Frida Kahlo 2026: A New Chapter in a World of Colour
Today we open a new chapter in our Frida Kahlo Collection.
Some collections are finished when the last bead has been created. Others continue to evolve. The collection of Frida Kahlo is one of those.
The collection has always gone beyond the simple reproduction of well-known symbols because it is inspired by an artist whose work still talks about identity, resilience, nature and self-expression; it is about capturing something of the spirit behind them.
We are now introducing two new designs which develop that idea in a new way.
Where flowers become paint
The first of the new designs is Frida's Palette.
At first, it looks like an artist's palette. On closer examination, an unexpected thing occurs. The palette is not filled with paint but with flowers.
This is a small tribute to the way Frida incorporated flowers, nature, and colour into her artistic world, and if you turn the bead over you will see the design carry on with a floral ring enclosing the bracelet.
It's a point concerning creativity—yet it's also about seeing things in a different way.
A palette is not something that must contain paint.
It is possible for it to contain a garden.
A flower that will not fade
The second new item is the Frida Flower, a vibrant lampwork glass bead made by our master lampworker.
The bead forms a small garden in glass by combining bright flowers with a deep blue background.
Each one is individually made. Once the lampwork is complete, we carefully finish it in Bali with our signature sterling silver core.
It is rather appropriate that a flower should become glass.
Flowers fade.
This one can travel with you.
I paint flowers so they will not die.
Frida's words have always resonated with us. It doesn't matter if the moment is captured on canvas or in glass there's a certain beauty in attempting to preserve it.
A flower blooms.
Light changes.
A season passes.
We cannot stop those things.
But we can create something that reminds us of them.
One of the reasons why flowers appear so strongly in the new chapter of the Frida collection is that.
The Frida Collector's Set
In order to mark the 2026 update, we are offering a special Frida Collector's Set.
Inside the collector's box are:
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Frida — the portrait
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Frida Heart
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Frida Skull
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Frida Palette
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Frida Flowers (2x)
The package contains two Frida Flower glass beads, the second of which is given as part of the Collector's Loyalty Reward.
It is not merely a set of beads but rather a full little journey through the collection.
And, of course, the beads can still be enjoyed individually and combined with other Black Raven Beads to create your own bracelet story.
Made by hand, inspired by an artist
All the sterling silver items in the collection start life as hand-carved wax models, then are cast in Bali by means of the traditional lost-wax method.
The Frida Flower is individually handcrafted by our master lampworker and finished in Bali with our signature sterling silver core.
Different hands.
One shared appreciation for making something beautiful.
The collection continues
The Casa Azul glass bead was one of the items introduced in the original Frida collection; it has now been withdrawn with only a very small number left, thereby making way for this new phase. The present account of the collection treats Casa Azul as belonging to the original Frida collection.
The 2026 update doesn't replace the spirit of that collection.
It adds to it. More colour. More flowers. More ways to tell your own story.
And perhaps that is the most lasting lesson we can take from Frida Kahlo.
It is not necessary to wait until the circumstances are perfect in order to produce something beautiful.
We create with what we have.
We carry our experiences with us.
And sometimes, despite everything, we bloom.
May this collection inspire you to find beauty everywhere.
Available starting today from our retailers and us.
