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The House & The Designer

An architect's eye,
set in gold

ARQA is a contemporary Emirati fine-jewellery house, founded in 2019 on a simple conviction: that jewellery can be designed with the precision and intent of architecture.

Designer Aisha Rashid sketching the Octagon pendant at her workbench, with calipers and her AR notebook
Aisha Rashid · Founder & Designer

From sketch to setting

Aisha Rashid is an IGI- and GIA-certified Diamond Graduate who founded ARQA after her gemmological training — pairing technical command of stones and metals with a designer's instinct for form.

Every ARQA piece begins by hand, on paper. Proportions are drawn, measured and refined — the octagon, the fan, the endless circle — before a single gram of gold is set. It is a discipline borrowed from architecture and contemporary art, and it is what gives the collections their balance and quiet confidence.

2019
House established
IGI · GIA
Diamond Graduate
d3
Dubai Design District

Inspired by modern architectural forms and contemporary art.

— The ARQA design ethos

What guides the work

Three principles

01
Architecture
Geometry first. Each line — Octagon, Aurora, Endless — is resolved as a structure before it becomes an ornament.
02
Material
Gold and certified diamonds, with mother of pearl, onyx, emerald-green stone and red coral — chosen for light and longevity.
03
Craft
Precision, balance and bespoke craftsmanship — pieces made to be worn, kept, and passed on.
Meet ARQA

Experience the collections

The best way to understand the work is to hold it. Book a private viewing at our Dubai Design District showroom.