Start looking for inspiration for your engagement ring and it’s a minefield of jewellery jargon. Halo or cluster? Toi et Moi or Trilogy? It’s all very confusing! Begin your search here to identify the core design styles and features you like, and you’ll be armed with the terminology you need to search for, or commission a designer to create the … Read More
The Bespoke Experience
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
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.
Memorial Jewellery
A look at some of the memorial jewellery projects I have designed over the years to show you what can be done and how the process works. I will also cover some other options you may wish to consider if incorporating ashes into your jewellery doesn’t feel right to you.
Sarah’s Remodelling Journey
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.
The Finishing Touch: Engraving
will always ask my couples if they have considered having any details inside their rings. Having the wedding date hand engraved inside is a traditional hidden detail that couples have been having for years, but there is scope to be really creative and romantic!
Peach Morganite and Diamond Ring
Rebecca’s peachy pink morganite and diamond ring that her parents designed for her 30th birthday.
Symbolic Wedding Ring Design
Diana and Al found me online when researching rhodium-free wedding rings. They travelled up from London to meet me at my studio for a design consultation to design their deeply symbolic wedding rings.
Engagement Ring Remodel
Instead of an eternity ring, Larissa decided she wanted to resolve an issue with her engagement ring to make it sit nicely with her beautiful half eternity style wedding band.
The Gap Stack
To fit or not to fit is the question on many brides’ minds when planning their wedding ring. So many engagement rings are not wedding ring friendly and require a fitted wedding band, and yet the high street does not stock many options, if any at all. To be wedding ring friendly, an engagement ring has to be able to … Read More