Jewelry School in Cairo

Learn to make and design jewelry at a working goldsmith's studio in Fustat, Cairo. Small groups, real tools, and a finished piece you made with your own hands.

Where to Start

  • One Day Ring Workshop

    Never used jewelry tools? Start here. Shape and polish your own open ring in a single session. Beginners, one day.

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  • Collection of copper jewelry pieces on a wooden surface with tools.

    Introduction to Jewelry Making

    Saw, file, texture and polish metal at a real bench. You leave with a finished pendant. Beginners, four evenings.

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  • A silver ring featuring a round bezel-set dark iridescent stone, photographed on a clean white background.

    Intro to Stone Setting

    Build a bezel and set a stone by hand. You leave with your own stone set pendant. Beginners, four evenings.

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  • Four sculptural rings arranged diagonally on a warm off-white background, including three in glossy cobalt blue with carved text details and one in polished gold.

    Intro to Jewelry with Wax

    Carve a ring to your size and a second design of your own, ready for casting. Beginners, four evenings.

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  • Person drawing intricate jewelry on paper with a pen, surrounded by stationery items.

    Intro to Jewelry Design

    Mood boards, sketching and learning to render a complete jewelry set. Beginners, four evenings.

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How We Teach

  • Technique First, Then Design

    We teach in the Japanese tradition of Shuhari: first master the technique exactly as it is taught, then make it your own.

  • At the Goldsmith's Bench

    Every class takes place at a jeweler's bench in our Fustat studio, with eight benches per session.

  • Every Piece Is Worn

    Each exercise is a real piece of jewelry, made to be kept and worn.

  • A Goldsmith Family Since 1942

    Three generations of making jewelry in Cairo, now passed on to our students.

Founder and Instructor

Robeir Barsoum

A third generation goldsmith, Robeir trained under European, American and Palestinian teachers and previously taught at Design Studio by Azza Fahmy. He founded Beit Barsoum to teach jewelry the way it is made in a working studio.

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Visit the Studio

113 Qaryet El Fakhar, Fustat, Old Cairo

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