Journal

I first met Engela and Cameron when they approached us to craft Engela’s engagement ring; a customised take on our Dawn Ring set with three well-loved gems, a diamond and two emeralds from Cameron’s grandmother’s ring. Just less than a year later we gathered around our consultation table again to chat about their wedding rings! A Lord of the Rings band for Cameron and two...

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Few pieces are as special to make as those for whom you adore. We had the great honour of making my brother and his wife’s wedding rings. Never has crafting a piece been more joyful or more pressure ridden (you see, he and I share a love of impeccable craftmanship and he’s got a well trained eye!).  They chose to keep things relatively simple with...

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Sometimes dream projects come along. When these are also brought to us by the loveliest of customers, well, then the whole process is something quite magical. Jani’s first email landed in my inbox with a pretty clear idea of what she and her fiancé Peter wanted for her engagement ring, a beautiful 5 stone U-cut setting. After chatting through all the details, they decided on...

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Catharina reached out just after the new year with my favourite sort of email. It said that she and her boyfriend Erns really aren’t into jewellery but that our pieces had caught her eye. I count that as the ultimate compliment. If our designs resonate with non jewellery lovers as well, then we must be doing something right? It was an absolute treat to make...

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