Wealth & Success

Obsidian, cut into clean geometric facets. Volcanic glass formed when molten rock meets cold air, obsidian has been worn for grounding and protection for as long as people have carried stone. This version trades the carved figures for a simple faceted form, the kind...

A keyring built from four small guardians of Tibetan and feng shui tradition. Each charm carries its own meaning. The six-character mantra, Om Mani Padme Hum, is the mantra of compassion. The bell is rung to clear and settle a space. The vajra stands...

The crab holds what it catches, which is why it found its way into feng shui. With its hard shell and firm grip, the crab is kept as a symbol of protection and of holding onto wealth once it arrives. This one carries coins...

In feng shui, moving water stands for the flow of wealth and the steadying of a space. A tabletop fountain keeps that movement going quietly through the day, the sound of water softening a room and drawing the eye to rest. This one is...

The Pixiu is the wealth guardian of Chinese feng shui. A mythical creature with the head of a dragon and the body of a winged lion, the Pixiu is said to feed on gold and silver and, having no way to release what it...

Small trees of polished crystal, leaves cut from natural stone. The tree is an old symbol of growth and steady abundance, and a crystal tree carries that wish in miniature, each stone chip catching the light on fine wire branches. Kept on a desk...

The dragon turtle, carrying a Hu Lu for health. The dragon turtle joins two natures in one creature: the dragon's drive and the tortoise's patience and steady back. In feng shui it is kept to draw steady wealth and to bring supportive people into...

A still figure for a still corner. This Buddha is finished in a soft gold glaze over ceramic, the kind of surface that catches light without shouting for it. The glass-like finish holds a quiet glow, shifting gently as the light moves through the...

Two charms in one carving: the pixiu, and the hulu gourd beneath it.The pixiu is the winged creature of Chinese myth with an appetite for gold and no way to pass it, so what it takes in, it keeps. The hulu does the same...

Jade on a hand-tied red cord. Nothing metal.Red cord and jade is the oldest pairing in Chinese jewellery, the stone for steadiness and the thread for connection and luck. Red is the colour worn at every threshold in Chinese life, at new years, weddings,...

A ring of jade with an open centre.The bi disc is one of the oldest forms in Chinese jade, carved and buried with the dead for four thousand years before anyone thought to wear one. The hole at its middle stands for heaven, and...

A Pixiu (貔貅) coiled around a ring of black obsidian, carved edge to edge. Obsidian is volcanic glass, born of fire and cooled in an instant. Long worn for protection and grounding, it is the stone reached for when the day pulls in too...

Two Pixiu (貔貅), carved circling a peace buckle of black obsidian. Obsidian is volcanic glass, formed the moment molten rock meets cold air. It has been worn for grounding and protection for as long as people have carried stone, the dark surface said to...

A tag of cinnabar, dragon and yin yang on one face, a wealth talisman on the other. The tradition keeps cinnabar for its quiet power, a red worn against the skin for protection, vitality and fortune that stays. The dragon coils around the yin...

A wealth talisman tablet of cinnabar, deities carved in fine relief. In the tradition cinnabar is worn as living protection, the red believed to steady vitality and turn misfortune aside before it settles. The tablet carries the paired figures of the wealth tradition within...

A trapezoid talisman of cinnabar on a beaded cord with red agate. Cinnabar is the fire-red stone of the Chinese tradition, long worn to guard vitality and keep good fortune close. Its colour alone was considered protective, the red that meets whatever the day...

The wealth god, carved on a tablet of cinnabar. The tradition keeps cinnabar for its quiet power, a red worn against the skin for protection, vitality and fortune that stays. The god of wealth is honoured at new year in almost every Chinese household,...

The Pixiu (貔貅), wealth guardian of Chinese feng shui, carved in cinnabar. Cinnabar is the fire-red stone of the Chinese tradition, long worn to guard vitality and keep good fortune close. Its colour alone was considered protective, the red that meets whatever the day...

A rectangular tag of cinnabar carved with the pixiu motif. In the tradition cinnabar is worn as living protection, the red believed to steady vitality and turn misfortune aside before it settles. The pixiu (貔貅) is the wealth guardian that draws fortune in and...

The laughing buddha, seated within a flame-shaped frame of cinnabar. Cinnabar is the fire-red stone of the Chinese tradition, long worn to guard vitality and keep good fortune close. Its colour alone was considered protective, the red that meets whatever the day brings. Seated...