01 / Sculptural Hearing Object
Awaaz — आवाज़, the Hindi word for voice and sound — is a hearing wearable built as fine jewelry. Hand-sculpted in solid sterling silver, cable-twisted in the spirit of David Yurman, engineered with the acoustics of a modern luxury earbud.
awaaz
The Cable Cuff — Ref. A·I
Numbered · One of Fifty
"Deafhood is not a deficit. It is a culture, a language, a way of being in the world — and it deserves to be adorned."
— after Paddy Ladd, Understanding Deaf Culture
II · Manifesto
The medical device, reclaimed as heirloom.
For a century, hearing aids were engineered to be hidden — flesh-toned, apologetic, ashamed. Awaaz takes the opposite oath. We borrow the cable-twist of David Yurman, the sculptural calm of a Huawei FreeBuds shell, and the cultural pride of the Deaf community — and we cast them all in solid silver.
Every Awaaz piece is sculpted in wax, cast in 925 sterling, hand- polished at a bench in Jaipur, and tuned by audiologists in Zurich. A serial number is engraved on the inner band. It is unmistakably yours — and unmistakably visible.
III · The Piece
An ear cuff that listens.
- IHand-cast 925 sterling, cable-twist spine14.2 g
- IIBezel-set brilliant-cut lab diamond marker0.04 ct
- IIIConcealed 4-microphone beamforming array32-bit
- IVSolid-state induction charging36 hr
- VBespoke fit from a 3D ear-canal scanMade to order
IV · Anatomy
Sculpted around the architecture of hearing.
Awaaz is fit to the three chambers of the ear — outer, middle and inner — by an audiologist, then cast bespoke. Each detail of the cuff corresponds to a structure it works alongside.
- IPinna
The outer cartilage. Awaaz's upper cable hooks the helix; the cuff body rests against the antihelix without piercing.
- IIConcha
The bowl of the ear. The cuff's bezel-set diamond marks the tragus — the position your audiologist uses for fit.
- IIIEar Canal
A 25 mm tube into the skull. Awaaz's receiver sits 4 mm into the canal — never deeper, preserving natural resonance.
- IVTympanic Membrane
The eardrum. Sound is delivered as gentle micro-pressure, well below 85 dB SPL safe-exposure thresholds.
- VOssicles
Three of the smallest bones in the body. Awaaz preserves their natural mechanical chain.
- VICochlea
A snail-shell of 15,000 hair cells. Our 32-bit DSP shapes signal to the specific frequencies yours has lost.
- VIIAuditory Nerve
Carries sound to the brain. Awaaz pairs with cochlear implants via T-coil.
V · Community
In conversation with the Deaf and Deafhood community.
Awaaz is built with — not for — the people who will wear it. A portion of every sale supports Deaf-led arts, advocacy, and Sign language preservation worldwide.
“Deafhood is the journey each Deaf person makes to discover their identity.”
“My cochlear implant is my first piece of jewelry. It was always meant to be seen.”
“We don't need to be fixed. We need to be heard, in every sense of the word.”
“Bold, beautiful hearing aids are an affirmation. They should be seen.”
VI · Worn
The first piece of jewelry you put on. The last one you take off.
Awaaz lives somewhere between a David Yurman cable bracelet and the sculptural calm of a modern luxury earbud — equally at home with a black-tie collar, a t-shirt, or an evening at the opera.
VII · Atelier
Reserved by request.
The first edition is limited to fifty numbered pieces. Each begins with a private fitting in Jaipur, New York, Tokyo or Paris — with both an audiologist and a master jeweler present.