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The Philosophy

Forty-Four
Million Years

44M

Ancient Origin

Baltic amber is fossilised resin from ancient forests that stood where the Baltic Sea now lies. Trees fell into swamp water, resin was preserved in anaerobic conditions, and the sea eventually covered it all. What we mine today is 44 million years of geological time.

180

Spectrum of Colour

Amber exists in over 180 documented colour varieties — from the rarest white and blue specimens to the familiar honey and cognac tones. BALTURA works with the full spectrum, selecting each stone for its internal light rather than its surface appearance.

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Generational Craft

Three generations of the Kasprzak family have worked Baltic amber. The craft passes from hands that know the stone to hands that are learning it. Each generation adds to the library of forms; none discards what came before. The result is a living tradition.

The Collection

Heirloom
Amber

Cognac Amber · Dominican Inclusion
Prehistory Pendant
Sterling silver · 38mm · €3,200
Baltic White Amber
Glacier Ring
18k white gold · €6,800
Baltic Blue Amber · Rare
Baltic Night Suite
22k gold · Necklace & earrings · €18,500
Full Collection
The Atelier

Three Generations
One Craft

BALTURA was founded in Gdańsk in 1961 by Henryk Kasprzak, who had learned amber cutting from his father — a craftsman trained in the old guild tradition of the Prussian amber trade. The Gdańsk atelier occupies the same building on ul. Mariacka, the street that has been the centre of amber craft since the medieval period.

Today, Henryk's granddaughter Natalia Kasprzak leads the atelier. Her approach to amber combines the inherited knowledge of stone selection and cutting with contemporary jewelry design sensibilities. The result is a collection that is simultaneously ancient and entirely current.

Meet the Family
The Amber

From Sea Floor
to Setting

01

Sourcing

BALTURA works with licensed Baltic amber divers from the Sambia Peninsula. Raw amber is collected from the sea floor by hand — a practice unchanged for centuries. Our sourcing network produces approximately 2kg of fine-grade amber per week.

02

Grading

Each raw piece is assessed under UV light, polarised light, and daylight. The internal structure, colour depth, transparency, and any inclusions are catalogued. Pieces with prehistoric insect or plant inclusions are held separately — these are the most scientifically and aesthetically significant.

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Cutting

Amber is cut on a lathe or by hand with wire saws. The cutter works to the stone's internal structure — revealing colour gradations not visible from the outside. The goal is never maximum yield but maximum revelation. Much raw material is lost in pursuit of the right shape.

04

Setting

Gold and silver settings are made by BALTURA's in-house smiths. Every setting is designed around the specific stone — never the reverse. The metal serves the amber. The amber holds forty-four million years of history. The metal is merely its frame.

Heritage

The Kasprzak
Legacy

1923
Władysław Kasprzak learns amber cutting in the traditional guild workshop on ul. Mariacka, Gdańsk. The guild has operated on that street since the 14th century.
1961
Henryk Kasprzak opens BALTURA as a formal atelier. The name comes from the Old Prussian word for amber — "glaes," meaning "yellow stone." The brand name is a Kasprzak family invention.
1992
Marek Kasprzak takes over and introduces contemporary settings to the amber collection for the first time. International collectors from Japan and the US begin visiting the Gdańsk atelier.
2014
Natalia Kasprzak completes her goldsmithing training in Florence and returns to Gdańsk. She introduces the Baltic Night collection — pieces made from the rare blue amber that fluoresces under UV light.
2020
BALTURA begins the Inclusion Archive — a documented catalogue of every amber piece containing prehistoric inclusions. The archive now lists 847 pieces and serves as an academic reference for paleoentomologists.
2025
BALTURA wins the European Craft Excellence Award. Natalia declines all invitations to expand production. The atelier, she says, is exactly the right size — one street, one family, the same sea.
Press

As Seen
In

"In a jewelry world obsessed with diamonds, BALTURA's amber pieces hold something genuinely irreplaceable — geological time, fossilised and worn."

Wallpaper*, 2024

"The Kasprzak family have maintained craft continuity across a century of European upheaval. BALTURA is a monument to persistence dressed as jewellery."

Financial Times — How to Spend It, 2024

"Natalia Kasprzak's Baltic Night collection is the most compelling argument for amber as a luxury material since Fabergé."

Vogue Paris, 2023
Commission

Commission
BALTURA

Each commission begins with Natalia Kasprzak selecting the amber stone personally. Once the stone is chosen, the setting is designed around it. Lead time is 8 to 14 months.