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There’s a wonderful sort of tension in our workshop, a friendly tug-of-war between the ancient and the modern. We are, at our core, traditionalists. We love the feel of a well-worn hammer in our hands, the smell of hot metal, the satisfaction of a perfectly soldered join. These are skills passed down through generations. But we’re not Luddites living in the past. We’re also complete geeks for technology. We believe that the sweet spot, the place where real magic happens, is where timeless craftsmanship meets cutting-edge innovation. It’s about using the best tool for the job, whether that tool was invented 200 years ago or just last year. This blend allows us to create pieces that are not only full of soul and character from being handmade, but also possess a level of precision and intricacy that would have been impossible just a few years ago. It’s a dance between the hand and the hard drive, and we think it’s a beautiful one.
Every single piece of jewellery starts its life as an idea. A spark. In the old days, that meant countless sketches on paper, rubbing out, redrawing, and trying to translate a 2D drawing into a 3D object in your mind. We still sketch, of course. There’s something irreplaceable about the connection between brain, hand, and paper. But we’ve also embraced the digital sketchpad. We use Computer-Aided Design (CAD) software, but perhaps not in the way you’d think. For us, CAD is not a replacement for artistry; it’s a tool for perfecting it. It allows us to take a rough, passionate sketch and refine it with incredible precision. We can play with proportions, test the way a curve will catch the light, and ensure that every element is perfectly balanced before we even touch a piece of metal. It’s particularly useful for personalised pieces. We can take your chosen words or a meaningful date and see exactly how it will look on the finished piece, allowing us to adjust the spacing of letters by a fraction of a millimetre to get it just right. It’s a bridge between the initial, emotional idea and the practical, physical reality of the finished object. It allows us to solve problems and perfect designs in a virtual space, saving time and materials, and ultimately resulting in a better, more considered piece of jewellery.
When most people think of 3D printing, they think of colourful plastic models and prototypes. But for us, it has revolutionised one of the oldest techniques in jewellery making: lost-wax casting. For centuries, jewellers would painstakingly carve a model of their design out of a special hard wax. This wax model would then be encased in plaster, the wax melted out to leave a perfect cavity, and molten metal poured in. It’s a brilliant technique, but carving the initial wax model by hand is incredibly time-consuming and requires immense skill, especially for complex designs. This is where 3D printing comes in. Using our perfected CAD designs, we can now 3D print the initial model in a special, castable wax resin. A high-resolution printer builds the design layer by infinitesimal layer, creating a flawless master model with a level of detail that would be almost impossible to achieve by hand. This printed wax model is then used in the exact same traditional lost-wax casting process that has been used for generations. We’re not replacing the artisan; we’re giving them a better starting point. It means we can create more complex, intricate, and perfectly symmetrical designs, while still relying on the time-honoured skills of casting and finishing by hand to bring the final piece to life. It’s the perfect partnership of modern technology and ancient craft.
Personalisation is at the very heart of what we do, and engraving is how we write your stories in metal. Here, too, we have a choice between the traditional and the technological, and we use both for different reasons. For some designs, particularly those requiring incredibly small, precise text or a complex logo, we use a fibre laser. A laser can achieve a level of repeatable precision that is simply superhuman. It can engrave a message on the head of a pin. It’s a clean, crisp, and beautifully modern way to mark a piece. However, there is an undeniable soul to hand engraving that a machine can never replicate. When our master engraver uses their traditional steel gravers to cut into the metal, they are putting a piece of themselves into the work. You can see the subtle variations in the depth of the cut, the graceful flow of the lines. It has a warmth and a character that is unique. The choice of which to use depends entirely on the piece and the desired effect. It’s not about one being ‘better’ than the other; it’s about choosing the right voice for the story we’re trying to tell. It’s another example of how we use our entire toolkit, old and new, to create something truly special.
Sometimes, innovation isn’t about a big, flashy piece of technology. It’s about looking at a problem that has existed for years and saying, "There has to be a better way." We’re constantly tinkering and experimenting in the workshop, trying to improve not just the look of our jewellery, but the way it feels and functions. This has led us to develop some of our own unique mechanisms and design features. For example, we spent months working on a new type of clasp for our bracelets. We wanted something that was not only incredibly secure but could also be easily operated with one hand. It took countless prototypes, a lot of head-scratching, and a few choice words, but we finally cracked it. The result is a patented clasp that is elegant, strong, and a genuine pleasure to use. It’s a small detail, something many people might not even think about, but for us, it’s everything. It’s this obsession with the small details, this constant desire to improve and refine, that drives our design process. It’s about looking at every single component and asking, "Can we make this better?" It’s a commitment to innovation, not just for its own sake, but in the service of creating jewellery that is more beautiful, more durable, and more cherished by the people who wear it.
