Monthly Archives: October 2010

Gem-cutting design workshop – Lapis Lazuli

Posted on October 29, 2010 by Melanie

Gem-cutting at the Institute here at Turquoise Mountain is carried out using both  modern and traditional equipment.  It’s difficult to know where to start with the gem-cutting students because they truly blow me away whenever I visit them. I haven’t gotten to … Continue reading →

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Design workshop – Looking to the Turkmen style

Posted on October 23, 2010 by Melanie

 I have had a great time carrying out some design workshops and technical exercises with the students. I’ll be posting some of the highlights of these over the next few days. The students had asked me to design something … Continue reading →

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Technical Difficulties

Posted on October 13, 2010 by Melanie

Sorry for my delay in having new posts up about my time here. On top of a very hectic schedule I have unfortunately been experiencing some technical difficulties. Namely that my computer, after a few intense days and evenings of … Continue reading →

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Murad Khane

Posted on October 7, 2010 by Melanie

Before I even arrived in Afghanistan I had read about Turquoise Mountain’s regeneration project in Murad Khane, which is in the heart of Kabul’s old city, a historic quarter of Kabul on the banks of the Kabul River. It is … Continue reading →

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