Our jewelry inspired by Warsaw architecture begins with a single detail, and in the Modernism collection most of those details have an address. None of the twenty rings is a miniature of a building: we take one angle, one curve or one rhythm from the architecture and carry it over to the scale of a finger. We worked on the collection for a year in our workshop in Warsaw: one designer created it, and three goldsmiths worked the gold.
We presented the collection on October 27 at Pniewski Villa, the house with a studio that the architect Bohdan Pniewski rebuilt for himself in 1934-1935. Every pair of rings stood there beside a card with an archival photograph of a building. We follow the same path here: building by building, we show which detail made its way into gold. The afternoon at the villa itself is described in our article on the collection premiere.
What did rings N°3 and N°4 take from the Służewiec Horse Racing Track?
From the Służewiec Horse Racing Track, the Modernism N°3 and Modernism N°4 rings took rhythm and a discipline of proportion, not the literal shape of the grandstands. The track is modernism on a grand scale, laid out in long horizontal lines and repeated divisions. In the ring we brought that order down to the width of a finger and kept its clarity. In N°4 the rhythm runs around the band in small, even divisions that catch the light one after another. The N°3 ring, at about 2.3 g, rests on geometric edges along which light passes from plane to plane.
How did the folded roof of the former Okęcie terminal become ring N°6?
The outline of the Modernism N°6 ring is not a circle but a broken line, because it follows the profile of the roof of the former Okęcie airport terminal. In the archival photograph the roof forms a row of sharp, glazed gables, and that is exactly the drawing we carried over into gold. Every fold creates a separate plane that reflects light at a different angle. At about 0.92 g, N°6 is one of the lightest designs in the collection.
Why did the spiral staircase by the Gdański Bridge give rise to three rings?
The spiral staircase by the Gdański Bridge gave rise to three rings, Modernism N°7, N°8 and N°9, because its line keeps changing direction, and each ring captures that movement at a different moment. The bridge opened in 1959, and in the archival photograph that stood beside the rings at the villa, the stairs wind through the air like a ribbon.
In gold, the movement of the stairs became a twist: the surface of each ring turns around the finger, and the edges flow into one another without sharp boundaries, unlike the angular N°6. Modernism N°7 weighs about 2.15 g, Modernism N°9 about 1.4 g. In the photograph below they stand side by side in yellow, rose and white gold.
What did the staggered balconies of the Torwar estate change in ring N°10?
The staggered balconies of the Torwar estate brought a controlled asymmetry into the Modernism N°10 ring: angular steps appear along its band, as if the gold kept stepping forward out of line. The Torwar balconies project from the façade shifted against each other floor by floor, so from a distance the façade turns into a checkerboard of light and shadow. The proportions of N°10 are deliberately disrupted, yet never accidental: there is tension between the successive planes of gold, while the whole keeps its balance.
How did the rhythm of the Za Żelazną Bramą estate set the stones in ring N°13?
In the Modernism N°13 ring, the rhythm of the Za Żelazną Bramą estate sets the order of the stones: twelve princess cut diamonds alternate with twelve round blue sapphires. The large blocks of the estate have a repeating grid of windows and balconies, and in the ring each of the twenty-four stones has a fixed place in just the same way. The princess cut is a square diamond cut with sharp corners, so next to the round sapphires it creates a contrast of square and circle. The diamonds have VVS1 clarity, and the sapphires are AAA grade, the highest on the A, AA, AAA scale used to assess the color and clarity of colored stones.
What did the metal balustrade on Narbutta Street give ring N°2?
The metal balustrade on Narbutta Street gave the Modernism N°2 ring its most important feature: a single, continuous line that needs no ornament. In the archival photograph the handrail runs along the stairs in one stroke, while the slender bars beneath it bend into soft waves. From that image we kept only the essence: a slender gold shank, the part of a ring that encircles the finger, in which proportion defines the character.
Which rings interpret modernism without a single address?
The Modernism N°5, N°18, N°19 and N°20 rings draw on Warsaw modernism as a whole rather than on a single building: on the rhythm of façades, their divisions and their economy of form. Modernism N°5 is a geometric band built from proportion alone. In N°18, fifteen round brilliants, diamonds cut with 57 facets, are separated by lines of gold, just as repeating elements bring order to a façade. Modernism N°19 has thirty-five round brilliants in a pavé setting, set so close together that they form a single line of light. The wide N°20 band brings together ten princess cut diamonds, each separated by a perpendicular line of gold.
Where can you see the rings inspired by Warsaw architecture?
The rings are already available on the Modernism collection page, and from November 28, 2026 they will be on sale in both of our boutiques: at Mokotowska 71 in Warsaw and at Szczepańska 9 in Kraków. We create each one by hand in our workshop in Warsaw, in solid 585 (14K) or 750 (18K) gold, in sizes 4 to 18. The 585 gold is harder and stands up well to everyday wear, while 750 holds more gold and has a warmer tone.
Modernism is the second chapter of our series on the architecture of Polish cities, after the Kraków Collection, which we write about in our article on the Barbican and the architecture of Kraków. All BELLER jewelry lines are set side by side in our article on BELLER collections. If you would like to try on a Modernism ring from November 28, book an appointment in Warsaw or Kraków.
Frequently asked questions about rings inspired by Warsaw architecture
Which Warsaw buildings inspired the Modernism collection?
They include the Służewiec Horse Racing Track (N°3 and N°4), the roof of the former Okęcie airport terminal (N°6), the spiral staircase by the Gdański Bridge (N°7, N°8 and N°9), the balconies of the Torwar estate (N°10), the Za Żelazną Bramą estate (N°13) and the metal balustrade on Narbutta Street (N°2).
Which Modernism rings are set with stones?
Rings N°11 and N°13 through N°20 are set with stones. These are natural diamonds, including round brilliants, in D-E color and VVS1 clarity, and N°13 also carries blue sapphires of AAA grade.
How much do the Modernism rings cost?
Prices start at 1,850 PLN for Modernism N°6 in 585 gold and reach 14,450 PLN for Modernism N°20 in 750 gold. Sizes from 4 to 18 are all the same price.
Where can I try on the Modernism rings?
From November 28, 2026, in the BELLER boutiques at Mokotowska 71 in Warsaw and Szczepańska 9 in Kraków, Monday to Saturday, 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. The collection is already available online.