The Symbol of Elegance from Mesopotamia, Telkari

Telkari, one of the oldest known arts, revives again with Delondra's Mesopotamian collection. Delondra, undertaking the mission of culture bearer, invites you to a unique journey, inspired by the tolerance, wisdom, creativity, and courage of ancient civilizations that lived in Mesopotamia. The filigree technique is known to be used in Mesopotamia since 3000 BC, is one of the most valuable legacies from ancient civilizations to the present day. Nowadays, filigree masters, whose numbers are as few as the fingers of a hand, continue to work to keep this valuable art alive and carry it into the future.

Filigree is a unique art that results from the arrangement of fine wires made of silver or gold by twisting, wrapping, or knitting to form various patterns. The filigree masters prepare all kinds of materials by themselves that they use in filigree, which requires fine craftsmanship and attention. Filigree masters pour the silver mine that they melted in the pot into molds and pass the metal obtained through the rolling mill many times. This process maintains until the silver wire reaches the desired fineness. As you can imagine, this is a very demanding process. The art of filigree consists of two main parts. In the first stage, the filigree masters determine the outline of the design and create its skeleton called multaç. In the second stage, small detailed patterns are placed in the design of filigree. Then, the motifs prepared with millimetric wires are combined with the welding method and turn into unique works of art.

From past to present, silver is the symbol of kindness, elegance, and nobility. Filigree, which passes down from generation to generation, is a valuable art that requires effort, patience, and time. Thanks to the Delondra, the elegance of the jewelry using the filigree technique takes people for a unique journey in Mesopotamia.