Symbolic Jewels Studio

Meran Shavit and Nissim Ben Adiva are creative artists who joined together to open Symbolic Jewels studio.

Meran Shavit turns old coins into jewelry and Judaica and Nissim Ben Adiva create jewelry from 925 silver.

The chance meeting between the two artists gave birth to friendship and collaborations in fairs and stands, and from there, the road to a joint and enriching studio was short.

After a while working together, the two renovated and preserved a building in Old Akko and opened their shop and studio for their creations.

The name Symbolic Jewels was born from a shared thought, and it describes what they feel toward their creations and studio. Symbolic Jewels studio gives guests a sneak peek into the world of matter and creation and lets them experience the creative process of each artist, and the materials they work with, up close.

Despite the difference in the type and way each artist creates his jewelry, they both share a fruitful and creative collaboration.

The works in the store are versatile and anyone can find items they relate to Nissim’s gem-encrusted silver jewelry are an expression of the rich world he is inspired from, free-flowing within the jewelry in a wide scope of items – bracelets, earrings, rings, and more.

Meran’s coin jewelry tells a story – that of the coin’s life: each piece has its own history and past lifetime as an old coin. “It’s magical to me”, says Meran, “to take an old coin with its different contexts, and give it a new esthetic identity of beauty and meaning”.