Skip to content

The Amber Journal

Königsberg Imperial large natural Baltic amber chess set detail — royal amber gifts at European courts, handcrafted in Brooklyn USA by KIZIMA

Amber at the Courts of Europe: The Diplomacy of Gifts

Chapter 10: how amber caskets, altars, and chess boards became the language of royal diplomacy — treaties you could hold, and play on.

Learn more
Angel natural Baltic amber wall art panel — the lost Amber Room, eighth wonder of the world, handcrafted in Brooklyn USA by KIZIMA

The Amber Room: The Lost Eighth Wonder of the World

Chapter 9: a room of six tons of amber, gifted by a Prussian king to Peter the Great, lost in Königsberg in 1945 — and reborn by craftsmen in 2003.

Learn more
Lucky ship natural Baltic amber figurine — the ancient Amber Road trade route, handcrafted in Brooklyn USA by KIZIMA

The Amber Road: Trade Routes of Antiquity

Chapter 6: from Mycenaean graves to Nero's arena — the Amber Road, the ancient route that carried frozen sunlight from the Baltic to the Mediterranean.

Learn more
Genuine Baltic amber chess set KÖNIGSBERG Imperial handcrafted in Brooklyn USA by KIZIMA — frozen sunlight amber craftsmanship

What Is Baltic Amber? Frozen Sunlight, Königsberg Heritage, and Handcraft in Brooklyn

Discover the story of genuine Baltic amber — 40-million-year-old "frozen sunlight" from the Baltic Sea. Learn how to spot authentic amber and how KIZIMA® handcrafts it in Brooklyn, USA.

Learn more