How I Create a Custom Piece of Jewelry
Every custom / bespoke piece I make starts with a conversation.
You may have a very clear idea, or just a general direction. Customers often bring pictures they have found online, which can be very helpful. I don't knock off another designer's work, but we can take inspiration from what you like and together make the design our own.
I often use simple pencil sketches to clarify ideas and establish the basic direction—modern or classic, delicate or substantial, understated or expressive.
Just as important is how you live. Your profession, lifestyle and how much the piece will be "abused" influence how I design and construct it.
For me, beauty, elegance, comfort and functionality belong together. I don't compromise on any of them.
See It Before I Make It
After our conversation, I create the design using CAD and produce a photorealistic rendering. You can see the proposed piece in remarkable detail before I make it.
Often the response is simply, "That's it."
If not, we refine the design together—proportions, setting, profile or any other detail—until you look at the image and say, "That's exactly what I want."
Only then do I make the piece.
Made In-House
How I make your piece depends entirely on the design. I may fabricate it traditionally at the bench, use CAD, 3D printing and lost-wax casting, or combine both methods—which I do frequently.
Modern technology gives me extraordinary possibilities, but it does not replace the knowledge and judgment of an experienced jeweler. I combine both to achieve the clean, refined quality you would expect when entering a prestigious jewelry store in places like Geneva, Paris or Milan.
It Has to Meet My Standards Too
A great deal of my work happens in the details—proportions, transitions, surfaces, polish, stone setting, comfort and finishing.
Sometimes I discover during the making process that something can be improved. I change it. Sometimes I remake part of the piece. Occasionally, I start over.
I would rather lose money making something twice than let a substandard piece leave my shop.
The customer might never have noticed the difference.
I would.
When a piece leaves my shop, it has to meet my standards. Only then it is ready to become your new heirloom.
Every custom / bespoke piece I make starts with a conversation.
You may have a very clear idea, or just a general direction. Customers often bring pictures they have found online, which can be very helpful. I don't knock off another designer's work, but we can take inspiration from what you like and together make the design our own.
I often use simple pencil sketches to clarify ideas and establish the basic direction—modern or classic, delicate or substantial, understated or expressive.
Just as important is how you live. Your profession, lifestyle and how much the piece will be "abused" influence how I design and construct it.
For me, beauty, elegance, comfort and functionality belong together. I don't compromise on any of them.
See It Before I Make It
After our conversation, I create the design using CAD and produce a photorealistic rendering. You can see the proposed piece in remarkable detail before I make it.
Often the response is simply, "That's it."
If not, we refine the design together—proportions, setting, profile or any other detail—until you look at the image and say, "That's exactly what I want."
Only then do I make the piece.
Made In-House
How I make your piece depends entirely on the design. I may fabricate it traditionally at the bench, use CAD, 3D printing and lost-wax casting, or combine both methods—which I do frequently.
Modern technology gives me extraordinary possibilities, but it does not replace the knowledge and judgment of an experienced jeweler. I combine both to achieve the clean, refined quality you would expect when entering a prestigious jewelry store in places like Geneva, Paris or Milan.
It Has to Meet My Standards Too
A great deal of my work happens in the details—proportions, transitions, surfaces, polish, stone setting, comfort and finishing.
Sometimes I discover during the making process that something can be improved. I change it. Sometimes I remake part of the piece. Occasionally, I start over.
I would rather lose money making something twice than let a substandard piece leave my shop.
The customer might never have noticed the difference.
I would.
When a piece leaves my shop, it has to meet my standards. Only then it is ready to become your new heirloom.