bezel study — 18k yellow gold — 6.2mm sapphire seat
Kashmir sapphire, uncut
melee selection, spring
jeweler's carving wax — soft blue
"the stone must feel
inevitable in the hand"
Atelier · Est. 2014
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Bench Jeweller · Bespoke Commissions
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Commission 01
The Quiet Band
A wedding ring that disappears into the skin
The Brief
“I want something so simple it's almost not there. Hammered, not polished. Something that looks like it was always his hand.”
— Priya V., San Francisco
Specifications
Process Notes
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Forged from a single rod of 22k sheet, no solder seam anywhere on the shank.
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Texture achieved with a 4mm planishing hammer over a domed steel mandrel — 340 individual strikes.
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Interior burnished mirror-smooth so it reads against the matte exterior.
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Hallmarked with the couple's initials and the date in a font she hand-lettered herself.
At the Bench
Raising the band — torch and planishing hammer, day 3
Concept Sketch
Finished Piece
750 · 22k · FACET
“I've never seen him look at an object the way he looked at this ring when I opened the box. It was already his.”
Priya V.
Collector, San Francisco
Commission 02
The Pavé Cluster
A galaxy set in 2.3 grams of white gold
The Brief
“I want it to look like someone scattered stars and they just landed right. Asymmetric. Alive. Not a single stone should be the obvious center.”
— Dana R., New York
Specifications
Process Notes
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Each seat cut by hand to within 0.05mm tolerance — no laser, no CNC.
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Stones placed in conversation with each other, no two at the same height.
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Claw tips burnished individually with a beading tool, then polished with a rubber wheel.
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Total diamond coverage: 94% of the top face — the gold is almost invisible.
At the Bench
Bright-cutting the seats — 0.8mm graver, magnified 10×
Concept Sketch
Finished Piece
750 · 18k · FACET
“Every time I move my hand the light finds a different stone. It's never the same ring twice. I've been wearing it six months and I'm still discovering it.”
Dana R.
Art Director, New York
Commission 03
The Suite
A museum commission in three voices
The Brief
“We're doing a trunk show in October. I need three pieces that read as a family — same DNA, different moods. The kind of work that makes a room go quiet.”
— Margaux H., Gallery Director
Specifications
Process Notes
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Necklace: 18 individually forged links, each a slightly different gauge — the irregularity is structural, not accidental.
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Ring: a parti sapphire in a four-claw open bezel, claws deliberately thin so the stone reads as floating.
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Earrings: mismatched by 2mm in drop length — a decision made at the bench, kept after client approval.
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All three pieces share a single oxidised detail at the reverse — invisible when worn, a private signature.
At the Bench
Soldering the necklace bail — third-hand and fine silver solder
Concept Sketch
Finished Piece
750 · 18k · FACET
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Now accepting three commissions for autumn
Bespoke work takes the time it takes. Current lead time is 10–14 weeks from first meeting to finished piece.
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