Beyond Standard Categories
Because the most precious memories rarely fit into checkboxes.
Unusual Keepsakes
Maybe it is an old cassette tape that played on every road trip of your childhood. A heavy brass padlock from a door that was locked for the last time. A dried rose given to you by someone you loved deeply, whose chapter has closed but whose grace remains. A worn guitar pick, a sea glass pebble, or a child's hospital crib tag.
We do not have a rigid factory catalog. We are three engineers with hands, resin, hardwood, and patience. Tell us your story, and we will collaborate on the design together.
Unusual Items We've Held
To show you that no item is too small, unconventional, or bittersweet to preserve.
An ancestral bungalow was torn down after 60 years of family gatherings. The daughter kept the front door brass key. We cast it in a clear crystal block with a dark walnut base. It now sits in her modern apartment, keeping her childhood within arm's reach.
A faded thermal bus ticket from two college friends who made a spontaneous rainy night ride. The print was disappearing. We stabilized the paper against oxidation and encapsulated it between dual panes of crystal glass.
"We didn't end up together, but that summer made me who I am." A client sent us a single pressed petal from 2018. We suspended it with gentle 24k gold leaf flecks. Because honouring a memory does not mean living in the past — it means honouring the love that existed.
A school principal's favorite fountain pen, broken at the barrel. His grandson wanted to preserve the nib with its dried blue ink intact. We sealed the nib without disturbing the ink deposit on its iridium tip.
The tiny plastic bracelet clipped onto an infant's wrist in the delivery room, accompanied by a handwritten weight card. Protected from thermal oxidation inside a sealed shadowbox with natural linen backing.
A mother handed this stone to her son during an ocean sunrise on their last trip together. The stone was cast in an illuminated crystal sphere, throwing concentric rings of warm light across his study table every evening.
Material Feasibility
How our engineers evaluate different substances before crafting.
Flowers, leaves, wood, seeds: Must undergo 100% moisture evacuation in our silica desiccators before casting to prevent decomposition or bubble formation.
Watches, keys, coins, buckles: Ultrasonically cleaned of active rust and oils, then micro-waxed with Renaissance wax to freeze the surface against future oxidation.
Diaries, handkerchiefs, tickets: De-acidified and mounted non-invasively with reversible starch paste or encapsulated in float glass. Never permanently glued.
We cannot cast wet foodstuffs, pressurized containers, or hazardous chemicals. If unsure, send a picture on Arattai and an artisan will examine it with you.
Tell Us Your Story
Take your time. There are no right or wrong answers here.
Our Sacred Pledge
Some memories are triumphant. Others are quiet, bittersweet, or carry a heavy sense of longing. We do not judge the emotional texture of what you wish to preserve. If it shaped your life, it is worth holding gently.