Union Break Smoker Ring (Nisha)

Union Break Cigarette Ring – Brass
A statement piece forged from memory, ritual, and resistance. The Union Break Ring, crafted in solid brass or copper, nods to the smoke-filled union breaks taken by workers in Chicago’s industrial corridors — a moment of pause, solidarity, and breath.

This ring is both functional and symbolic — a cigarette holder that honors the laboring hands that built and fed the city. Raw yet elegant, it’s a wearable reminder of rest as resistance and of the communities that rise together.