Here's a redesign project from a client's old ring. I failed to record the old setting, but it was more in the baroque style. Not really anything unattractive, but tastes will change over time and so I was tasked to come up with this more modern inspired piece. Again, with Deco influences. With layers and steps of pave set diamonds flanking the sides of the stunning natural pink tourmaline center stone. Such an intense color with shades of fuchsia.
Glad to be part of this month's Town & Country Philippines issue.
With my lemon quartz and sapphire pave ring worn on the cover by the beautiful Mitzi Borromeo.
A few other pieces of mine can also be seen in the cover story layouts as this pair of faceted Mexican fire opal and lemon quartz drop earrings.
Grab your copies now. What a great way to start off the summer!
Many thanks to Carole Cuasay Tagle and Town & Country Philippines.
Here is a past project making use of multi-colored diamonds strewn across a ring's curved lines. The shanks overlap and goes over a few fingers. Asymmetrical and dynamic even if it's just a static piece. And all these just reworked from older, unworn pieces.
Amethyst is the birthstone for February (and mine), but honestly was never one of my favorite gemstones till late. Said to prevent one from getting drunk, which I highly doubt. But bringing calmness, protection and positive energy I'm starting to believe more each day as I have a geode on my bedside table. Inset is an amethyst pendant with links of diamonds and rubies set in rose gold. A purple heart for you romantics. Happy V Day!
This ring was commissioned by someone younger than me but definitely wiser than her years. She’s a person devoted to her call and shares her gifts and passions with many less fortunate. As an educator of sorts, she was advised by one of her mentors to wear a yellow sapphire ring on her right forefinger so as to heighten intellect, merit and wisdom.
And so we set her pale yellow sapphire ring in a gold setting. With provision of the stone touching her skin underneath when worn, similar to a previous piece we made. I put in some gold bead details and contrasts of textures to make things interesting; but letting the focus of the piece still be on the stone itself. Sometimes, or most times, the simplest designs are best.
I love emerald cut diamonds. Round brilliant ones are always nice but step cut diamonds and their parallel facets allow for more broader, softer reflection of light. As opposed to the sharp sparkle brilliant cut diamonds provide. But it's just preference; nothing really right or wrong about being partial to a style of cutting over another.
Bigger examples of emerald cuts (as well as Asscher and baguette cuts) have this tantalizing appearance of ice cubes. But a slight difficulty happens when these are set in engagement rings. They look great as is; but gets tricky when pairing with wedding bands as the elongated sides protrude. Making the most common option of providing clearance underneath the stone setting so the wedding band goes under. Which also ends up partially hiding a portion of the band beneath the center stone. Which, again, is ok with some and not ok with others.
So a client comes up with a project to make curved eternity bands to go on opposite sides of her emerald cut engagement ring. When worn together, looked really nice like a cocktail ring of sorts. And when she opts to not wear her engagement ring, the wedding bands stack up together quite nicely on her finger. A simple idea with elegant results.
One of our pieces from the New Romantics collection makes it to the Town and Country Philippines' Christmas Gift Guide!
It's really one of the most striking earrings in the collection; a personal favorite. To see a larger picture and description of the piece please click here. Really honored to be included in this list along with all these huge design houses; we are but a small, local independent trying to make our mark...with good design. To see more new pieces visit us now!
Glad to be part of this volume of Asian Dragon Weddings! Many thanks to the wonderful people at Asian Dragon for letting us be part of a few spreads.
As the one here. With the lovely bride wearing a few of our pieces. But of most note are the white gold flower earrings with diamond pave.
Just one of the many interesting pieces in store right now.
A little of both actually. A vintage inspired modern piece. These dangling earrings consists of pave of cognac diamonds surrounded by seed pearls and accented with gold granulation. Soft and edgy at the same time. Part of the New Romantics collection launching this Saturday.
My fine white opal earrings come out in the pages of this month's Town and Country Philippines. Opal is the birthstone of the month of October. And just so happens that these opal, multi-colored sapphire and diamond earrings are part of my new collection coming out this October 26 called New Romantics. A Victorian inspired take on jewelry. Fine and feminine. Watch out for more on this. In the meantime, below is a close up of the inset piece above.
