Persistenza
Again & Again
A closed series of 100 unique pieces, born from the cycle of creation, reflection, and return.
About the Collection
Each piece in Persistenza begins as a fragment of my own archive. Jewelry made over the years, some celebrated, some hidden, many never shown or worn. For this collection, I break, recompose, and transform these works into new objects that hold the memory of what came before.
The repair is not physical, but emotional. It is a way of recognising that every piece, seen or unseen, shapes who we become. Growth does not mean discarding the past, but weaving it into something new.
We, creatives, move in cycles. We pour ourselves into what we make, sometimes letting go, sometimes coming back. Even when we try to set aside our forgotten works, at some point we realise we cannot put aside parts of ourselves. Instead, these pieces remain with us, quietly shaping our next choices.
Persistenza is the act of returning. Again, and again.
Once the 100 are complete, no piece will be reissued.
Materials & Technique
The works are made from fragments of sintered nylon (PA12), originally produced by selective laser sintering, taken from my own archive of jewelry and objects. Each fragment is hand-finished, pigmented, and recomposed into a new piece, mounted on canvas or wearable. Some are combined with found elements such as metal details, natural elements like shells, and many others. Each work is one-of-a-kind. None will be repeated.
Physical works, digital records
Every completed Persistenza work has its own numbered page and a signed physical certificate. On collector-held works, the certificate’s QR code leads to the exact piece page, which connects the object photographs and details to a separate digital token issued through Manifold on Base.
The token is optional. It documents a linked digital record, but it does not replace the signed certificate or independently establish possession of the physical work.
Nobahar Design maintains a private owner register. Persistenza #1 is a special archive work: its certificate intentionally has no QR code.
The First hundred
Persistenza #12
Persistenza #17
Persistenza #15
Persistenza #14
