The Bespoke Experience

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Sarah elegantly and beautifully describes the process we went through to design a ring in memory of her father to show the value behind custom made pieces. This value comes not only in the form of intrinsic value, but most importantly in experience, memories, and often a cathartic process that can feel like therapy.

Hinged Rings

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If your knuckle is larger than the bottom of your finger, it can be challenging to wear rings. Read on to find out how I solved this problem for Sylvia.

Sarah’s Remodelling Journey

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It is not uncommon for people to have mixed feelings about melting down and recycling metal, or un-setting and re-using gemstones from precious items they have inherited. But after a wonderful, uplifting hand over with Sarah, I am spurred on to share her journey with me and her reasoning behind reimagining her mother’s jewellery.

Ballerina Halo Engagement Ring Remodel

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T got in touch for her third bespoke project with me to remodel her engagement ring. Her brief was to make it more ‘wow’ and to utilise the wasted princess cut diamonds from her unworn eternity ring. Combining the square princess cut diamonds into a more eye catching design was a bit of a challenge – I immediately thought of … Read More

Scottish Highland Skyline Wedding Ring

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Anna approached me to design her and her partner Nathan’s wedding rings. She has a stunning 14ct rose gold and diamond engagement ring that Nathan bought in his home country of America. She wanted a ring that would sit neatly and delicately against it, with no focus taken from her spectacular engagement ring. We designed a slim, tapering wishbone that … Read More

Recycling Jewellery: Reimagining Unworn Gemstones & Precious Metals

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I have seen a real increase in customers enquiring about reusing metal and gemstones from existing jewellery. Very often, it is broken and unworn items or, even more commonly, inherited pieces that are not to the client’s taste but hold immense sentimental value.  Increasingly, people are considering upcycling these pieces into something new rather than having them go to waste … Read More

Seriously Special Wedding Rings

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Alix and Tom approached me to design them a pair of unique wedding rings using metal and diamonds from inherited jewellery. Tom wanted a simple gold band for his wedding ring, but he didn’t want to simply buy a high street ring – he wanted it to be made from gold he had inherited from his late mother. We looked … Read More