inspiration, craft & collecting:
march Mood Board
Color
Drawing from watery palette of greyish blue, pale aqua, and burnished gold, the color story for March is natural and subtle, with unexpected surprises like Kasumi, our strand of akoya pears with a hues so illusive and foxy, it transcends typical descriptions. Diamonds with natural warm, unique colors always inspire our designs.
Form
Bold gold and refined bezels continue to be a mainstay of our look. Clean lines, sculptural elements, and balanced proportions reflect modern minimalism while maintaining unique but timeless elegance. After a little hiatus, we're bringing back our Delphine ring, with some subtle revisions to further accentuate the graceful curves for which the design is most known.
Materials
Premium recycled 18k gold, and ethically-sourced natural diamonds and gemstones are the foundation for meaningful, lasting jewelry. Our pieces are cast solid forms - painstakingly hand set and hand finished to create that comforting feel of a treasured object. These are works that will hold presence for generations to come.
Thoughtful & Personal
Our process begins with a deep respect for the individuals who wear and collect our jewelry, and is the natural extension of 20 plus years of patience, skill, and dedication. Our workshop is ever driven by fad, demand, or algorithm.
4 Carat Laina Ring
Curio Drops 266
Delphine Ring
What we're reading:
Chasing Beauty, The Life of Isabella Stewart Gardener.
Honestly it's been hitting in a way that feels less like casual inspiration and more like actual recognition. I mean we LOVE the assembling and admiration of beautiful, unusual things. Gardner's approach to collecting wasn't decorative or impulsive, it was rigorous, instinctive and extremely personal. She gathered objects not to posses them, but to live alongside them and to be shaped by them over time. And this distinction matters... it re-frames collecting, whether it be books, art, furniture, cars, or jewelry as long form relationship rather than a fleeting attraction or obsession.
There is temptation to reduce beauty to something immediate - something haha shiny to be beguiled by, acquired and then moved along from. Gardener's life however, underscores that a true collector is not captivated by, but surrendered to beauty. Collecting is not accumulation, it is devotion.
Of course we read this biography through the lens of both collector of awesome, meaningful things and as MAKER of awesome, meaningful things. Our natural pull to collect personally - an unusual fossil, a rookie card, a dramatic midcentury coffee table or five- is the same instinct that guides our craft in the studio - a mesmerizing gemstone, an ingot of gold, a time worn hand tool... all of these collected and loved by us to create an object for you that inspires and celebrates.
Our devotion as collector and maker is one and the same.