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Dawn & Dusk

Manasvi had always loved glass bangles — their color, their gentle sound, and the way they could be layered and played with. When the team at Surmeyi decided to make them, they knew they had to find the right karigars and let craft lead the way.

They sought out artisans who had shaped glass with their hands for generations — people who understood the material’s limits and possibilities. In such a space, where real craft holds the center, their role became simple: to listen, to stay curious, and to co-create.


This journey led them to Firozabad, the city of glass — a place where the streets are lined with furnaces and generations of artisans who have worked with molten glass. There, they met the karigars who introduced them to something truly extraordinary: silver fuming.

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The Process

Silver fuming is an uncommon technique. A small piece of pure silver (99.9%) is held near the flame while the glass is still molten. Under intense heat, the silver vaporizes and begins to travel, a fine mist of metal carried by the fire itself.

As the molten glass turns and breathes, this vapor settles on its surface, forming soft, iridescent clouds. No two bangles ever look the same. The colors emerge — sometimes hints of pink, sometimes blue, sometimes a faint golden haze — depending on the dance between flame, temperature, and timing. It’s unpredictable, but that’s what makes it beautiful. Each piece feels like a trace left behind by light, as if the glass remembers the fire.

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The Meaning

At Surmeyi, the team has always sought to create objects that hold meaning. When they experimented with applying silver fuming to clear and deep base glass, the result reminded them of the sky. Just as every dawn and dusk unfolds differently, each of these bangles turned out to be unique.

Across cultures, dawn and dusk have long held spiritual significance. Dawn carries the quiet bloom of morning light spreading across the horizon, while dusk holds the gentle warmth of a sun preparing to rest. Both are fleeting, both sacred — moments when the world feels a little more vulnerable, a little more alive.

And that’s how Dawn and Dusk came to life.