotamia. 

2021 – Collaborated with the administration of Al Ula, Saudi Arabia, in designing exclusive pieces in Nabataean script.

Hajer Ghani has added a new touch to her designs after exploring the Cuneiform script and adding it to the jewelry, creating a varied collection of different Cuneiform pieces. 

Cuneiform is a system of writing first developed by the ancient Samarians of Mesopotamia c. 3500-3000 BCE. All of the great Mesopotamian civilizations used cuneiform. The writing was created by using a reed stylus to make wedge-shaped indentations in clay tablets. 

AIN and ALIF letters in cuneiform system of writing made into a necklace using gold and enamel material. 

Hajer Ghani Jewellery 

Hajer taught herself designing and making jewellery, she would experiment making pieces for herself until the passion grew and she turned it into a business.

Hajer Ghani Jewellery and the brand was established in 2014 with its design studios and head quarters in Bahrain. The business has grown successfully since its start and continues to operates on line only. 

Jewellery images by Khalid Abdulla
Hajer Ghani image by Ali Sharaf

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