Anna Fanigina, VERBA
Anna Fanigina is a jewelry designer, creator of Latvian jewelry brand VERBA. She studied mathematics and graduated from Riga Applied Art College as a metal designer.
Anna has participated in art exhibitions and design messes all around the world (Lithuania, Estonia, Italy, Greece, France, the Netherlands, Germany, United Arab Emirates, Japan and others). Prize winner of design contests in Latvia, Lithuania, Finland and Italy.
Her works are included in the permanent collections of the Museum of Decorative Arts and Design in Riga, Latvia and in Ilias Lalaounis Jewelry Museum in Athens, Greece. Anna has been a field professional for more than 25 years already and her designs were chosen as Latvia’s centenary official state gifts, presented to diplomatic guests visiting Latvia including the president of Italy Sergio Mattarella. Everything is exclusively handcrafted. Words are the main source of inspiration since the beginning, which is why every created piece has an inscription in Latin or Ancient Greek.
Anna mostly works with silver, natural stones and acrylic glass. The aesthetics of her work is based on transparency, ascetics and simplicity. Anna Fanigina is a member of Latvian Jewelry Art Association.
VENETA
VENETA is a collection dedicated to the element of water. It features jewelry with clear and blue aquamarines and topazes, engraved with words about love and water in Latin and Ancient Greek. These inscriptions reference the philosophy of Thales, the first ancient Greek philosopher, who believed water to be the fundamental element of the Universe and also explored amber’s remarkable electrostatic properties.
The Latin word venetus means “the color of sea water — blue, azure,” while the name of the Veneti people traces back to the Indo-European root wen, meaning “friendly” or “beloved.” It was in Venice that the inspiration for this collection was born, yet its journey continues between the Baltic and the Mediterranean seas, as the Veneti were also among the peoples who once managed the Amber Way.
The collection now also includes jewelry featuring amber — the sunny stone carried by the “watery current.” Remarkably, amber was first mentioned by Homer in the Odyssey. The collection is presented as an installation resembling a stream of green water, carrying the jewelry like messages flowing through the arteries of the universe — symbolizing love, connection, and unification.