The elements that existed during the formation of the planets and the Sun billions of years ago and the stones formed by environmental factors over millions of years have become a part of their own bodies thanks to the discovery of them and symbolizing them with collective consciousness. Tens of thousands of years ago, people wearing seashells and animal teeth as jewelry placed special symbols and
cultural narratives on the jewelry for themselves, blessed important moments with these jewelry, and made these symbols a part of their lives. Gifts to kings, seal rings, and the use of rings as a symbol of marriage and loyalty are examples of the union that people establish with their jewelry. In certain periods of history, beliefs developed that jewels have extraordinary powers, protect people from evil or bring luck. For this reason, jewelry has become a mental and spiritual part of people rather than just an aesthetic concern.
The fact that Anatolia has been the cradle of civilizations for centuries, that it forms a bridge in the east-west and north-south axis, and that it has a magnificent mosaic of belief, makes it important to always remember what happened here. Home to the first civilizations such as Hittite, Urartu, Phrygia, Lydia, and revealing the ideas that shaped the history, synthesizing the east and west in the Hellenistic period, hosting three great empires such as Western Rome, Eastern Rome and Ottoman, Mediterranean Civilizations, Egyptian Civilization and Persia Anatolian Civilizations, which have influenced each other with their empire, are the home and idea of a great wealth in terms of history and geography. Unfortunately, the rejection of the ancient societies and civilizations of Anatolia with a shallow understanding of nationalism by the societies that have lived on these lands for centuries has led to blindness today. This rejection of his own culture prevented Anatolia from seeing the necessary value, his works were not protected or even plundered by other ethnic or political groups. As by Porpora, we think we have a responsibility to create a historical and cultural curiosity, love and consciousness in the field of jewelry-design. For this reason, we consider it an important part of our mission to contribute to the richest lands and societies of the world with its generosity and colors.
