The brief
A small Lagos jewelry house, opening on its own time.
Ògé is being made the way the rest of the House is — small editions, named makers, no franchising. Pieces are cast and finished by hand at our workshop. We do not preview unfinished work; when the first edition is ready, the waitlist hears first.
No press releases. No paid imagery. Just a note from the studio when there is something to show.
What you'll be told
I
When the first edition opens — before email, before social.
II
Material and edition size, named and capped.
III
A real human reply if you write back.
The materials
Sterling silver. Gold. Cowries.
Three materials, chosen carefully. Nothing borrowed, nothing trend-cycle. Each piece is finished with the same considered weight.
Sterling silver
Hand-formed at the bench. .925 stamp on every piece, polished or hammered to finish.
Gold
9k, 14k, and 18k — vermeil-finished on silver where weight matters; solid where it counts.
Cowries
Real Cypraea moneta — the same shells that once carried weight across West Africa. Set in silver, gold, or braided cord; never plastic.
The workshop
Hands at the bench. Named on every piece.
Every Ògé piece is formed at the bench, finished by hand, and signed on the inside by the smith who made it. We work in small batches — when a piece sells out, the next batch is scheduled, not extended.
Casting is done at a small foundry on the Lagos mainland. Finishing — polishing, soldering, setting — happens at the back of the House of Caramink atelier.
The first edition
Small on purpose.
Three things to know about how the maison will open.
01
Edition-capped.
Each piece is made in a small batch and capped. When the run is gone, it is gone — the next batch is its own thing.
02
By invitation.
Waitlist members hear first. The studio does not advertise drops; the list is the only place the news lands.
03
Signed by the smith.
Every piece carries the maker's mark on the inside. Named, not anonymous.
Ògé · Mailing list
Be told first.
Sterling silver, gold, and cowries — finished by hand in Lagos. The waitlist is the first place we tell.
Join the waitlist