I often get asked to set customers stones into jewellery so they are wearable, something I really enjoy is getting the balance right, it is all part of a bespoke design process. Here a second piece of possibly Nephrite Jade added to the collection Ive made for this customer. An elegant long piece perfect for a ring to match the pendant just back so I can send both off for Hallmarking together which keeps the cost down. Here is a lovely simple disk pendant on a work hardened w

A beautiful design project has just left my studio workshop. The brief was to use inherited rings to make a very special piece. The customer had a clear design objective, not always the case and either way I never mind which, but this was brought to me to make to their specifications. I got the AI images to work from the customer which I adjusted to match the diamond sizes. Designing is about knowing and being able to keep the piece sturdy enough but still hollow and also the

I hand forged this substantial ring to sit proudly next to the engagement ring allowing space for a large stone to sit not over shadowing the bands sentinental inherited stones but it was decided to add the biggest and deepest Old Cut Diamond to the middle and fortunately from the Girdle to the Crown or setting edge to the top table was really deep not the Girdle to the Culet so we had plenty of room to set the final stone. The customer will have a third band to keep the enga

A very dear old mate of mine wanted a bangle showing his hobbies, life and interests. He gave me a list of things it should include and being a bit of a tall glass of water he wanted something fairly sturdy. Sadly he couldn’t go ahead after all, life has other ideas for us sometimes so I put it to one side. I was moved about a bit as a kid. Quite a few different schools and back in that day I spent a great deal of my time chatting on the phone. I doodled absentmindedly whilst