The Atelier
A small house, quietly kept.
Swaad Meem was founded in the walled city of Lahore in 2021 by a single jeweller and a single draughtswoman, working from a room above a teashop on Bazaar-e-Hakeeman. We have grown to four hands. We do not intend to grow further.
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Heritage
We work with three generations of karigars in the walled city of Lahore. Every piece carries the mark of the artisan who finished it.
02
Precision
Every stone is hand-set to a tolerance of ±0.025mm. Every band is drawn by hand at 1:1 before a single gram of metal is cut.
03
Restraint
We release two collections a year. Each is numbered. When the run is gone, it is gone — never reprinted, never reissued.
The Founders
Four hands, one studio.
Motasim trained as a goldsmith under his grandfather on Bazaar-e-Hakeeman from the age of fourteen. He sets every centre stone in our atelier himself.
Hira Khan studied at the National College of Arts in Lahore, then at Central Saint Martins. She draws every piece in pencil before a render is ever made.
Book a viewingA short history
Five years, by hand.
2021
A room above a teashop
Founded in March in the walled city, with a single workbench and four commissioned pieces.
2022
Volume Ⅰ — Mehr
Our first numbered release. Twenty-four pieces; sold to private clients across Karachi and London.
2024
Volume Ⅱ — Sahar
Thirty-six pieces. The first to be photographed; the first to leave the room above the teashop.
2026
Volume Ⅲ — Zarin
Forty-two pieces. The release that brought the house online. A study in green.
The atelier
Visits are by appointment.
Lahore — by reservation, Tuesday through Saturday. We will pour you tea.
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