March 23, 2024
JOLIE, ZEUS & PITBULL

My longtime collectors understand the significance behind these names. However, for newer connoisseurs who may not be as familiar, 'Jolie,' 'Zeus,' and 'Pitbull' are the names of my signature link designs, serving as the foundation for necklaces, bracelets, and earrings. From my classic, more uniform link pieces to the recent interpretations, this variation of the oval link has proven its enduring appeal while staying above trends.

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February 15, 2024
How to Choose the Right Wedding Ring for You
Your wedding ring isn’t just a symbol of love and commitment, it's a piece of jewelry you’ll wear every day. It is essential to choose the one that suits your lifestyle.
Here are some thoughts to help you find a perfect wedding ring for your individual way of life.

Consider your daily activities. Think about your daily routine and activities you engage regularly. If you have an active lifestyle, you’ll want a durable ring that can withstand wear and tear. Opt for a metal like platinum, known for its strength and resilience. Keep in mind that metal like platinum might be more costly upfront,  however it often requires less maintenance and can last a lifetime.

Your profession can influence your choice of wedding ring. If you work with your hands or in a physical demanding job, consider a ring with rounded edges or a low profile to minimize the risk of catching or scratching.

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October 1, 2023
Glamour Vibes: the Dream Earrings

Our Dream Earrings are now available in three spectacular versions. Embellished with baguette-cut precious stones of your choice: elegant white diamonds, enchanting blue sapphires, or exquisite forest-hued emeralds. 

An excellent choice for both special occasions and memorable holiday gifts. 

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May 16, 2022
THE JEWELER'S HAND
There are times I would step out of my space to tend the shrubs and perennials in my studio garden to reflect and find inspiration. Transitory moments like these have led me to enjoy a parallel between the role of a jeweler and that of a gardener—the ceaselessly moving hands. As a gardener digs and cultivates the soil, nurtures the vegetation, and harvests the seeds and fruits, a jeweler creates models, melts metal, forges, inlays gemstones, assembles, solders, and polishes finished works. Though, unlike the gardener who races with time to produce an optimal yield, I, the jeweler, have the allowance of time to contemplate and realize every single creation one by one.
This modality of producing annually a small, highly individualized, and focused body of designs was already there in my vision at the very moment when I undertook the role of a metalsmith. As I chose to depend on a minimum of machinery and chemicals, I also chose to optimize the use of my hands, retaining and re-developing the conventional or historical methods of jewelry-making within my own practice. It is a kind of muscle memory or perhaps choreography that consists of numerous tools, which, over time, like the hoe and sickle to a gardener, become the very extension of me.
Jewelry, as a personal object, is exclusive. This very idea characterizes my practice and philosophy of producing deliberately and manually so that each motif and design, new or renewed, carry meanings after each pounding, stamping, forging, and welding. Equally important is the intention behind each commission of bespoke jewelry by my clients; whether it celebrates the success of a career, matrimony, the birth of a child, or the death of a beloved one, the work becomes the index of a particular moment of one’s life. It’s humbling and meaningful to be able to encounter and intimately engage with different individuals, to infuse their narratives and personalities while creating a unique work that speaks only to them and them alone. These encounters also become the ultimate source of inspiration and support for my work and craft.
The archive of my work exists largely in the form of finished pieces and models, though there are significant physical editions that I intentionally hide in various boxes, so that, when the time calls for a revisitation, I can rediscover and reconnect with them. The archive, the vault of my previous works, leaves traces of my thoughts for me to return to, develop, and find a continuum into the present time of my repertoire, just like the seeds in the deep woodland that would only germinate and prosper under the right conditions. The world today spins faster than ever, and changes occur unpredictably and at times chaotically, and I find it centering and anchoring to have this archive to return to, savor the past, and remind myself to be in the present and continue to grow as a thoughtful and conscious artisan. If new commissions set the direction of my jewelry practice, then the earlier works set the foundation, both of which continue to feed, rejuvenate, and sustain my practice and vision.

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April 27, 2017
Spring Rings

 

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April 27, 2017
Spring is like a perhaps hand - e.e. cummings

 

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April 22, 2017
JBS at Browns, LONDON

 

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March 23, 2017
Mother's Day is Just Around the Corner.... Here are some of our recommendations:

Take advantage of our Clearance Sale and get your Mother's Day Shopping done early.

(Or you can just treat yourself)

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February 21, 2017
VENA AMORIS

Although the earliest finger rings are from Ancient Egypt, the history of engagement rings dates back to Ancient Rome. In many countries, engagement rings are worn on the fourth finger of the left hand. This custom also is believed to have originated in Ancient Rome. It was believed that this finger contained the vena amoris, the “love vein” that leads to the heart. (The latin term vena amoris was popularized hundreds of years later by the ecclesiastical lawyer Henry Swinburne in A treatise of Spousals, or Matrimonial Contracts in 1686, in which he references Roman thinkers Apion and Aulus Gallius.) Ancient Roman brides-to-be would receive two engagement rings, one in gold and one in iron. The gold ring was to wear in public, and the iron ring was for around the house.

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